महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-241, verse-20

एवमुक्तस्ततः कर्णो राजानमिदमब्रवीत् ।
तवाद्य पृथिवीपाला वश्याः सर्वे नृपोत्तम ॥२०॥

20. evamuktastataḥ karṇo rājānamidamabravīt ,
tavādya pṛthivīpālā vaśyāḥ sarve nṛpottama.

20. evam uktaḥ tataḥ karṇaḥ rājānam idam abravīt
tava adya pṛthivīpālāḥ vaśyāḥ sarve nṛpa-uttama

20. When addressed thus, Karṇa then said this to the king, "O best of kings, today all rulers (pṛthivīpālāḥ) are subjugated to you."

20. כאשר נאמר לו כך, קַרְנַה אמר למלך, הו המובחר שבבני האדם, היום כל שליטי הארץ כפופים לך.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Duryodhana (to the king)

• इदम् (idam) - this statement or speech that follows (this, this (speech))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - kings, protectors of the earth

• वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subjugated, obedient, under control

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• नृप-उत्तम (nṛpa-uttama) - O Duryodhana (O best of kings, O chief of rulers)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From the root vac (to speak), with irregular formation for the past passive participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'karṇaḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a prominent character in the Mahābhārata); ear

राजानम् (rājānam) - to King Duryodhana (to the king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - this statement or speech that follows (this, this (speech))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

वश्याः (vaśyāḥ) - subjugated, obedient, under control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśya

vaśya - obedient, submissive, under control, to be subdued

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From the root vaś (to wish, to control).

Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

नृप-उत्तम (nṛpa-uttama) - O Duryodhana (O best of kings, O chief of rulers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings, chief of rulers

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• uttama – best, excellent, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: ud

Note: Addressing Duryodhana.

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