महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-13

अथात्रिरपि राजेन्द्र गौतमं प्रत्यभाषत ।
अयमेव विधाता च यथैवेन्द्रः प्रजापतिः ।
त्वमेव मुह्यसे मोहान्न प्रज्ञानं तवास्ति ह ॥१३॥

13. athātrirapi rājendra gautamaṁ pratyabhāṣata ,
ayameva vidhātā ca yathaivendraḥ prajāpatiḥ ,
tvameva muhyase mohānna prajñānaṁ tavāsti ha.

13. atha atriḥ api rāja-indra gautamam
prati-abhāṣata ayam eva vidhātā ca
yathā eva indraḥ prajāpatiḥ tvam eva
muhyase mohāt na prajñānam tava asti ha

13. Then, O king, Atri also replied to Gautama: "I myself am the ordainer, just as Indra is the creator (prajāpati). You yourself are deluded by ignorance, and indeed you possess no true knowledge (prajñāna)."

13. הו מלך המלכים, גם אַטְרִי השיב לְגַאוּטַמַה, הוא בדיוק הבורא, כשם שאִינְדְרַה הוא אדון היצורים. אתה הוא המתבלבל מתוך עיוורון מנטלי, ואין בך ידיעה.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (a proper noun)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - Addressed to King Janaka, who is narrating or listening to the story (O king, best of kings)

• गौतमम् (gautamam) - to Gautama

• प्रति-अभाषत (prati-abhāṣata) - spoke in return, replied

• अयम् (ayam) - Atri referring to himself (this, this one (masculine))

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• विधाता (vidhātā) - creator, ordainer, dispenser

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (the god)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, creator (prajāpati)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• मुह्यसे (muhyase) - you are deluded, you are confused

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रज्ञानम् (prajñānam) - knowledge, proper knowledge, wisdom (prajñāna)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a sequence or introduction of a new statement.

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri (a proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - a celebrated ancient sage, progenitor of the Atris

Note: The subject of the verb 'pratyabhāṣata'.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - Addressed to King Janaka, who is narrating or listening to the story (O king, best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-indra

rāja-indra - chief of kings, excellent king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, best (when as a suffix in a compound)
  noun (masculine)

गौतमम् (gautamam) - to Gautama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a celebrated sage, descendant of Gotama

Note: Object of the verb 'pratyabhāṣata'.

प्रति-अभाषत (prati-abhāṣata) - spoke in return, replied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prati-bhāṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - Atri referring to himself (this, this one (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

विधाता (vidhātā) - creator, ordainer, dispenser

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, ordainer, disposer, Brahma

agent noun

Derived from root dhā (to place, arrange) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicated of 'ayam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (the god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - chief of the gods, the ruler of Svarga

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, creator (prajāpati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajā-pati

prajā-pati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator (prajāpati)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

मुह्यसे (muhyase) - you are deluded, you are confused

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, ignorance, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञानम् (prajñānam) - knowledge, proper knowledge, wisdom (prajñāna)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajñāna

prajñāna - knowledge, proper knowledge, wisdom, understanding (prajñāna)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Previous Verse Next Verse