महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-15

अदेशस्थं हि ते स्थानमिति व्याधोऽब्रवीद्द्विजम् ।
गृहं गच्छाव भगवन्यदि रोचयसेऽनघ ॥१५॥

15. adeśasthaṁ hi te sthānamiti vyādho'bravīddvijam ,
gṛhaṁ gacchāva bhagavanyadi rocayase'nagha.

15. adeśastham hi te sthānam iti vyādhaḥ abravīt dvijam
gṛham gacchāva bhagavan yadi rocayase anagha

15. The hunter (vyādha) said to the brahmin (dvija): 'Indeed, this place is not suitable for you. O venerable one (bhagavan), if it pleases you, O sinless one (anagha), let us both go home.'

15. הצייד אמר לבְּרַהְמִין שהמקום שבו הוא נמצא אינו מתאים לו, והוסיף, הו אדון נעלה, בוא נלך אל ביתי אם תרצה, הו נטול חטא.

Words meanings summery:

• अदेशस्थम् (adeśastham) - an unsuitable place (unsuitable place, not in the right place)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, your)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - place (place, abode, position)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so)

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter (hunter, fowler)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - brahmin (brahmin, twice-born)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - home (home, house)

• गच्छाव (gacchāva) - let us both go

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one (O venerable one, O blessed one)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• रोचयसे (rocayase) - it pleases you (you approve, you like, it pleases you)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

Words meanings and morphology

अदेशस्थम् (adeśastham) - an unsuitable place (unsuitable place, not in the right place)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adeśastha

adeśastha - not in the proper place, unsuitable place

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+deśa-stha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• deśa – place, country, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling in
  adjective
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sthānam.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ते (te) - for you (for you, to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative of interest, 'for you'.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - place (place, abode, position)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, abode, situation

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject complement.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the end of a quote) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of direct speech.

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter (hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler, killer

From vi-ā-dhā (to pierce, strike)

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

Augmented form of vac (Class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विजम् (dvijam) - brahmin (brahmin, twice-born)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Direct object of abravīt.

गृहम् (gṛham) - home (home, house)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Object of motion gacchāva.

गच्छाव (gacchāva) - let us both go

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, imperative (lot) of gam

Imperative Active

From root gam, class 1

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (hunter) and the listener (brahmin).

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one (O venerable one, O blessed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable

Root: bhaj

Note: Addressed to the brahmin.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

रोचयसे (rocayase) - it pleases you (you approve, you like, it pleases you)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ruc

Present Middle Indicative

Causative form of ruc (Class 1) used in middle sense "you are pleased".

Root: ruc (class 1)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, distress, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the brahmin.

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