महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-17

वर्ताम्यहं तु यां वृत्तिं पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु ।
तां सर्वां शृणु मे सत्यां सत्यभामे यशस्विनि ॥१७॥

17. vartāmyahaṁ tu yāṁ vṛttiṁ pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu ,
tāṁ sarvāṁ śṛṇu me satyāṁ satyabhāme yaśasvini.

17. vartāmi aham tu yām vṛttim pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu
tām sarvām śṛṇu me satyām satyabhāme yaśasvini

17. O glorious Satyabhāmā, listen to me and understand fully the true conduct which I maintain towards the great-souled Pandavas.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I maintain (a certain conduct) (I behave, I conduct myself, I exist)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• याम् (yām) - which (conduct) (which, whom)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (conduct, behavior, manner, livelihood)

• पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - towards the Pāṇḍavas (among/towards the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)

• महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - towards the great-souled (ones) (among/towards the great-souled, noble-minded)

• ताम् (tām) - that (conduct) (that, her)

• सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to) (hear, listen)

• मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me, my)

• सत्याम् (satyām) - true (true, truthful, real)

• सत्यभामे (satyabhāme) - O Satyabhāmā (name of Krishna's wife)

• यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - glorious (O glorious, O famous (one))

Words meanings and morphology

वर्तामि (vartāmi) - I maintain (a certain conduct) (I behave, I conduct myself, I exist)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Active Indicative

From root vṛt (1st class, varta) + mi (1st person singular ending)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

From pronoun root mad

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

याम् (yām) - which (conduct) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

From relative pronoun yad

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct (conduct, behavior, manner, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behavior, manner, state, condition, livelihood

Derived from root vṛt + kti suffix

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पाण्डवेषु (pāṇḍaveṣu) - towards the Pāṇḍavas (among/towards the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

From pāṇḍu + a (descendant suffix)

महात्मसु (mahātmasu) - towards the great-souled (ones) (among/towards the great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great person

Compound mahā (great) + ātman (self/soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for pāṇḍaveṣu

ताम् (tām) - that (conduct) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

From demonstrative pronoun tad

Note: Refers to vṛttim

सर्वाम् (sarvām) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun/adjective

Note: Adjective for vṛttim

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to) (hear, listen)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

From root śru (5th class, śṛṇu) + hi (2nd person singular ending, dropped)

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - from me (to me, for me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

From pronoun root mad

सत्याम् (satyām) - true (true, truthful, real)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truthful, correct

From sat (being, existing)

Root: as

Note: Adjective for vṛttim

सत्यभामे (satyabhāme) - O Satyabhāmā (name of Krishna's wife)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of satyabhāmā

satyabhāmā - Satyabhāmā (name of Krishna's wife, literally 'one whose splendor is truth')

Compound satya (truth) + bhāmā (splendor/lustre)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+bhāmā)

• satya – truth, real, correct
  noun (neuter)
• bhāmā – splendor, light, a beautiful woman
  noun (feminine)

यशस्विनि (yaśasvini) - glorious (O glorious, O famous (one))

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, distinguished

From yaśas (fame, glory) + vin (possessive suffix)

Note: Adjective for satyabhāme

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