महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-242, verse-7

तत्र कंचित्प्रयातं तु दूतं दुःशासनोऽब्रवीत् ।
गच्छ द्वैतवनं शीघ्रं पाण्डवान्पापपूरुषान् ।
निमन्त्रय यथान्यायं विप्रांस्तस्मिन्महावने ॥७॥

7. tatra kaṁcitprayātaṁ tu dūtaṁ duḥśāsano'bravīt ,
gaccha dvaitavanaṁ śīghraṁ pāṇḍavānpāpapūruṣān ,
nimantraya yathānyāyaṁ viprāṁstasminmahāvane.

7. tatra kañcit prayātam tu dūtam duḥśāsanaḥ
abravīt | gaccha dvaitavanam
śīghram pāṇḍavān pāpapūruṣān | nimantraya
yathā nyāyam viprān tasmin mahāvane

7. There, Duḥśāsana said to a departing messenger: 'Go swiftly to the Dwaita forest, to the Pāṇḍavas, those sinful men. Rightfully invite the Brahmins in that great forest.'

7. שם אמר דוּהְשָׁאסַנַה לשליח אחד שיצא לדרך, לך מהר ליער דְוַיטַוַנַה אל פָּאנְדַוַה, אנשים רעים, והזמן כראוי את הבְּרַהְמִינים ביער הגדול ההוא.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - a certain, some

• प्रयातम् (prayātam) - departing, gone, on his way

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger

• दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

• गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

• द्वैतवनम् (dvaitavanam) - to the Dwaita forest

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pāṇḍavas

• पापपूरुषान् (pāpapūruṣān) - sinful men, evil persons

• निमन्त्रय (nimantraya) - invite!

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• न्यायम् (nyāyam) - justice, right procedure

• विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - a certain, some

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcid

kañcid - a certain, some, any

compound of kad + cid

प्रयातम् (prayātam) - departing, gone, on his way

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, set out

Past Passive Participle

derived from pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: modifies 'dūtam'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दूतम् (dūtam) - messenger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dūta

dūta - messenger, envoy

दुःशासनः (duḥśāsanaḥ) - Duḥśāsana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥśāsana

duḥśāsana - Duḥśāsana (proper name)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

गच्छ (gaccha) - go!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

द्वैतवनम् (dvaitavanam) - to the Dwaita forest

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaitavana

dvaitavana - Dwaita forest (proper name of a forest)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use of neuter accusative singular

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - to the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

पापपूरुषान् (pāpapūruṣān) - sinful men, evil persons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāpapūruṣa

pāpapūruṣa - sinful person, evil man

Compound type : Karmadharaya (pāpa+pūruṣa)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• pūruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)

Note: modifies 'pāṇḍavān' by describing them as sinful

निमन्त्रय (nimantraya) - invite!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of nimantraya

causative stem (used as denominative)

derived from ni-mantr

Prefix: ni

Root: mantr (class 10)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

Note: part of the compound 'yathānyāyam'

न्यायम् (nyāyam) - justice, right procedure

(indeclinable)

Prefix: ni

Root: i (class 2)

Note: forms the adverbial compound 'yathānyāyam' meaning 'rightfully'

विप्रान् (viprān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: refers to 'mahāvane'

महावने (mahāvane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāvana

mahāvana - great forest

Compound type : Karmadharaya (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

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