महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-36

शकुनिरुवाच ।
यामेतामुत्तमां लक्ष्मीं दृष्टवानसि पाण्डवे ।
तस्याः प्राप्तावुपायं मे शृणु सत्यपराक्रम ॥३६॥

36. śakuniruvāca ,
yāmetāmuttamāṁ lakṣmīṁ dṛṣṭavānasi pāṇḍave ,
tasyāḥ prāptāvupāyaṁ me śṛṇu satyaparākrama.

36. śakuniḥ uvāca | yām etām uttamām lakṣmīm dṛṣṭavān asi
pāṇḍave | tasyāḥ prāptau upāyam me śṛṇu satyaparākrama

36. Śakuni said, "O Pāṇḍava, you have seen this excellent prosperity (lakṣmī). O truth-valiant one, hear from me the method to attain it."

36. שַׁקוּנִי אמר, את הפאר הנעלה הזה שראית אצל בן פָּאנְדוּ, שמע ממני את הדרך להשיגו, הו בעל הגבורה האמיתית.

Words meanings summery:

• शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (which, whom)

• एताम् (etām) - this (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (this)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (excellent, best, supreme)

• लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, fortune (referring to the wealth and success associated with the Pāṇḍavas) (fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty)

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, one who has seen

• असि (asi) - you are

• पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - O son of Pāṇḍu (vocative) (O son of Pāṇḍu, regarding Pāṇḍu, on Pāṇḍu)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to lakṣmīm), for its (of her, for her, from her)

• प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (that prosperity) (in obtaining, for obtaining, at obtainment)

• उपायम् (upāyam) - the method, the way (means, method, expedient)

• मे (me) - from me (dative of interest, indicating source of information here) (to me, my, by me)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

• सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Duryodhana (vocative epithet) (O one whose valor is truth; O truth-valiant one)

Words meanings and morphology

शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - Śakuni (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni

śakuni - name of an individual; bird

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular perfect formation from root vac, with reduplication and vṛddhi.

Root: vac (class 2)

याम् (yām) - which (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Accusative feminine singular of yad.

एताम् (etām) - this (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Accusative feminine singular of etad.

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme (feminine singular, refers to lakṣmīm) (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative form from 'ud' (up) + 'tama'.

Note: Accusative feminine singular of uttama.

लक्ष्मीम् (lakṣmīm) - prosperity, fortune (referring to the wealth and success associated with the Pāṇḍavas) (fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lakṣmī

lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, wealth, success, beauty, the goddess Lakṣmī

Note: Accusative feminine singular of lakṣmī.

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, one who has seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛś

dṛś - to see, to perceive

Past Active Participle (ktavat)

Formed with suffix -tavat, root dṛś becomes dṛṣṭa.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the past active participle dṛṣṭavat.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - O son of Pāṇḍu (vocative) (O son of Pāṇḍu, regarding Pāṇḍu, on Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Derivative of Pāṇḍu.

Note: The vocative singular form.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (referring to lakṣmīm), for its (of her, for her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive/ablative feminine singular of tad. Here, genitive.

प्राप्तौ (prāptau) - for obtaining (that prosperity) (in obtaining, for obtaining, at obtainment)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, gain, obtainment

From root āp with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Locative singular, indicating purpose or circumstance.

उपायम् (upāyam) - the method, the way (means, method, expedient)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaya

upaya - means, method, expedient, device, stratagem

From upa-i (to go towards).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Accusative masculine singular of upaya.

मे (me) - from me (dative of interest, indicating source of information here) (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Dative/genitive singular of the first person pronoun, here used for "from me" or "my".

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative, 2nd person singular

Root śru, 5th class, imperative.

Root: śru (class 5)

सत्यपराक्रम (satyaparākrama) - O Duryodhana (vocative epithet) (O one whose valor is truth; O truth-valiant one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - one whose valor is truth, truly mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, reality, sincerity
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  From parā-kram (to step forth, to show prowess).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective, here used as a vocative epithet for Duryodhana.

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