महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-252, verse-10

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जयद्रथ उवाच ।
जानामि कृष्णे विदितं ममैतद्यथाविधास्ते नरदेवपुत्राः ।
न त्वेवमेतेन विभीषणेन शक्या वयं त्रासयितुं त्वयाद्य ॥१०॥

10. jayadratha uvāca ,
jānāmi kṛṣṇe viditaṁ mamaita;dyathāvidhāste naradevaputrāḥ ,
na tvevametena vibhīṣaṇena; śakyā vayaṁ trāsayituṁ tvayādya.

10. jayadrathaḥ uvāca jānāmi kṛṣṇe viditam
mama etat yathāvidhāḥ te naradeva
putrāḥ na tu evam etena vibhīṣaṇena
śakyā vayam trāsayitum tvayā adya

10. Jayadratha said: O Draupadi, I know this, and it is well known to me what kind of royal princes those (Pāṇḍavas) are. But certainly, by such threats, we cannot be frightened by you today.

Words meanings summery:

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जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha (Jayadratha (proper name))

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadi (O Kṛṣṇā, O Draupadi)

विदितम् (viditam) - known (to me) (known, understood)

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my, of me)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

यथाविधाः (yathāvidhāḥ) - of what nature (of what kind, of what nature)

ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

नरदेव (naradeva) - royal (king, lord of men)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - princes / sons (of kings) (sons)

न (na) - not (not, no)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

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

एतेन (etena) - by this (talk) (by this, with this)

विभीषणेन (vibhīṣaṇena) - by such threats (by threat, by frightening)

शक्या (śakyā) - capable (of being frightened) (capable, possible)

वयम् (vayam) - we (Jayadratha and his men) (we)

त्रासयितुम् (trāsayitum) - to frighten (to frighten, to terrify)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Draupadi) (by you)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

Words meanings and morphology

जयद्रथः (jayadrathaḥ) - Jayadratha (Jayadratha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jayadratha

jayadratha - Jayadratha (name of a king, husband of Duśśalā, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's daughter)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jaya+ratha)

jaya – victory, conquest
noun (masculine)
Root: ji (class 1)
ratha – chariot, car
noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active indicative, 3rd singular (irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Present active indicative, 1st singular (9th class verb)

Root: jñā (class 9)

कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - O Draupadi (O Kṛṣṇā, O Draupadi)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Draupadi (named after her dark complexion), a dark-skinned woman

Note: A name for Draupadi.

विदितम् (viditam) - known (to me) (known, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root vid + kta suffix

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies "etat"

मम (mama) - to me (to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Used as dative equivalent "known to me"

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the whole statement.

यथाविधाः (yathāvidhāḥ) - of what nature (of what kind, of what nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yathāvidha

yathāvidha - of such a kind, of what sort, like what

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yathā+vidha)

yathā – as, just as, in which manner
indeclinable
vidha – kind, sort, manner
noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with "te" and "naradeva putrāḥ".

ते (te) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

नरदेव (naradeva) - royal (king, lord of men)

(noun)

masculine, singular of naradeva

naradeva - king, lord of men, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+deva)

nara – man, human being
noun (masculine)
deva – god, deity, divine
noun (masculine)

Note: Forms a compound with "putrāḥ".

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - princes / sons (of kings) (sons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: "naradeva-putrāḥ" means "sons of kings".

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the action of frightening.

एतेन (etena) - by this (talk) (by this, with this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the "vibhīṣaṇena" (frightening).

विभीषणेन (vibhīṣaṇena) - by such threats (by threat, by frightening)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - frightening, terrifying, a threat, an intimidation

Agent noun / Action noun

From vi + bhī + ṇic + lyuṭ suffix, or adjective from vi + bhī + ana

Prefix: vi

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: This is what `etena` refers to.

शक्या (śakyā) - capable (of being frightened) (capable, possible)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya

śakya - possible, practicable, able to be done, capable

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root śak + ya suffix

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: While syntactically referring to the masculine plural 'vayam', the form 'śakyā' is grammatically feminine singular (nominative). This type of gender/number mismatch is sometimes found in epic Sanskrit.

वयम् (vayam) - we (Jayadratha and his men) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Jayadratha and his companions.

त्रासयितुम् (trāsayitum) - to frighten (to frighten, to terrify)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root trās (causative of tras) + tumun suffix

Root: tras (class 1)

Note: Infinitive of purpose, "in order to frighten".

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Draupadi) (by you)