महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-50, verse-13

राजन्परिगतप्रज्ञो वृद्धसेवी जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्रतिपन्नान्स्वकार्येषु संमोहयसि नो भृशम् ॥१३॥

13. rājanparigataprajño vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ ,
pratipannānsvakāryeṣu saṁmohayasi no bhṛśam.

13. rājan parigataprājñaḥ vṛddhasevī jitendriyaḥ
pratipannān svakāryeṣu saṃmohayasi naḥ bhṛśam

13. O King, you, who are endowed with profound wisdom, who serve the elders, and who have mastered your senses, greatly bewilder us, who are committed to our own responsibilities.

13. הו מלך, אתה בעל תבונה שלמה, משרת את הזקנים ושולט בחושיו, ובכל זאת אתה מבלבל אותנו מאוד, אותנו הפועלים בענייננו שלנו.

Words meanings summery:

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• परिगतप्राज्ञः (parigataprājñaḥ) - possessed of great wisdom, having pervaded wisdom

• वृद्धसेवी (vṛddhasevī) - serving elders, honoring elders

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - master of senses, having controlled senses

• प्रतिपन्नान् (pratipannān) - those who have resorted to, those who are devoted, dependent

• स्वकार्येषु (svakāryeṣu) - in their own duties, in their own affairs

• संमोहयसि (saṁmohayasi) - you confuse, you bewilder

• नः (naḥ) - us, to us, of us

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

Words meanings and morphology

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

परिगतप्राज्ञः (parigataprājñaḥ) - possessed of great wisdom, having pervaded wisdom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parigataprājña

parigataprājña - one who has attained wisdom, having comprehensive wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parigata+prājñā)

• parigata – pervaded, encompassed, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari-gam (to go all around, pervade)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prājñā – wisdom, intellect, intelligence
  noun (feminine)

वृद्धसेवी (vṛddhasevī) - serving elders, honoring elders

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhasevin

vṛddhasevin - one who serves or honors elders

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛddha+sevin)

• vṛddha – old, aged, elder, grown
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛdh (to grow)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• sevin – serving, attendant, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root sev (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - master of senses, having controlled senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered their senses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, won, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

प्रतिपन्नान् (pratipannān) - those who have resorted to, those who are devoted, dependent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratipanna

pratipanna - resorted to, agreed, undertaken, accepted, devoted

Past Passive Participle

From root pad with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

स्वकार्येषु (svakāryeṣu) - in their own duties, in their own affairs

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svakārya

svakārya - one's own business, one's own duty, one's own affair

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+kārya)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• kārya – duty, action, business, work, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

संमोहयसि (saṁmohayasi) - you confuse, you bewilder

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃmoh

Causative

Causative of root muh (to be bewildered, confused)

Prefix: sam

Root: muh (class 4)

नः (naḥ) - us, to us, of us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, exceedingly, very much

(indeclinable)

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