महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-18

आनर्तेषु विमर्दं च क्षेपं चात्मनि कौरव ।
प्रवृद्धमवलेपं च तस्य दुष्कृतकर्मणः ॥१८॥

18. ānarteṣu vimardaṁ ca kṣepaṁ cātmani kaurava ,
pravṛddhamavalepaṁ ca tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ.

18. ānarteṣu vimardam ca kṣepam ca ātmani kaurava
pravṛddham avalepam ca tasya duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ

18. O Kaurava, (I resolved upon his destruction considering) the devastation in the Anarta region, the insult to my own person (ātman), and the increased arrogance of that evildoer.

18. (חשבתי על) ההרס בארץ אָאנַרְטַה, ועל ההשפלה שנגרמה לי, הו צאצא קוּרוּ, ועל הרהב הגדול של אותו עושה הרע.

Words meanings summery:

• आनर्तेषु (ānarteṣu) - in the Anarta region (in the Anarta region, among the Anarta people)

• विमर्दम् (vimardam) - the devastation (devastation, crushing, destruction, rubbing)

• च (ca) - and

• क्षेपम् (kṣepam) - the insult (throwing, casting, insult, disregard)

• च (ca) - and

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - to my own person (ātman) (in oneself, on oneself, to oneself)

• कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Kuru)

• प्रवृद्धम् (pravṛddham) - the increased (greatly increased, swollen, developed, grown)

• अवलेपम् (avalepam) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, disdain, scorn)

• च (ca) - and

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Salva) (of him, of that)

• दुष्कृतकर्मणः (duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ) - of that evildoer (of the evildoer, of one whose deeds are evil)

Words meanings and morphology

आनर्तेषु (ānarteṣu) - in the Anarta region (in the Anarta region, among the Anarta people)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ānarta

ānarta - name of a country or its people (the Anartas)

विमर्दम् (vimardam) - the devastation (devastation, crushing, destruction, rubbing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vimarda

vimarda - devastation, crushing, destruction, collision, rubbing

From 'vi' + root 'mṛd' (to crush)

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛd (class 9)

Note: Object of the implied verb from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'vimardam' with 'kṣepam'.

क्षेपम् (kṣepam) - the insult (throwing, casting, insult, disregard)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣepa

kṣepa - throwing, casting, neglect, disregard, insult, delay

From root 'kṣip' (to throw, cast, insult)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kṣepam' with 'ātmani'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - to my own person (ātman) (in oneself, on oneself, to oneself)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, Supreme Self

Root: an (class 2)

Note: The locative here expresses 'directed at' or 'concerning'.

कौरव (kaurava) - O Kaurava (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru

Derived from 'Kuru' (proper noun) + 'a' (suffix)

प्रवृद्धम् (pravṛddham) - the increased (greatly increased, swollen, developed, grown)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, increased, greatly expanded, developed

past passive participle

From 'pra' + root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase) + suffix 'kta'

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अवलेपम् (avalepam) - arrogance (arrogance, pride, disdain, scorn)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avalepa

avalepa - arrogance, pride, scorn, disdain, anointing

From 'ava' + root 'lip' (to smear, to be proud)

Prefix: ava

Root: lip (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'avalepam' with the previous list of accusatives.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Salva) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Salva, qualifies 'duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ'.

दुष्कृतकर्मणः (duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ) - of that evildoer (of the evildoer, of one whose deeds are evil)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of duṣkṛtakarman

duṣkṛtakarman - evildoer, one whose actions are evil, sinner

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+kṛta+karman)

• dus – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  A prefix indicating badness or difficulty
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'kta'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karman – action, deed, work, (karma), ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Salva.

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