महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-13, verse-17

जरासंधं गतस्त्वेवं पुरा यो न मया हतः ।
पुरुषोत्तमविज्ञातो योऽसौ चेदिषु दुर्मतिः ॥१७॥

17. jarāsaṁdhaṁ gatastvevaṁ purā yo na mayā hataḥ ,
puruṣottamavijñāto yo'sau cediṣu durmatiḥ.

17. jarāsaṃdham gataḥ tu evam purā yaḥ na mayā hataḥ
puruṣottama-vijñātaḥ yaḥ asau cediṣu durmatiḥ

17. That evil-minded one among the Cedis, who was formerly not killed by me when he went to Jarāsandha, is now known as the supreme person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived, resorted to

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Kṛṣṇa) (by me)

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

• पुरुषोत्तम-विज्ञातः (puruṣottama-vijñātaḥ) - known as the supreme person (puruṣa) (known as the supreme (puruṣa) person, known by the supreme (puruṣa) person)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• असौ (asau) - that, that one

• चेदिषु (cediṣu) - among the Cedis, in the Cedi country

• दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded, wicked, foolish

Words meanings and morphology

जरासंधम् (jarāsaṁdham) - Jarāsandha

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha

jarāsaṁdha - Jarāsandha (name of a king of Magadha)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, passed, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam-1P (gacchati) + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the implied subject.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to the subject (Śiśupāla).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, Kṛṣṇa) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root han-2P (hanti) + kta

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective, modifying the implied subject.

पुरुषोत्तम-विज्ञातः (puruṣottama-vijñātaḥ) - known as the supreme person (puruṣa) (known as the supreme (puruṣa) person, known by the supreme (puruṣa) person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣottamavijñāta

puruṣottamavijñāta - known as the best among men (puruṣottama), known by the supreme person

Compound (Tatpurusha) with a past passive participle (vijñāta)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣottama+vijñāta)

• puruṣottama – supreme person (puruṣa), best among men
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of puruṣa + uttama
• vijñāta – known, recognized
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root jñā-9P (jānāti) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies the implied subject.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the same subject as the earlier 'yaḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, yonder

Note: Correlative pronoun, referring to the subject.

चेदिषु (cediṣu) - among the Cedis, in the Cedi country

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of cedi

cedi - name of an ancient country and its people

Note: Refers to the Cedi kingdom.

दुर्मतिः (durmatiḥ) - evil-minded, wicked, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmati

durmati - evil-minded, wicked, foolish

Compound (Bahuvrihi) of dur- + mati

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+mati)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, intelligence, thought
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies the implied subject, Śiśupāla.