महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-17

अहं हि द्वारकायाश्च पितुश्च कुरुनन्दन ।
तेषु रक्षां समाधाय प्रयातः सौभपातने ॥१७॥

17. ahaṁ hi dvārakāyāśca pituśca kurunandana ,
teṣu rakṣāṁ samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātane.

17. aham hi dvārakāyāḥ ca pituḥ ca kurunandana
teṣu rakṣām samādhāya prayātaḥ saubhapātane

17. O descendant of Kuru, I had indeed departed for the destruction of Saubha, having ensured the protection of Dvaraka and my father.

17. כי אני, הו שמחת הקוּרוּ, השארתי בהם את השמירה על דְוָארַקָה ועל אבי, ויצאתי להשמיד את סַאוּבְּהַא.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I, myself

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• द्वारकायाः (dvārakāyāḥ) - of Dvaraka

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

• रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense

• समाधाय (samādhāya) - having ensured (protection) (having placed, having established, having fixed)

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - I departed (departed, gone forth)

• सौभपातने (saubhapātane) - for the destruction of Saubha

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I, myself

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

द्वारकायाः (dvārakāyāḥ) - of Dvaraka

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dvārakā

dvārakā - Dvaraka (name of a city)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O Arjuna (O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dvaraka and father (implied protection for both place and person).

रक्षाम् (rakṣām) - protection, defense

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rakṣā

rakṣā - protection, defense, guard

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

समाधाय (samādhāya) - having ensured (protection) (having placed, having established, having fixed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root dhā (to place, hold) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - I departed (departed, gone forth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root yā (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used as a predicate adjective with an implied 'asmi' (I am/was), forming a past tense action.

सौभपातने (saubhapātane) - for the destruction of Saubha

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saubhapātana

saubhapātana - destruction of Saubha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saubha+pātana)

• saubha – Saubha (name of an aerial city/airship belonging to Salva)
  proper noun (neuter)
• pātana – causing to fall, striking down, destroying
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from verb root pat (to fall) in causative form (pātayati)
  Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or destination.

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