महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-14

गौतम उवाच ।
जानामि नाहं मुह्यामि त्वं विवक्षुर्विमुह्यसे ।
स्तोष्यसेऽभ्युदयप्रेप्सुस्तस्य दर्शनसंश्रयात् ॥१४॥

14. gautama uvāca ,
jānāmi nāhaṁ muhyāmi tvaṁ vivakṣurvimuhyase ,
stoṣyase'bhyudayaprepsustasya darśanasaṁśrayāt.

14. gautama uvāca jānāmi na aham muhyāmi tvam vivakṣuḥ
vimuhyase stoṣyase abhyudaya-prepsuḥ tasya darśana-saṃśrayāt

14. Gautama said: "I know, I am not deluded. It is you, wishing to speak, who are deluded. You will eulogize him, being desirous of prosperity, due to your reliance on his presence."

14. גַאוּטַמַה אמר, אני יודע ואיני מתבלבל. אתה הוא שמתבלבל כי רצית לדבר. אתה משבח אותו מתוך שאיפה להתעלות, כי אתה מבקש להיות בסמוך אליו.

Words meanings summery:

• गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• न (na) - not, no

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मुह्यामि (muhyāmi) - I am deluded, I am confused

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• विवक्षुः (vivakṣuḥ) - wishing to speak, intending to speak

• विमुह्यसे (vimuhyase) - you are completely deluded, you are bewildered

• स्तोष्यसे (stoṣyase) - you will praise, you will eulogize

• अभ्युदय-प्रेप्सुः (abhyudaya-prepsuḥ) - desirous of prosperity/rise, wishing for elevation

• तस्य (tasya) - of Mahendra (his, of him, of that)

• दर्शन-संश्रयात् (darśana-saṁśrayāt) - from reliance on his presence/sight, due to taking refuge in his sight

Words meanings and morphology

गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a celebrated sage, descendant of Gotama

Note: Subject of the verb 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Anomalous perfect tense form.

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I (pronoun)

मुह्यामि (muhyāmi) - I am deluded, I am confused

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

विवक्षुः (vivakṣuḥ) - wishing to speak, intending to speak

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivakṣu

vivakṣu - desirous of speaking, intending to speak

Desiderative Participle (Active)

Derived from desiderative stem of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tvam'.

विमुह्यसे (vimuhyase) - you are completely deluded, you are bewildered

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

स्तोष्यसे (stoṣyase) - you will praise, you will eulogize

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of stu

Root: stu (class 2)

अभ्युदय-प्रेप्सुः (abhyudaya-prepsuḥ) - desirous of prosperity/rise, wishing for elevation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyudaya-prepsu

abhyudaya-prepsu - desirous of rising, seeking prosperity/success

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (abhyudaya+prepsu)

• abhyudaya – rise, prosperity, welfare, success
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ud-i with upasargas abhi.
  Prefixes: abhi+ud
  Root: i (class 2)
• prepsu – desirous of obtaining, wishing to get
  adjective
  Desiderative Participle (Active)
  Derived from desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied 'tvam' (you).

तस्य (tasya) - of Mahendra (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, her, it

दर्शन-संश्रयात् (darśana-saṁśrayāt) - from reliance on his presence/sight, due to taking refuge in his sight

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of darśana-saṃśraya

darśana-saṁśraya - reliance on sight/presence, taking refuge in the view/presence

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (darśana+saṃśraya)

• darśana – sight, vision, view, presence
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• saṃśraya – reliance, dependence, resort, refuge
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root śri (to resort to) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or source.

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