महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-27

देवतार्थमुपाकृत्य राज्ञः कृष्ण कथं भयात् ।
अहमद्य विमुञ्चेयं क्षात्रं व्रतमनुस्मरन् ॥२७॥

27. devatārthamupākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa kathaṁ bhayāt ,
ahamadya vimuñceyaṁ kṣātraṁ vratamanusmaran.

27. devatā artham upākṛtya rājñaḥ kṛṣṇa katham bhayāt
aham adya vimuñceyam kṣātram vratam anusmaran

27. O Kṛṣṇa, having consecrated the king for the sake of the gods (devatā), how can I, remembering my warrior's (kṣātra) vow (vrata), abandon it today out of fear?

27. הו קְרְשְׁנַה, אחרי שהקדשתי מלכים לאלוהות, איך אשחרר אותם היום מפחד, כשאני זוכר את נדר הלוחמים?

Words meanings summery:

• देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god, divinity

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

• उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having initiated (a ritual), having consecrated (a king for sacrifice) (having approached, having initiated, having performed, having consecrated)

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to the king/kings held for sacrifice) (of the king, by the king)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa, dark one

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• विमुञ्चेयम् (vimuñceyam) - may I abandon, may I release

• क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - warrior's (vow) (warrior's, relating to kṣatriyas, royal)

• व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

Words meanings and morphology

देवता (devatā) - a deity, a god, divinity

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of devatā

devatā - a deity, a god, divinity

Note: First part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'devatārtham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose of (for the sake of, for the purpose of, meaning, object)

(indeclinable)

Note: Second part of the Tatpuruṣa compound 'devatārtham'. Functions adverbially.

उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having initiated (a ritual), having consecrated (a king for sacrifice) (having approached, having initiated, having performed, having consecrated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from upa + ā + root kṛ (class 8) + suffix tya.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king (referring to the king/kings held for sacrifice) (of the king, by the king)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa, dark one

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a proper name), dark, black

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, alarm

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

विमुञ्चेयम् (vimuñceyam) - may I abandon, may I release

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: From root muc with prefix vi. 1st person singular optative.

क्षात्रम् (kṣātram) - warrior's (vow) (warrior's, relating to kṣatriyas, royal)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣātra

kṣātra - relating to a kṣatriya, royal, heroic

Note: Adjective modifying 'vratam'.

व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata

vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious duty, ordinance

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

From root smṛ (class 1) with prefix anu. Nominative singular masculine.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: The agent 'aham' is masculine, hence 'anusmaran'.

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