महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-23, verse-11

जनमेजय उवाच ।
दिशामभिजयं ब्रह्मन्विस्तरेणानुकीर्तय ।
न हि तृप्यामि पूर्वेषां शृण्वानश्चरितं महत् ॥११॥

11. janamejaya uvāca ,
diśāmabhijayaṁ brahmanvistareṇānukīrtaya ,
na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣāṁ śṛṇvānaścaritaṁ mahat.

11. janamejayaḥ uvāca diśām abhijayam brahman vistareṇa
anukīrtaya na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣām śṛṇvānaḥ caritam mahat

11. Janamejaya said: 'O Brahmin, please describe in detail the conquest of the directions. I am indeed not satisfied by hearing the great deeds of my ancestors.'

11. ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה אמר, הו בְּרַהְמִין, ספר לי בפירוט על כיבוש הכיוונים, כי איני שבע משמיעת מעשיהם הגדולים של אבותיי.

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - The king addressing Vaiśampāyana. (Janamejaya (name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• दिशाम् (diśām) - of the directions

• अभिजयम् (abhijayam) - the conquest (of the directions) (conquest, victory)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - The speaker (Janamejaya) addressing Vaiśampāyana. (O Brahmin)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, at length

• अनुकीर्तय (anukīrtaya) - please recount (recount, describe, proclaim)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied, I am content

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of my ancestors (the Pāṇḍavas) (of the former ones, of the ancestors)

• शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while hearing (hearing, listening)

• चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds, history (conduct, deeds, character, history)

• महत् (mahat) - great (deeds) (great, mighty, large)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - The king addressing Vaiśampāyana. (Janamejaya (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parīkṣit)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Root vac (2P) in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for Janamejaya.

दिशाम् (diśām) - of the directions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Refers to the four cardinal directions.

अभिजयम् (abhijayam) - the conquest (of the directions) (conquest, victory)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhijaya

abhijaya - conquest, victory, triumph

Derived from abhi-ji (to conquer).

Prefix: abhi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of `anukīrtaya`.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - The speaker (Janamejaya) addressing Vaiśampāyana. (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, holy man, supreme reality (brahman)

Note: Vocative addressing Vaiśampāyana.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, at length

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, expanse, detail

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental.

अनुकीर्तय (anukīrtaya) - please recount (recount, describe, proclaim)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of anukīrt

Imperative active second person singular

Root kīrt (10U) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Command/request to Vaiśampāyana.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `tṛpyāmi`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied, I am content

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṛp

Present active first person singular

Root tṛp (4P) in present tense.

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied 'I' (Janamejaya).

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of my ancestors (the Pāṇḍavas) (of the former ones, of the ancestors)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, previous, eastern, ancient

Note: Refers to the Pandavas and their lineage.

शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while hearing (hearing, listening)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvāna

śṛṇvāna - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root śru (to hear) with `śānac` suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Participle, acting adverbially modifying the implied subject of `tṛpyāmi`.

चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds, history (conduct, deeds, character, history)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deeds, character, life-story

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root car (to move, to behave).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `śṛṇvānaḥ`.

महत् (mahat) - great (deeds) (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with `caritam`.

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