महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-3

विधिना विहिते पूर्वं निमित्तं घातको भवेत् ।
निमित्तभूता हि वयं कर्मणोऽस्य द्विजोत्तम ॥३॥

3. vidhinā vihite pūrvaṁ nimittaṁ ghātako bhavet ,
nimittabhūtā hi vayaṁ karmaṇo'sya dvijottama.

3. vidhinā vihite pūrvaṃ nimittaṃ ghātakaḥ bhavet |
nimittabhūtāḥ hi vayam karmaṇaḥ asya dvijottama

3. Whatever has been previously ordained by destiny (vidhi), a person becomes an instrument (nimitta) for that. Indeed, O best among the twice-born (dvijottama), we are merely instruments (nimittabhūtāḥ) for this action (karma).

3. כאשר הגורל קבע דבר מראש, ההורג נעשה רק כלי. אנחנו, הו בְּרַהְמִין דגול, אך כלים לביצוע המעשה הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny, by divine ordinance, by method

• विहिते (vihite) - when ordained, when established, having been performed

• पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

• निमित्तं (nimittaṁ) - an instrument, a cause, a sign

• घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - a killer, a slayer

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

• निमित्तभूताः (nimittabhūtāḥ) - having become instruments, instrumental

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the fate

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born, O best of Brahmins

Words meanings and morphology

विधिना (vidhinā) - by destiny, by divine ordinance, by method

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - destiny, fate, divine ordinance, rule, method, injunction

विहिते (vihite) - when ordained, when established, having been performed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, established, performed, enjoined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root 'dhā' (to place, hold) with the prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

पूर्वं (pūrvaṁ) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

निमित्तं (nimittaṁ) - an instrument, a cause, a sign

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - cause, occasion, motive, instrument, sign

घातकः (ghātakaḥ) - a killer, a slayer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghātaka

ghātaka - killer, slayer, murderer

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, becomes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

निमित्तभूताः (nimittabhūtāḥ) - having become instruments, instrumental

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nimittabhūta

nimittabhūta - having become an instrument/cause, instrumental

Compound type : tatpurusha (nimitta+bhūta)

• nimitta – cause, occasion, motive, instrument, sign
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, a being, an element
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From verb root 'bhū' (to be, to become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action, of the deed, of the fate

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born, O best of Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (dvija), best of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

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