महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-158, verse-47

अहं पूर्वमगस्त्येन क्रुद्धेन परमर्षिणा ।
शप्तोऽपराधे कस्मिंश्चित्तस्यैषा निष्कृतिः कृता ॥४७॥

47. ahaṁ pūrvamagastyena kruddhena paramarṣiṇā ,
śapto'parādhe kasmiṁścittasyaiṣā niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā.

47. aham pūrvam agastyena kruddhena paramarṣiṇā śaptaḥ
aparādhe kasmin cit tasya eṣā niṣkṛtiḥ kṛtā

47. Previously, I was cursed by the enraged great sage (paramarṣi) Agastya for some offense. Your action has become the expiation (niṣkṛti) for that curse.

47. בעבר קילל אותי אַגַסְטְיַה, החכם הגדול, בכעסו על עבירה כלשהי, וזה היה התיקון לקללה.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (Nahuṣa) (I)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, formerly, previously)

• अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by the sage Agastya (by Agastya)

• क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Agastya) (by the enraged, by the angry one)

• परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the great sage (paramarṣi) (by the great sage)

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - was cursed (cursed)

• अपराधे (aparādhe) - for an offense (in an offense, for an offense)

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some (in which, in some)

• चित् (cit) - some (an indefinite particle (ever, any, some))

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (curse) (of that)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (expiation) (this (feminine))

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - expiation (niṣkṛti) (expiation, atonement, purification, remedy)

• कृता (kṛtā) - has been made (done, made, performed)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (Nahuṣa) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by the sage Agastya (by Agastya)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a celebrated Vedic rishi)

क्रुद्धेन (kruddhena) - by the enraged (Agastya) (by the enraged, by the angry one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kruddha

kruddha - enraged, angry, furious

Past Passive Participle

From √krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'agastyena'.

परमर्षिणा (paramarṣiṇā) - by the great sage (paramarṣi) (by the great sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - great sage, supreme seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – supreme, highest, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'agastyena'.

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - was cursed (cursed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed

Past Passive Participle

From √śap (to curse).

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, refers to 'aham'.

अपराधे (aparādhe) - for an offense (in an offense, for an offense)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, fault, transgression

From √rādh (to succeed, be propitious) with prefix 'apa' (away, wrongly).

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 4)

Note: Locative of cause.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in some (in which, in some)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

Note: Indefinite pronoun.

चित् (cit) - some (an indefinite particle (ever, any, some))

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (curse) (of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the curse (`śāpa`).

एषा (eṣā) - this (expiation) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to 'niṣkṛtiḥ'.

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - expiation (niṣkṛti) (expiation, atonement, purification, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - expiation, atonement, deliverance, remedy

From √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृता (kṛtā) - has been made (done, made, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agrees with 'niṣkṛtiḥ'.

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