महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-176, verse-3

पाण्डवो भीमसेनोऽहं धर्मराजादनन्तरः ।
नागायुतसमप्राणस्त्वया नीतः कथं वशम् ॥३॥

3. pāṇḍavo bhīmaseno'haṁ dharmarājādanantaraḥ ,
nāgāyutasamaprāṇastvayā nītaḥ kathaṁ vaśam.

3. pāṇḍavaḥ bhīmasenaḥ aham dharmarājāt anantaraḥ
nāgāyutasamaprāṇaḥ tvayā nītaḥ katham vaśam

3. I am Bhīmasena, the Pāṇḍava, next after Yudhiṣṭhira, the King of Righteousness (dharma). How have I, possessing the strength of ten thousand elephants, been brought under your control?

3. אני בְּהִימַסֵנַה בן פָּאנְדוּ, אחיו הצעיר של מלך היושר, בעל כוח עשרת אלפי פילים, כיצד נפלתי לשליטתך?

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Bhīmasena, one of the five Pāṇḍava brothers (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena, the second of the Pāṇḍava brothers (one whose army is formidable, Bhīmasena)

• अहम् (aham) - the speaker (Bhīmasena) (I)

• धर्मराजात् (dharmarājāt) - from Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava and King of Righteousness (dharma) (from the king of righteousness, from Yudhiṣṭhira)

• अनन्तरः (anantaraḥ) - next in succession/order (after Dharmarāja) (next, immediate, following)

• नागायुतसमप्राणः (nāgāyutasamaprāṇaḥ) - refers to Bhīmasena's immense strength (one whose strength is equal to ten thousand elephants)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by the addressee (the entity controlling Bhīmasena) (by you)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - brought under control (led, brought, carried)

• कथम् (katham) - expressing astonishment and inquiry (how, in what manner)

• वशम् (vaśam) - into a state of submission or control (under control, into power)

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Bhīmasena, one of the five Pāṇḍava brothers (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

derived from Pāṇḍu

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena, the second of the Pāṇḍava brothers (one whose army is formidable, Bhīmasena)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena (proper name); lit. having a terrible army

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhīma+senā)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

अहम् (aham) - the speaker (Bhīmasena) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

धर्मराजात् (dharmarājāt) - from Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava and King of Righteousness (dharma) (from the king of righteousness, from Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, Yama (god of death and dharma), Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

अनन्तरः (anantaraḥ) - next in succession/order (after Dharmarāja) (next, immediate, following)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anantara

anantara - immediate, next, contiguous, without interval

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+antara)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' implicitly.

नागायुतसमप्राणः (nāgāyutasamaprāṇaḥ) - refers to Bhīmasena's immense strength (one whose strength is equal to ten thousand elephants)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgāyutasamaprāṇa

nāgāyutasamaprāṇa - having strength equal to ten thousand elephants

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāga+ayuta+sama+prāṇa)

• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• ayuta – ten thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• sama – equal, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• prāṇa – life-breath, vital energy, strength
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: prāṇ (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' implicitly.

त्वया (tvayā) - by the addressee (the entity controlling Bhīmasena) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नीतः (nītaḥ) - brought under control (led, brought, carried)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, guided, brought, taken

Past Passive Participle

from root nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - expressing astonishment and inquiry (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

वशम् (vaśam) - into a state of submission or control (under control, into power)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

Note: Used with nītaḥ to mean 'brought under control'.

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