महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-20

यादृशो मे सुतः पण्डुस्तादृशो मेऽसि पुत्रक ।
विदुरश्च महाप्राज्ञः स्नेहादेतद्ब्रवीम्यहम् ॥२०॥

20. yādṛśo me sutaḥ paṇḍustādṛśo me'si putraka ,
viduraśca mahāprājñaḥ snehādetadbravīmyaham.

20. yādṛśaḥ me sutaḥ paṇḍuḥ tādṛśaḥ me asi putrak |
viduraḥ ca mahāprājñaḥ snehāt etat bravīmi aham

20. As my son Pandu is (to me), so are you to me, O my son. I, Vidura, the greatly wise one, speak this out of affection.

20. כפי שפָּאנְדוּ בני, כך אתה בני, הו ילד יקר. וגם וִידוּרַה בעל התבונה הגדולה. מתוך אהבה אני אומר לך זאת.

Words meanings summery:

• यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - as (he is) (of what kind, such as, as)

• मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• पण्डुः (paṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (name of a king)

• तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - so (are you) (of that kind, such, so)

• मे (me) - to me (my, to me, for me)

• असि (asi) - you are

• पुत्रक् (putrak) - O son, O child

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (name of a wise character)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the greatly wise one (greatly wise, very intelligent)

• स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

• एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

यादृशः (yādṛśaḥ) - as (he is) (of what kind, such as, as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as, what sort of

मे (me) - my (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sū' (to beget).

Root: sū (class 2)

पण्डुः (paṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṇḍu

paṇḍu - Pandu (a king, father of the Pandavas)

तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - so (are you) (of that kind, such, so)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of that kind, such, similar

मे (me) - to me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

पुत्रक् (putrak) - O son, O child

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - little son, dear son, child

Diminutive form of 'putra'.

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (name of a wise character)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (half-brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu, known for his wisdom)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the greatly wise one (greatly wise, very intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From 'pra-jñā' (to know well).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्नेहात् (snehāt) - from affection, out of love

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, oiliness

From root 'snih' (to be sticky, to be affectionate).

Root: snih (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this (statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

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