महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-21

कन्योवाच ।
अबलाहं महाबाहो पतिस्तु बलवान्मम ।
वरदानात्पितुर्भावी सुरासुरनमस्कृतः ॥२१॥

21. kanyovāca ,
abalāhaṁ mahābāho patistu balavānmama ,
varadānātpiturbhāvī surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ.

21. kanyā uvāca | abalā aham mahābāho patiḥ tu balavān
mama | varadānāt pituḥ bhāvī surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ

21. The maiden said: "O mighty-armed one, I am weak, but my husband will be strong due to a boon from my father, and he will be worshipped by gods and demons."

21. הנערה אמרה, הו אדיר הזרועות, אני חלשה, אך בעלי יהיה חזק בזכות ברכה שנתן אבי, ויזכה לכבוד מהאלים והאַסוּרַה כאחד.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अबला (abalā) - weak, powerless

• अहम् (aham) - I

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

• मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

• वरदानात् (varadānāt) - from a boon, by means of a boon

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, from the father

• भावी (bhāvī) - will be, future, about to be

• सुरासुरनमस्कृतः (surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ) - worshipped by gods and demons

Words meanings and morphology

कन्या (kanyā) - maiden, girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अबला (abalā) - weak, powerless

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abala

abala - weak, powerless, helpless

Negation of 'bala' (strength)

Note: Used predicatively with 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Nominative singular of 'asmad' (I).

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular.

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband, master, lord

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - husband, master, lord, owner

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty

Possessive suffix -vat/mat

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of 'balavat'.

मम (mama) - my, mine, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: This is the genitive singular form of 'asmad' (I).

वरदानात् (varadānāt) - from a boon, by means of a boon

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of varadāna

varadāna - granting of a boon, a boon

Compound type : tatpurusha (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, choice
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, granting, gift
  noun (neuter)

Note: Ablative singular.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, from the father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Genitive singular, or ablative singular. Here, 'from the father' fits the context of 'varadānāt'.

भावी (bhāvī) - will be, future, about to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvin

bhāvin - being, existing, becoming, future, about to be

Future Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to become) with suffix -vin, indicating a future state or one who is to become.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate, 'he will be'.

सुरासुरनमस्कृतः (surāsuranamaskṛtaḥ) - worshipped by gods and demons

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surāsuranamaskṛta

surāsuranamaskṛta - revered by gods and demons

Past Passive Participle

Compound 'sura-asura' (gods-demons) and 'namaskṛta' (worshipped/bowed to). PPP of namas-kṛ.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+asura+namaskṛta)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• asura – demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
• namaskṛta – bowed to, worshipped, saluted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From 'namas-kṛ' (to salute, worship), past passive participle.
  Prefix: namas
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Nominative singular masculine. Refers to 'patiḥ'.

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