महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-245, verse-3

युधिष्ठिरस्तु राजर्षिरात्मकर्मापराधजम् ।
चिन्तयन्स महाबाहुर्भ्रातॄणां दुःखमुत्तमम् ॥३॥

3. yudhiṣṭhirastu rājarṣirātmakarmāparādhajam ,
cintayansa mahābāhurbhrātṝṇāṁ duḥkhamuttamam.

3. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tu rājarṣiḥ ātmakarmāparādhajam
cintayan sa mahābāhuḥ bhrātṝṇām duḥkham uttamam

3. However, the royal sage (rājarṣi) Yudhiṣṭhira, the mighty-armed one, contemplating the great suffering (duḥkha) of his brothers, which was born from the offense of his own actions (karma),

3. ויוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, המלך החכם בעל הזרועות החזקות, הרהר בסבל שנבע ממעשיו שלו ובסבלם הגדול של אחיו,

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

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

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

• आत्मकर्मापराधजम् (ātmakarmāparādhajam) - born from the offense of one's own actions (karma)

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating, thinking, reflecting

• स (sa) - he

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

• भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of the brothers

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow (duḥkha)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - great, supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

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

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

आत्मकर्मापराधजम् (ātmakarmāparādhajam) - born from the offense of one's own actions (karma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātmakarmāparādhaja

ātmakarmāparādhaja - born from the fault of one's own actions

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+karma+aparādha+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ego (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, fate, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• aparādha – offense, fault, transgression
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'born of'
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'duḥkham'

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - contemplating, thinking, reflecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayant

cintayant - thinking, reflecting, contemplating

Present Active Participle

From verb 'cint' (to think), 10th class derivative from root 'cit'

Root: cit (class 10)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, strong-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one with great arms, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bāhu)

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

भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of the brothers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - suffering, misery, sorrow (duḥkha)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - great, supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, principal, chief

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