महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-11

उपायास्यति शक्रस्त्वां पाण्डवानां हितेप्सया ।
ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना कर्ण कुण्डलापजिहीर्षया ॥११॥

11. upāyāsyati śakrastvāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ hitepsayā ,
brāhmaṇacchadmanā karṇa kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣayā.

11. upāyāsyati śakraḥ tvām pāṇḍavānām hitepsayā
brāhmaṇacchadmanā karṇa kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣayā

11. O Karṇa, Indra (Śakra) will approach you, disguised as a brahmin, with the desire to take away your earrings, for the sake of the Pāṇḍavas' welfare.

11. הו קַרְנַה, שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה) יבוא אליך מתוך רצון להיטיב עם בני פָּאנְדוּ, בהסוואה של בְּרַהְמִין, מתוך רצון לקחת את העגילים.

Words meanings summery:

• उपायास्यति (upāyāsyati) - will approach

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (King of the gods)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• हितेप्सया (hitepsayā) - with the desire for welfare, seeking the good

• ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना (brāhmaṇacchadmanā) - in the disguise of a Brahmin

• कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

• कुण्डलापजिहीर्षया (kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣayā) - with the desire to take away the earrings

Words meanings and morphology

उपायास्यति (upāyāsyati) - will approach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of upāyā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra (King of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - mighty, powerful; a name of Indra

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

derivative of Pāṇḍu

हितेप्सया (hitepsayā) - with the desire for welfare, seeking the good

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hitepsā

hitepsā - desire for good or welfare

from hita (good) + īpsā (desire)

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+īpsā)

• hita – beneficial, good, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• īpsā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative formation from root āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)

ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना (brāhmaṇacchadmanā) - in the disguise of a Brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇacchadman

brāhmaṇacchadman - disguise of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇa+chadman)

• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin (a member of the priestly class)
  noun (masculine)
• chadman – disguise, cover, pretext
  noun (neuter)

कर्ण (karṇa) - O Karṇa

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear; a proper name

कुण्डलापजिहीर्षया (kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣayā) - with the desire to take away the earrings

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣā

kuṇḍalāpajihīrṣā - desire to take away earrings

from kuṇḍala + apajihīrṣā (desire to take away)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuṇḍala+apajihīrṣā)

• kuṇḍala – earring
  noun (neuter)
• apajihīrṣā – desire to take away, desire to steal
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative formation from root hṛ with prefix apa
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

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