महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-11

एष मायाप्रतिच्छन्नः करूषार्थे तपस्विनीम् ।
जहार भद्रां वैशालीं मातुलस्य नृशंसकृत् ॥११॥

11. eṣa māyāpraticchannaḥ karūṣārthe tapasvinīm ,
jahāra bhadrāṁ vaiśālīṁ mātulasya nṛśaṁsakṛt.

11. eṣa māyāpraticchannaḥ karūṣārthe tapasvinīm
jahāra bhadrām vaiśālīm mātulasya nṛśaṃsakṛt

11. This cruel person, disguised by illusion (māyā), abducted the ascetic Bhadrā, a princess from Vaiśālī, for his maternal uncle's sake concerning the Karūṣas.

11. האיש האכזר הזה, כשהוא מוסווה באשליה, חטף למען הקַרוּשַׁה את בְּהַדְרָה מוַישָׁאלָה, אשת דודו, בעלת העוצמה הרוחנית.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this (one)

• मायाप्रतिच्छन्नः (māyāpraticchannaḥ) - disguised by illusion (māyā) (disguised by illusion, covered by magic)

• करूषार्थे (karūṣārthe) - for the sake of Karūṣa, regarding Karūṣa

• तपस्विनीम् (tapasvinīm) - the female ascetic, the female devotee

• जहार (jahāra) - he abducted, he carried away, he stole

• भद्राम् (bhadrām) - Bhadrā (proper name) (Bhadrā (proper name), auspicious, good)

• वैशालीम् (vaiśālīm) - a princess from Vaiśālī (from Vaiśālī, belonging to Vaiśālī)

• मातुलस्य (mātulasya) - of the maternal uncle

• नृशंसकृत् (nṛśaṁsakṛt) - cruel person, one who commits atrocities

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the same person as in the previous verse (Babhru).

मायाप्रतिच्छन्नः (māyāpraticchannaḥ) - disguised by illusion (māyā) (disguised by illusion, covered by magic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāpraticchanna

māyāpraticchanna - covered/hidden by illusion/magic

Compound formed from māyā (illusion) and praticchanna (covered)

Compound type : tatpurusha (māyā+praticchanna)

• māyā – illusion, magic, artifice
  noun (feminine)
• praticchanna – covered, concealed, hidden, disguised
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prati-√chad
  Prefix: prati
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'eṣa'.

करूषार्थे (karūṣārthe) - for the sake of Karūṣa, regarding Karūṣa

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karūṣārtha

karūṣārtha - purpose/sake of Karūṣa

Compound of Karūṣa and artha

Compound type : tatpurusha (karūṣa+artha)

• karūṣa – name of a country or people; a personal name
  proper noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

Note: Literal meaning 'in the purpose of Karūṣa', idiomatically 'for the sake of Karūṣa' or 'regarding Karūṣa'.

तपस्विनीम् (tapasvinīm) - the female ascetic, the female devotee

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - female ascetic, female devotee

Feminine of tapasvin (one who performs tapas)

Note: Object of 'jahāra'.

जहार (jahāra) - he abducted, he carried away, he stole

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: hṛ (class 1)

भद्राम् (bhadrām) - Bhadrā (proper name) (Bhadrā (proper name), auspicious, good)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhadrā

bhadrā - auspicious, blessed, good, excellent; a proper name (feminine)

Feminine form of bhadra

Note: Agrees with 'tapasvinīm'.

वैशालीम् (vaiśālīm) - a princess from Vaiśālī (from Vaiśālī, belonging to Vaiśālī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vaiśālī

vaiśālī - name of a city; a princess from Vaiśālī

Feminine derivative from Vaiśāla

Note: Agrees with 'tapasvinīm' and 'bhadrām'.

मातुलस्य (mātulasya) - of the maternal uncle

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mātula

mātula - maternal uncle, mother's brother

Note: Indicates the beneficiary or reason for the abduction.

नृशंसकृत् (nṛśaṁsakṛt) - cruel person, one who commits atrocities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsakṛt

nṛśaṁsakṛt - one who acts cruelly, a cruel person

Compound of nṛśaṃsa (cruel) and kṛt (doer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛśaṃsa+kṛt)

• nṛśaṃsa – cruel, savage, wicked
  adjective (masculine)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  from √kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'eṣa'.

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