महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-14

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स नोऽब्रवीदस्ति खल्विहैव सरस्यकूपारो नाम कच्छपः प्रतिवसति ।
स मत्तश्चिरजाततर इति ।
स यदि कथंचिदभिजानीयादिमं राजानं तमकूपारं पृच्छाम इति ॥१४॥

14. sa no'bravīdasti khalvihaiva sarasyakūpāro nāma kacchapaḥ prativasati ,
sa mattaścirajātatara iti ,
sa yadi kathaṁcidabhijānīyādimaṁ rājānaṁ tamakūpāraṁ pṛcchāma iti.

14. saḥ naḥ abravīt asti khalu iha eva sarasi
akūpāraḥ nāma kacchapaḥ prativasati saḥ mattaḥ
cirajātataraḥ iti saḥ yadi kathaṃcit abhijānīyāt
imaṃ rājānaṃ taṃ akūpāraṃ pṛcchāma iti

14. He told us, "Indeed, a tortoise named Akūpāra lives right here in the lake. He is much older than me. If he somehow recognizes this king, we will ask Akūpāra."

Words meanings summery:

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सः (saḥ) - the person who was asked in the previous verse (he, that one)

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, us

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

इह (iha) - right here (in this vicinity) (here, in this world)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'iha' (right here) (only, just, indeed)

सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake, in the pond

अकूपारः (akūpāraḥ) - the specific tortoise named Akūpāra (Akūpāra (name))

नाम (nāma) - named (Akūpāra) (by name, named, indeed)

कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise, turtle

प्रतिवसति (prativasati) - resides, dwells, lives

सः (saḥ) - the tortoise Akūpāra (he, that one)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

चिरजाततरः (cirajātataraḥ) - much more ancient in age (older, longer-born, born earlier)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the first part of the direct speech. (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

सः (saḥ) - the tortoise Akūpāra (conditional subject) (he, that one)

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, perhaps

अभिजानीयात् (abhijānīyāt) - might recognize, should recognize

इमं (imaṁ) - this specific King Indradyumna (this)

राजानं (rājānaṁ) - King Indradyumna (king, ruler)

तं (taṁ) - the tortoise Akūpāra (him, that one)

अकूपारं (akūpāraṁ) - the specific tortoise named Akūpāra (Akūpāra)

पृच्छाम (pṛcchāma) - we (the narrator and his companions) will ask (we ask, we inquire)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the entire direct speech by the old person. (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the person who was asked in the previous verse (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

नः (naḥ) - to us, for us, us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dative object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form of √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

खलु (khalu) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

इह (iha) - right here (in this vicinity) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'iha' (right here) (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

सरसि (sarasi) - in the lake, in the pond

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

Note: Locative of place where.

अकूपारः (akūpāraḥ) - the specific tortoise named Akūpāra (Akūpāra (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akūpāra

akūpāra - Akūpāra (name of a mythical tortoise, also ocean)

नाम (nāma) - named (Akūpāra) (by name, named, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise, turtle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kacchapa

kacchapa - tortoise, turtle

Note: Appositive to 'Akūpāraḥ'.

प्रतिवसति (prativasati) - resides, dwells, lives

(verb)

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

Prefix: prati

Root: vas (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - the tortoise Akūpāra (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used with comparative 'cirajātataraḥ' to indicate comparison.

चिरजाततरः (cirajātataraḥ) - much more ancient in age (older, longer-born, born earlier)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cirajātatara

cirajātatara - older, born much earlier (comparative degree)

Comparative form of 'cirajāta' (long-born), formed with suffix -tara

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+jāta)

cira – long, ancient, of old
adjective (neuter)
jāta – born, produced, arisen
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the first part of the direct speech. (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - the tortoise Akūpāra (conditional subject) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the conditional clause.

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

कथंचित् (kathaṁcit) - somehow, by any means, perhaps

(indeclinable)