महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-20

तेन कामः कृतो मिथ्या ब्राह्मणेभ्य इति श्रुतिः ।
स ब्राह्मणैः परित्यक्तस्तदा वै जगतीपतिः ॥२०॥

20. tena kāmaḥ kṛto mithyā brāhmaṇebhya iti śrutiḥ ,
sa brāhmaṇaiḥ parityaktastadā vai jagatīpatiḥ.

20. tena kāmaḥ kṛtaḥ mithyā brāhmaṇebhyaḥ iti śrutiḥ
saḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ parityaktaḥ tadā vai jagatīpatiḥ

20. It is said that he (King Lomapāda) made a false promise (kāma) to the Brahmins. Consequently, that ruler of the earth (jagatīpati) was then abandoned by the Brahmins.

20. כך שמענו שהוא הפר משאלה שהבטיח לבְּרַהְמִינִים, ולכן נטשו אותו אז הבְּרַהְמִינִים, אדון הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - by him

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - a promise (kāma) (desire, wish, promise)

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, in vain

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - for the Brahmins

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a statement or quote)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is said (hearing, tradition, sacred text, it is said)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by the Brahmins

• परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, left

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - that ruler of the earth (jagatīpati) (lord of the earth, king)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कामः (kāmaḥ) - a promise (kāma) (desire, wish, promise)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, a promise

derived from root kam- to desire

Root: kam (class 1)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, in vain

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः (brāhmaṇebhyaḥ) - for the Brahmins

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a statement or quote)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - it is said (hearing, tradition, sacred text, it is said)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred tradition, Vedic revelation, fame

action noun from śru- to hear

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by the Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

परित्यक्तः (parityaktaḥ) - abandoned, forsaken, left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityakta

parityakta - abandoned, forsaken, left, given up

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pari

Root: yaj (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

जगतीपतिः (jagatīpatiḥ) - that ruler of the earth (jagatīpati) (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jagatīpati

jagatīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagatī+pati)

• jagatī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

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