महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-9

ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तोऽहमवमन्य ततो द्विजान् ।
इमामगस्त्येन दशामानीतः पृथिवीपते ॥९॥

9. aiśvaryamadamatto'hamavamanya tato dvijān ,
imāmagastyena daśāmānītaḥ pṛthivīpate.

9. aiśvaryamadamattaḥ aham avamanya tataḥ dvijān
imām agastyena daśām ānītaḥ pṛthivīpate

9. O lord of the earth, intoxicated by the pride of my power, I then disrespected the brahmins and was brought to this state by Agastya.

9. הייתי שיכור מעוצמת הריבונות, ובזתי לבְּרַהְמִינִים. לכן הביא אותי אַגַסְטְיַה למצב הזה, הו אדון הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तः (aiśvaryamadamattaḥ) - intoxicated with the pride of power/prosperity

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having scorned, having humiliated

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, therefore

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - brahmins, twice-born ones

• इमाम् (imām) - this

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

• दशाम् (daśām) - state, condition, plight

• आनीतः (ānītaḥ) - brought, conveyed

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

Words meanings and morphology

ऐश्वर्यमदमत्तः (aiśvaryamadamattaḥ) - intoxicated with the pride of power/prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aiśvaryamadamatta

aiśvaryamadamatta - intoxicated by the pride of wealth/power

compound adjective

Compound type : tatpurusha (aiśvarya-mada) + tatpurusha (mada-matta) (aiśvarya+mada+matta)

• aiśvarya – sovereignty, prosperity, power, wealth
  noun (neuter)
• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• matta – intoxicated, maddened, wild
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root mad
  Root: mad (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having scorned, having humiliated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

ava + man + -ya

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, therefore

(indeclinable)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - brahmins, twice-born ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya (lit. 'twice-born'), specifically a brahmin in most contexts, also a bird, a tooth

dvi (two) + jāti (birth)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, class
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'daśā' (state/condition).

अगस्त्येन (agastyena) - by Agastya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a revered sage)

दशाम् (daśām) - state, condition, plight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of daśā

daśā - state, condition, plight, period of life

आनीतः (ānītaḥ) - brought, conveyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ānīta

ā-nī - to bring, to convey

Past Passive Participle

ā + nī + kta

Prefix: ā

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham' (implied subject of the passive action).

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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