महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-259, verse-2

बुबुधे तं तु सक्रोधं पितरं राक्षसेश्वरः ।
कुबेरस्तत्प्रसादार्थं यतते स्म सदा नृप ॥२॥

2. bubudhe taṁ tu sakrodhaṁ pitaraṁ rākṣaseśvaraḥ ,
kuberastatprasādārthaṁ yatate sma sadā nṛpa.

2. bubudhe tam tu sa-krodham pitaram rākṣasa-īśvaraḥ
kuberaḥ tat-prasāda-artham yatate sma sadā nṛpa

2. O king, the lord of Rākṣasas (Kubera) indeed understood him, his angry father. Kubera always strove for his favor (prasāda).

2. קוּבֵּרַה, שליט הרָאקְשַׁסוֹת, הבין שאביו כועס עליו, והשתדל תמיד, הו מלך, לפייס אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he understood (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Viśravā) (him, that)

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

• स-क्रोधम् (sa-krodham) - angry, with anger

• पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Viśravā) (father)

• राक्षस-ईश्वरः (rākṣasa-īśvaraḥ) - Kubera, who was the lord of Rākṣasas before Rāvaṇa (lord of Rākṣasas, chief of demons)

• कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera (god of wealth)

• तत्-प्रसाद-अर्थम् (tat-prasāda-artham) - for the appeasement or favor of his father (Viśravā) (for his grace/favor, for his appeasement)

• यतते (yatate) - he strove (he strives, endeavors, makes an effort)

• स्म (sma) - forms past tense with 'yatate' (indeed, truly; (used with present tense verb to form past tense))

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

Words meanings and morphology

बुबुधे (bubudhe) - he understood (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of budh

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root budh (to know), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada). Reduplicated form.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'rākṣaseśvaraḥ' (Kubera).

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Viśravā) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'bubudhe'.

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

(indeclinable)

स-क्रोधम् (sa-krodham) - angry, with anger

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-krodha

sa-krodha - with anger, angry, furious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+krodha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  from root krudh
  Root: krudh (class 4)

पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Viśravā) (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Object of 'bubudhe'.

राक्षस-ईश्वरः (rākṣasa-īśvaraḥ) - Kubera, who was the lord of Rākṣasas before Rāvaṇa (lord of Rākṣasas, chief of demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa-īśvara

rākṣasa-īśvara - lord of Rākṣasas, chief of demons

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+īśvara)

• rākṣasa – a Rākṣasa, demon
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  from īś (to rule)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'bubudhe'.

कुबेरः (kuberaḥ) - Kubera (god of wealth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kubera

kubera - Kubera (the god of wealth, king of the Yakṣas and Rākṣasas, son of Viśravā)

Note: Subject of 'yatate sma'.

तत्-प्रसाद-अर्थम् (tat-prasāda-artham) - for the appeasement or favor of his father (Viśravā) (for his grace/favor, for his appeasement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tat-prasāda-artha

tat-prasāda-artha - for the sake of his grace/favor/appeasement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+prasāda+artha)

• tad – that, his
  pronoun (neuter)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clemency, tranquility
  noun (masculine)
  from pra-sad (to be gracious)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial accusative.

यतते (yatate) - he strove (he strives, endeavors, makes an effort)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of yat

present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root yat (to strive), present tense (laṭ), 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to convey past continuous/habitual action.

स्म (sma) - forms past tense with 'yatate' (indeed, truly; (used with present tense verb to form past tense))

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

from nṛ (man) + pa (protector/drinker, from pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler; drinker
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect or to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

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