महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-240, verse-37

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परिष्वज्याब्रवीच्चैनं भुजाभ्यां स महाभुजः ।
उत्तिष्ठ राजन्किं शेषे कस्माच्छोचसि शत्रुहन् ।
शत्रून्प्रताप्य वीर्येण स कथं मर्तुमिच्छसि ॥३७॥

37. pariṣvajyābravīccainaṁ bhujābhyāṁ sa mahābhujaḥ ,
uttiṣṭha rājankiṁ śeṣe kasmācchocasi śatruhan ,
śatrūnpratāpya vīryeṇa sa kathaṁ martumicchasi.

37. pariṣvajya abravīt ca enam bhujābhyām
saḥ mahābhujaḥ uttiṣṭha rājan kim śeṣe
kasmāt śocasi śatruhan śatrūn pratāpya
vīryeṇa saḥ kathaṃ martum icchasi

37. That great-armed one (Karna), embracing him with both arms, said to him: 'Arise, O King! Why are you lying down? O destroyer of enemies, why do you grieve? After having tormented your enemies with your valor, how can you wish to die?'

Words meanings summery:

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परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

च (ca) - and

एनम् (enam) - him

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with both arms

सः (saḥ) - he, that

महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - Karna (who is described as great-armed) (great-armed)

उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise, stand up

राजन् (rājan) - O king

किम् (kim) - why, what

शेषे (śeṣe) - you lie down, you rest

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - O destroyer of enemies

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

प्रताप्य (pratāpya) - having tormented, having distressed

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - with valor, with prowess

सः (saḥ) - he, that

कथं (kathaṁ) - how, in what manner

मर्तुम् (martum) - to die

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

परिष्वज्य (pariṣvajya) - having embraced

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root ṣvaj with upasarga pari

Prefix: pari

Root: ṣvaj (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - him, this one (pronominal stem)

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with both arms

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of bhuja

bhuja - arm

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - Karna (who is described as great-armed) (great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bhuja)

mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective
bhuja – arm
noun (masculine)

उत्तिष्ठ (uttiṣṭha) - arise, stand up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of ud-sthā

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

किम् (kim) - why, what

(indeclinable)

शेषे (śeṣe) - you lie down, you rest

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of śī

Root: śī (class 2)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what

(indeclinable)

Ablative of 'kim' used adverbially

शोचसि (śocasi) - you grieve, you lament

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

शत्रुहन् (śatruhan) - O destroyer of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatruhantṛ

śatruhantṛ - destroyer of enemies, slayer of foes

Agent noun

Compound formed from śatru (enemy) and hantṛ (slayer, agent noun of han)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śatru+hantṛ)

śatru – enemy, foe
noun (masculine)
hantṛ – killer, destroyer, slayer (agent noun)
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root han (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)

शत्रून् (śatrūn) - enemies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe

प्रताप्य (pratāpya) - having tormented, having distressed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from root tap with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - with valor, with prowess

(noun)