महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-168, verse-23

अब्रुवं मातलिं भीतं पश्य मे भुजयोर्बलम् ।
अस्त्राणां च प्रभावं मे धनुषो गाण्डिवस्य च ॥२३॥

23. abruvaṁ mātaliṁ bhītaṁ paśya me bhujayorbalam ,
astrāṇāṁ ca prabhāvaṁ me dhanuṣo gāṇḍivasya ca.

23. abruvam mātalim bhītam paśya me bhujayoḥ balam
astrāṇām ca prabhāvam me dhanuṣaḥ gāṇḍivasya ca

23. I said to Mātali, who was frightened: 'Behold the strength of my arms, and the power (prabhāva) of my divine weapons (astra), and of my bow, the Gaṇḍīva!'

23. אמרתי למָאטַלִי המבוהל, ראה את עוצמת זרועותי, ואת כוחם של הנשקים שלי ושל הקשת גָאנְדִיוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• मातलिम् (mātalim) - to Mātali

• भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened (referring to Mātali) (frightened, fearful)

• पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

• मे (me) - my, of me

• भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the two arms

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power

• अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of my divine weapons (astra) (of the weapons (astra))

• च (ca) - and

• प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power (prabhāva) (power, might, influence)

• मे (me) - my, of me

• धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

• गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मातलिम् (mātalim) - to Mātali

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Mātali, the charioteer of Indra

भीतम् (bhītam) - frightened (referring to Mātali) (frightened, fearful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, terrified, afraid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhī.

Root: bhī (class 3)

पश्य (paśya) - see, behold

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

भुजयोः (bhujayoḥ) - of the two arms

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm, hand, branch

बलम् (balam) - strength, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

अस्त्राणाम् (astrāṇām) - of my divine weapons (astra) (of the weapons (astra))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of astra

astra - missile, projectile, divine weapon (astra)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रभावम् (prabhāvam) - power (prabhāva) (power, might, influence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, might, influence, majesty, origin

verbal noun

Derived from root bhū with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

धनुषः (dhanuṣaḥ) - of the bow

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow, arc

गाण्डिवस्य (gāṇḍivasya) - of Gaṇḍīva (Arjuna's bow)

(proper noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of gāṇḍiva

gāṇḍiva - Gaṇḍīva, the name of Arjuna's bow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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