महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-6, verse-12
ब्रह्मणश्च सभां दिव्यां कथयिष्ये गतक्लमाम् ।
यदि ते श्रवणे बुद्धिर्वर्तते भरतर्षभ ॥१२॥
यदि ते श्रवणे बुद्धिर्वर्तते भरतर्षभ ॥१२॥
12. brahmaṇaśca sabhāṁ divyāṁ kathayiṣye gataklamām ,
yadi te śravaṇe buddhirvartate bharatarṣabha.
yadi te śravaṇe buddhirvartate bharatarṣabha.
12.
brahmaṇaḥ ca sabhām divyām kathayiṣye gataklamām
yadi te śravaṇe buddhiḥ vartate bharatarṣabha
yadi te śravaṇe buddhiḥ vartate bharatarṣabha
12.
And I will describe the divine assembly of Brahma, which is beyond weariness, if you have an inclination (buddhi) to listen, O best of Bharatas.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma, of the creator god
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly, court, meeting hall
- दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial, heavenly
- कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will narrate, I will tell, I will describe
- गतक्लमाम् (gataklamām) - beyond weariness (free from fatigue, weariness, or exhaustion)
- यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)
- ते (te) - your, or for you (implies "you have") (to you, your (dative/genitive of tvam))
- श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in hearing, in listening
- बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - inclination, mind, intelligence (intellect, understanding, perception, intention, mind)
- वर्तते (vartate) - is present, exists (exists, is present, turns, proceeds)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressed to Yudhishthira) (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahma, of the creator god
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma (the creator god), prayer, sacred word
Here referring to the deity Brahmā (masculine), not the neuter brahman (the Absolute).
Root: bṛh (class 1)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly, court, meeting hall
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā
sabhā - assembly, court, council, meeting hall
दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial, heavenly
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, wondrous, supernatural
Derived from div (sky, heaven)
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Agrees with sabhām.
कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will narrate, I will tell, I will describe
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath
Future Tense (Ātmanepada)
Denominative verb from 'kathā' (story); future stem with -iṣya- suffix.
Root: kath (class 10)
गतक्लमाम् (gataklamām) - beyond weariness (free from fatigue, weariness, or exhaustion)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gataklama
gataklama - one from whom weariness has gone, free from fatigue, tireless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+klama)
- gata – gone, departed, arrived at, past
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1) - klama – weariness, fatigue, exhaustion, languor
noun (masculine)
From root klam (to be weary)
Root: klam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with sabhām.
यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your, or for you (implies "you have") (to you, your (dative/genitive of tvam))
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvam
tvam - you (singular)
Note: Dative of interest or possessive genitive.
श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in hearing, in listening
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa
śravaṇa - hearing, listening, the act of hearing, ear
action noun
Derived from root śru (to hear) with -ana suffix.
Root: śru (class 5)
बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - inclination, mind, intelligence (intellect, understanding, perception, intention, mind)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi
buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, intelligence, mind, intention, faculty of discernment
From root budh (to know, perceive)
Root: budh (class 1)
वर्तते (vartate) - is present, exists (exists, is present, turns, proceeds)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Present Tense (Ātmanepada)
Present stem varta- from root vṛt.
Root: vṛt (class 1)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (addressed to Yudhishthira) (O best of Bharatas, O bull among Bharatas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, best of Bharatas (an epithet, usually for kings of the Bharata lineage)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – Bharata (an ancient king, ancestor of a dynasty), India
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 1) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ (class 6)