महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-6

वासुदेव उवाच ।
कुलकार्यं महाराज कश्चिदेकः कुलोद्वहः ।
वहते तन्नियोगाद्वै वयमभ्युत्थितास्त्रयः ॥६॥

6. vāsudeva uvāca ,
kulakāryaṁ mahārāja kaścidekaḥ kulodvahaḥ ,
vahate tanniyogādvai vayamabhyutthitāstrayaḥ.

6. vāsudevaḥ uvāca kulakāryam mahārāja kaścit ekaḥ kulodvahaḥ
vahate tat niyogāt vai vayam abhyutthitāḥ trayaḥ

6. Vāsudeva said: 'O Great King, it is indeed one upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) who carries out the family's duty. By his directive, we three have risen to action.'

6. אמר וָאסוּדֵוַה, הו מלך גדול, יש משימה של הקוּלַה ואחד מנושאי הקוּלַה נושא אותה, ובהוראתו קמנו שלושתנו.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) (Vāsudeva (a name for Krishna))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कुलकार्यम् (kulakāryam) - the family's duty (family duty, family's work)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one (someone, anyone, a certain one)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (upholder) (one, a single, unique)

• कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) (upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage)

• वहते (vahate) - carries out (bears, carries, performs, maintains)

• तत् (tat) - his (referring to the one upholder) (that, it)

• नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by his directive (by command, by order, by appointment)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers) (we)

• अभ्युत्थिताः (abhyutthitāḥ) - have risen (to action) (arisen, stood up, prepared, ready)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of us) (three)

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) (Vāsudeva (a name for Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna, a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

root vac (class 2), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

कुलकार्यम् (kulakāryam) - the family's duty (family duty, family's work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kulakārya

kulakārya - family duty, family's business or affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+kārya)

• kula – family, lineage, clan, race
  noun (neuter)
• kārya – to be done, duty, action, work, business
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  gerundive from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O Great King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

from kim + cid

एकः (ekaḥ) - a single (upholder) (one, a single, unique)

(numeral)

कुलोद्वहः (kulodvahaḥ) - upholder of the lineage (kulodvaha) (upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kulodvaha

kulodvaha - upholder of the family, maintainer of the lineage, chief of a race

from kula + udvaha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+udvaha)

• kula – family, lineage, clan, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearing, carrying, supporting, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  noun derivative from ud + vah
  from ud + root vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

वहते (vahate) - carries out (bears, carries, performs, maintains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vah

present middle

root vah (class 1), atmanepada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Root: vah (class 1)

तत् (tat) - his (referring to the one upholder) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Often acts as a pronoun referring to a previous statement or implied subject, functioning here like 'by that [person's] command' or 'by his command'

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - by his directive (by command, by order, by appointment)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, order, appointment, injunction, engagement

from ni + yuj (to join, appoint)

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we (the speakers) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

अभ्युत्थिताः (abhyutthitāḥ) - have risen (to action) (arisen, stood up, prepared, ready)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyutthita

abhyutthita - arisen, risen up, prepared, ready, grown up

past passive participle

past passive participle from abhi + ud + sthā (to stand)

Prefixes: abhi+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: past passive participle

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three (of us) (three)

(numeral)

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