महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-26

यद्यागच्छति शक्रो मां ब्राह्मणच्छद्मनावृतः ।
हितार्थं पाण्डुपुत्राणां खेचरोत्तम भिक्षितुम् ॥२६॥

26. yadyāgacchati śakro māṁ brāhmaṇacchadmanāvṛtaḥ ,
hitārthaṁ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṁ khecarottama bhikṣitum.

26. yadi āgacchati śakraḥ mām brāhmaṇacchadmanā āvṛtaḥ
hitārtham pāṇḍuputrāṇām khecarottama bhikṣitum

26. O best among sky-dwellers, if Indra comes to me, disguised as a brahmin, to beg for the welfare of the sons of Pāṇḍu...

26. אם שַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה מלך האלים) יבוא אליי, עטוף בדמות בְּרַהְמִין, כדי לבקש למען טובתם של בני פָּאנְדוּ, הו מעולה ההולכים בשמים,

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• आगच्छति (āgacchati) - comes, approaches

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

• माम् (mām) - me

• ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना (brāhmaṇacchadmanā) - by the disguise of a brahmin

• आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, disguised

• हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare/benefit

• पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

• खेचरोत्तम (khecarottama) - O best among sky-dwellers

• भिक्षितुम् (bhikṣitum) - to beg, to ask for alms

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

आगच्छति (āgacchati) - comes, approaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra; powerful, able

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

ब्राह्मणच्छद्मना (brāhmaṇacchadmanā) - by the disguise of a brahmin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇacchadman

brāhmaṇacchadman - disguise of a brahmin

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+chadman)

• brāhmaṇa – brahmin, relating to brahman
  noun (masculine)
• chadman – disguise, cover, pretense
  noun (neuter)

आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - covered, enveloped, disguised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, veiled, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

हितार्थम् (hitārtham) - for the sake of welfare/benefit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hitārtha

hitārtha - purpose of benefit, welfare

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (hita+artha)

• hita – beneficial, salutary, welfare
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place) with prefix hi (which becomes hita).
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, benefit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् (pāṇḍuputrāṇām) - of the sons of Pāṇḍu

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

खेचरोत्तम (khecarottama) - O best among sky-dwellers

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of khecarottama

khecarottama - best of those who move in the sky

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (khecara+uttama)

• khecara – sky-dweller, moving in the sky (e.g., celestial being, bird)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

भिक्षितुम् (bhikṣitum) - to beg, to ask for alms

(indeclinable)

Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

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