महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-239, verse-13

निश्चितेयं मम मतिः स्थिता प्रायोपवेशने ।
गच्छध्वं नगरं सर्वे पूज्याश्च गुरवो मम ॥१३॥

13. niściteyaṁ mama matiḥ sthitā prāyopaveśane ,
gacchadhvaṁ nagaraṁ sarve pūjyāśca guravo mama.

13. niścitā iyam mama matiḥ sthitā prāyopaveśane
gacchadhvam nagaram sarve pūjyāḥ ca guravaḥ mama

13. This resolve of mine is firmly fixed upon a fast unto death (prāyopaveśana). All of you, my venerable elders (guru), go to the city.

13. החלטתי נחושה, ודעתי איתנה בצום עד מוות. לכו כולכם אל העיר, וגם אתם, מוריי הנכבדים.

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, resolved, certain

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention, resolve

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, fixed, firm

• प्रायोपवेशने (prāyopaveśane) - in a fast unto death, in self-immolation by starvation

• गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - you (plural) go

• नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of respect, respectable

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, heavy ones

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, resolved, certain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - determined, fixed, ascertained, certain

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ni' + root 'ci' (to gather, observe, know) + suffix 'kta' (ta)

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Feminine nominative singular form of 'idam'.

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive singular form of 'aham'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, resolve, counsel

From root 'man' (to think) + suffix 'ti'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, fixed, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, situated, fixed, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix 'kta' (ta).

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रायोपवेशने (prāyopaveśane) - in a fast unto death, in self-immolation by starvation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāyopaveśana

prāyopaveśana - fast unto death, self-immolation by starvation

Tatpurusha compound: 'prāya' (death) + 'upaveśana' (sitting down).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāya+upaveśana)

• prāya – going to, approaching, death
  noun (masculine)
• upaveśana – sitting down, taking a seat
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'upa' + root 'viś' (to enter, sit) + suffix 'ana'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: viś (class 6)

गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - you (plural) go

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative middle 2nd person plural

Root 'gam' (1st class)

Root: gam (class 1)

नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of motion 'to go'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Masculine nominative plural.

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of respect, respectable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be worshipped, venerable, respectable, adorable

Gerundive

From root 'pūj' (to honor, worship) + suffix 'ya'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, heavy ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important

Masculine nominative plural.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive singular form of 'aham'.

Note: Possessive 'my' for the 'guravaḥ'.

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