महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-27

उपस्पृश्य शुचिर्भूत्वा सोऽब्रवीत्पावकं ततः ।
त्वदर्थोऽयं समारम्भः कृष्णवर्त्मन्नमोऽस्तु ते ॥२७॥

27. upaspṛśya śucirbhūtvā so'bravītpāvakaṁ tataḥ ,
tvadartho'yaṁ samārambhaḥ kṛṣṇavartmannamo'stu te.

27. upaspr̥śya śuciḥ bhūtvā saḥ abravīt pāvakam tataḥ
tvadarthaḥ ayam samārambhaḥ kr̥ṣṇavartman namaḥ astu te

27. Having purified himself with a ritual bath, he then spoke to Agni: 'O Agni (kr̥ṣṇavartman), this undertaking is for your sake. Salutations to you!'

27. הוא נגע במים, נטהר, ואז אמר לאל האש, המפעל הזה נעשה למענך, הו בעל שביל שחור, השתחוויה לך.

Words meanings summery:

• उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed a ritual purification with water (having touched, having purified oneself)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• सः (saḥ) - He (Nakula, son of Madri) (he)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the Fire God (Agni) (to the purifier, to Agni)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• त्वदर्थः (tvadarthaḥ) - for your sake, for your purpose

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

• क्र्̥ष्णवर्त्मन् (kr̥ṣṇavartman) - O Agni, the Fire God (O Agni (whose path is dark/smoke))

• नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• ते (te) - to you (Agni) (to you)

Words meanings and morphology

उपस्प्र्̥श्य (upaspr̥śya) - having performed a ritual purification with water (having touched, having purified oneself)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'spr̥ś' (to touch) with prefix 'upa', forming an absolutive.

Prefix: upa

Root: spr̥ś (class 6)

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy

Note: Used predicatively with 'bhūtvā'.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become), forming an absolutive.

Root: bhū (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - He (Nakula, son of Madri) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect past tense

Root 'brū' (2nd class), 3rd person singular, Imperfect (Laṅ).

Root: brū (class 2)

पावकम् (pāvakam) - to the Fire God (Agni) (to the purifier, to Agni)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, Agni, purifier, pure

From root 'pū' (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

त्वदर्थः (tvadarthaḥ) - for your sake, for your purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvadartha

tvadartha - for your sake, for your purpose

Tatpurusha compound indicating purpose.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tvad+artha)

• tvad – you (singular, informal)
  pronoun
  Second person pronoun, stem form in compound.
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'samārambhaḥ'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'samārambhaḥ'.

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, commencement, enterprise

From 'sam-ā-rabh' (to begin, undertake).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence (implied 'is').

क्र्̥ष्णवर्त्मन् (kr̥ṣṇavartman) - O Agni, the Fire God (O Agni (whose path is dark/smoke))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kr̥ṣṇavartman

kr̥ṣṇavartman - having a dark path (smoke), Agni

Bahuvrihi compound. Epithet for Agni.

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (kr̥ṣṇa+vartman)

• kr̥ṣṇa – dark, black, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)
• vartman – path, road, track
  noun (neuter)

नमः (namaḥ) - salutation, obeisance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - bow, adoration, reverence, salutation

Stem ending in 'as'. Often used as an indeclinable 'namas' with dative.

Root: nam (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative mood

Root 'as' (2nd class), 3rd person singular, Imperative (Loṭ).

Root: as (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (Agni) (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

Note: Dative case used with 'namaḥ'.

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