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3,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-19, verse-28

सात्यकिं बलदेवं च ये चान्येऽन्धकवृष्णयः ।
मया स्पर्धन्ति सततं किं नु वक्ष्यामि तानहम् ॥२८॥
28. sātyakiṁ baladevaṁ ca ye cānye'ndhakavṛṣṇayaḥ ,
mayā spardhanti satataṁ kiṁ nu vakṣyāmi tānaham.
28. sātyakim baladevam ca ye ca anye andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ
mayā spardhanti satatam kim nu vakṣyāmi tān aham
28. And what indeed shall I say about Satyaki, Baladeva, and those other Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi warriors who constantly contend with me?

Words meanings summery:

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  • सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki (proper name)
  • बलदेवम् (baladevam) - Baladeva (proper name), Balarama
  • (ca) - and
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • (ca) - and
  • अन्ये (anye) - others, other
  • अन्धकवृष्णयः (andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ) - Refers to the warriors from the Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi tribes, who were allies or kinsmen of Kṛṣṇa. (Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi (clans/members))
  • मया (mayā) - by me, with me
  • स्पर्धन्ति (spardhanti) - they contend, they compete, they vie
  • सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually
  • किम् (kim) - What in the sense of 'What can I say?' or 'What use is it to speak of them?' (what, how)
  • नु (nu) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, now, then)
  • वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak
  • तान् (tān) - Refers to Satyaki, Baladeva, and the other Andhaka-Vṛṣṇis. (them)
  • अहम् (aham) - The speaker (likely Karṇa or Duryodhana) (I)

Words meanings and morphology

सात्यकिम् (sātyakim) - Satyaki (proper name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sātyaki
sātyaki - Satyaki (name of a Vṛṣṇi hero, Kṛṣṇa's charioteer, pupil of Arjuna)
Note: Object of vakṣyāmi.
बलदेवम् (baladevam) - Baladeva (proper name), Balarama
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of baladeva
baladeva - Baladeva (name of Kṛṣṇa's elder brother, also known as Balarāma)
Note: Object of vakṣyāmi.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Relative pronoun.
Note: Subject of spardhanti.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others, other
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Qualifies andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ.
अन्धकवृष्णयः (andhakavṛṣṇayaḥ) - Refers to the warriors from the Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi tribes, who were allies or kinsmen of Kṛṣṇa. (Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi (clans/members))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of andhakavṛṣṇi
andhakavṛṣṇi - members of the Andhaka and Vṛṣṇi clans
Compound type : Dvandva (andhaka+vṛṣṇi)
  • andhaka – name of a Yadava clan
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vṛṣṇi – name of a Yadava clan
    proper noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of spardhanti.
मया (mayā) - by me, with me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I, me
1st person singular pronoun.
Note: Agent for competition.
स्पर्धन्ति (spardhanti) - they contend, they compete, they vie
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √spardh
Present tense
From root √spardh (to contend).
Root: spardh (class 1)
सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular of satata.
Note: Modifies spardhanti.
किम् (kim) - What in the sense of 'What can I say?' or 'What use is it to speak of them?' (what, how)
(indeclinable)
नु (nu) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, now, then)
(indeclinable)
Interrogative or emphatic particle.
वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will say, I will speak
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of √vac
Future tense
From root √vac (to speak).
Root: vac (class 2)
तान् (tān) - Refers to Satyaki, Baladeva, and the other Andhaka-Vṛṣṇis. (them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of vakṣyāmi.
अहम् (aham) - The speaker (likely Karṇa or Duryodhana) (I)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
1st person singular pronoun.
Note: Subject of vakṣyāmi.