महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-23

अदितेरपि पुत्रत्वमेत्य यादवनन्दन ।
त्वं विष्णुरिति विख्यात इन्द्रादवरजो भुवि ॥२३॥

23. aditerapi putratvametya yādavanandana ,
tvaṁ viṣṇuriti vikhyāta indrādavarajo bhuvi.

23. aditeḥ api putratvam etya yādavanandana tvam
viṣṇuḥ iti vikhyātaḥ indrāt avarajaḥ bhuvi

23. O descendant of Yadu, you became a son of Aditi and are renowned on earth as Vishnu, the younger brother of Indra.

23. הו שמחתם של היָאדַוַה, גם כשנולדת כבנה של אַדִיטִי, נודעת בעולם כוִישְׁנוּ, אחיו הצעיר של אִינְדְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi

• अपि (api) - also, even

• पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - sonship, state of being a son

• एत्य (etya) - having obtained (sonship) (having gone, having reached, having obtained)

• यादवनन्दन (yādavanandana) - A name for Krishna. (O delight of the Yadus, O descendant of Yadu)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

• इति (iti) - Used to indicate a direct quotation or designation. (thus, so, as)

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, known as

• इन्द्रात् (indrāt) - from Indra, than Indra

• अवरजः (avarajaḥ) - younger brother

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

Words meanings and morphology

अदितेः (aditeḥ) - of Aditi

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of aditi

aditi - Aditi (mother of gods, boundlessness)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

पुत्रत्वम् (putratvam) - sonship, state of being a son

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of putratva

putratva - sonship, filiation, state of being a son

formed from `putra` (son) + suffix `-tva` (abstract noun suffix)

Note: Object of `etya`.

एत्य (etya) - having obtained (sonship) (having gone, having reached, having obtained)

(indeclinable participle)

यादवनन्दन (yādavanandana) - A name for Krishna. (O delight of the Yadus, O descendant of Yadu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yādavanandana

yādavanandana - delight of the Yadus, a descendant of Yadu (a name of Krishna)

compound of `yādava` (descendant of Yadu) and `nandana` (delight, son)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yādava+nandana)

• yādava – descendant of Yadu, belonging to the Yadu clan
  noun (masculine)
  derived from Yadu
• nandana – delight, son, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  from root `nand` (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Nominative singular of `yuṣmad`.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu (a principal deity in Hinduism)

From root `viṣ` (to pervade).

Root: viṣ

Note: Predicate nominative for `tvam`.

इति (iti) - Used to indicate a direct quotation or designation. (thus, so, as)

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, known as

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, renowned, well-known, known as

Past Passive Participle

from `vi` (intensifier) + root `khyā` (to tell, relate) + suffix `-ta`.

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Adjective describing `tvam`.

इन्द्रात् (indrāt) - from Indra, than Indra

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (king of gods)

Note: Used with a comparative adjective (`avarajaḥ`).

अवरजः (avarajaḥ) - younger brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaraja

avaraja - younger, younger born, younger brother

from `avara` (lower, later) + suffix `-ja` (born from root `jan`)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (avara+ja)

• avara – lower, later, inferior
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective/suffix (masculine)
  from root `jan`
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for `tvam`, describing relation to Indra.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, world, ground

Note: Locative of place.

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