महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-36

कृतवान्पुण्डरीकाक्ष बलदेवसहायवान् ।
वैराजभवने चापि ब्रह्मणा न्यवसः सह ॥३६॥

36. kṛtavānpuṇḍarīkākṣa baladevasahāyavān ,
vairājabhavane cāpi brahmaṇā nyavasaḥ saha.

36. kṛtavān puṇḍarīkākṣa baladevasahāyavān
vairājabhavane ca api brahmaṇā nyavasaḥ saha

36. O lotus-eyed one (puṇḍarīkākṣa), you performed [these deeds] while assisted by Baladeva, and you also resided with Brahma in the palace of Virāja.

36. (את המעשים האלה) עשית, הו בעל עיניים כפרחי לוטוס, כשבַּלַדֵוַה לצדך כעוזר, וגם בהיכל וַיְרָאג׳ַה שכנת יחד עם בְּרַהְמָה.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - you performed (having done, having made, performed)

• पुण्डरीकाक्ष (puṇḍarīkākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna) (lotus-eyed)

• बलदेवसहायवान् (baladevasahāyavān) - accompanied by Baladeva (accompanied by Baladeva, having Baladeva as an associate)

• वैराजभवने (vairājabhavane) - in the palace of Virāja (in the palace of Virāja, in the Virāja realm)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - with Brahma (with Brahma, by Brahma)

• न्यवसः (nyavasaḥ) - you resided (you dwelled, you resided)

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतवान् (kṛtavān) - you performed (having done, having made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, performed, made (perfect active participle)

Perfect Active Participle

From root √kṛ 'to do, to make' with suffix -vat. Functions as an adjective describing the agent who has done something.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुण्डरीकाक्ष (puṇḍarīkākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna) (lotus-eyed)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed, one whose eyes are like lotuses

A Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

बलदेवसहायवान् (baladevasahāyavān) - accompanied by Baladeva (accompanied by Baladeva, having Baladeva as an associate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baladevasahāyavat

baladevasahāyavat - having Baladeva as an associate/helper, accompanied by Baladeva

Compound noun 'Baladeva-sahāya' (Baladeva's companion) with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (baladeva+sahāya+vat)

• baladeva – Baladeva (name of Krishna's elder brother)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sahāya – companion, assistant, helper
  noun (masculine)
• vat – having, possessing (suffix)
  suffix

वैराजभवने (vairājabhavane) - in the palace of Virāja (in the palace of Virāja, in the Virāja realm)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vairājabhavana

vairājabhavana - the palace/abode of Virāja

Derived from Virāj (a cosmic being, often Brahma) + bhavana (abode).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāja+bhavana)

• virāja – Virāja (name of a primordial cosmic being, or Brahma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – abode, dwelling, palace, house
  noun (neuter)
  From root √bhū 'to be'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - with Brahma (with Brahma, by Brahma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), sacred utterance, the Absolute (brahman)

Note: Used with 'saha'.

न्यवसः (nyavasaḥ) - you resided (you dwelled, you resided)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-vas

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

From root √vas (to dwell), 1st conjugation, Parasmaipada, with prefix ni-. Imperfect tense, 2nd person singular.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Always used with instrumental case.

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