महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-266, verse-7

यदर्थं निहतो वाली मया रघुकुलोद्वह ।
त्वया सह महाबाहो किष्किन्धोपवने तदा ॥७॥

7. yadarthaṁ nihato vālī mayā raghukulodvaha ,
tvayā saha mahābāho kiṣkindhopavane tadā.

7. yadartham nihataḥ vālī mayā raghukulodvaha
tvayā saha mahābāho kiṣkindhopavane tadā

7. O upholder of Raghu's lineage, O mighty-armed one, it was for this very purpose that Vali was killed by me, with you (by my side), at that time in the grove of Kiṣkindhā.

7. זה שבגללו הרגתי את וָאלִי, הו נושא עטרת שושלת רַגְהוּ, יחד איתך, הו גיבור זרוע, אז בגן הקרוב לקִישְׁקִינְדְהָא.

Words meanings summery:

• यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for the sake of that very purpose (for which purpose, for whom)

• निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed (killed, struck down)

• वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a monkey king)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Rāma) (by me)

• रघुकुलोद्वह (raghukulodvaha) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O upholder of Raghu's lineage)

• त्वया (tvayā) - with you (Lakṣmaṇa) (by you, with you)

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O mighty-armed one)

• किष्किन्धोपवने (kiṣkindhopavane) - in the grove of Kiṣkindhā

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for the sake of that very purpose (for which purpose, for whom)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (yad+artha)

• yad – which, what
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

निहतः (nihataḥ) - killed (killed, struck down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - killed, slain, struck down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √han (to strike, kill) with the prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'vālī'.

वाली (vālī) - Vali (name of a monkey king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vālin

vālin - Vali (the monkey king, brother of Sugrīva)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'nihataḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Rāma) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent of the passive action 'nihataḥ'.

रघुकुलोद्वह (raghukulodvaha) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O upholder of Raghu's lineage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of raghukulodvaha

raghukulodvaha - upholder of Raghu's lineage, bearer of Raghu's family

Compound type : tatpurusha (raghu+kula+udvaha)

• raghu – Raghu (an ancestor of Rāma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearer, upholder, one who carries
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from the root √vah (to carry) with the prefix ud-
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: An address to Lakṣmaṇa.

त्वया (tvayā) - with you (Lakṣmaṇa) (by you, with you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indicates accompaniment with 'saha'.

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O Lakṣmaṇa (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

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

Note: An address to Lakṣmaṇa.

किष्किन्धोपवने (kiṣkindhopavane) - in the grove of Kiṣkindhā

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kiṣkindhopavana

kiṣkindhopavana - the grove/garden of Kiṣkindhā

Compound type : tatpurusha (kiṣkindhā+upavana)

• kiṣkindhā – Kiṣkindhā (the name of the Vānara kingdom's capital)
  proper noun (feminine)
• upavana – garden, grove, pleasure ground
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronoun 'tad' (that) with the suffix 'dā'.

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