महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-23, verse-24

अर्जुन उवाच ।
कुरूणामृषभो राजा धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ।
तस्य पार्थिवतामीप्से करस्तस्मै प्रदीयताम् ॥२४॥

24. arjuna uvāca ,
kurūṇāmṛṣabho rājā dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
tasya pārthivatāmīpse karastasmai pradīyatām.

24. arjuna uvāca kuruṇām ṛṣabhaḥ rājā dharmaputraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
tasya pārthivatām īpse karaḥ tasmai pradīyatām

24. Arjuna said: "King Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma (natural law) and the foremost among the Kurus—I desire his sovereignty. Let tribute be given to him."

24. אַרְג׳וּנַה אמר, המלך יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה בן הדהַרְמַה, מעולה בני קוּרוּ, אני רוצה שיהיה לו מעמד מלך, ולכן יינתן לו מס.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna, the speaker of this verse (Arjuna, the third Pandava brother)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कुरुणाम् (kuruṇām) - of the Kurus

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the foremost, the leader (bull, best, chief, preeminent)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - Yudhishthira, known as the son of Dharma (son of natural law (dharma))

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

• तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him, its)

• पार्थिवताम् (pārthivatām) - kingship, sovereignty, earthly rule

• ईप्से (īpse) - I desire, I wish

• करः (karaḥ) - tax, tribute (tax, tribute, hand)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him, for him)

• प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let the tribute be given (let it be given, may it be given)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna, the speaker of this verse (Arjuna, the third Pandava brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (proper name); white, clear, silver-colored

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कुरुणाम् (kuruṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty); member of the Kuru clan

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - the foremost, the leader (bull, best, chief, preeminent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - a bull; the best, chief, preeminent one

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Irregular nominative singular of 'rājan'.

धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - Yudhishthira, known as the son of Dharma (son of natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaputra

dharmaputra - son of Dharma (natural law/righteousness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+putra)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, constitution, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira, steadfast in battle (proper name)

तस्य (tasya) - of Yudhishthira (his, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive singular of 'tad', masculine form.

पार्थिवताम् (pārthivatām) - kingship, sovereignty, earthly rule

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pārthivatā

pārthivatā - kingship, sovereignty, royalty, earthly rule

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth) or 'pṛthu' (a king), with suffix -tā indicating abstract quality.

Note: Accusative singular of 'pārthivatā'.

ईप्से (īpse) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of āp

Present Active (Desiderative stem)

Present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice of the desiderative stem 'īpsa' derived from root āp (to obtain/reach).

Root: āp (class 5)

करः (karaḥ) - tax, tribute (tax, tribute, hand)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kara

kara - tax, tribute, impost; hand; ray of light; elephant's trunk

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Dative singular of 'tad', masculine form.

प्रदीयताम् (pradīyatām) - let the tribute be given (let it be given, may it be given)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of dā

Imperative Passive

Imperative mood, 3rd person singular, passive voice of root dā with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

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