महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-29

सोऽहमिन्द्राय दास्यामि कुण्डले सह वर्मणा ।
यदि मां बलवृत्रघ्नो भिक्षार्थमुपयास्यति ॥२९॥

29. so'hamindrāya dāsyāmi kuṇḍale saha varmaṇā ,
yadi māṁ balavṛtraghno bhikṣārthamupayāsyati.

29. saḥ aham indrāya dāsyāmi kuṇḍale saha varmaṇā
yadi mām balavṛtraghnaḥ bhikṣārtham upayāsyati

29. Therefore, I will give those two earrings along with the armor to Indra, if the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra approaches me for alms.

29. לכן אתן לאִינְדְרַה את שני העגילים יחד עם השריון, אם הוא, קוטל בַּלַה וְוְרְטְרַה, יבוא אליי כדי לבקש נדבה,

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - That (I), Therefore (I) (that, he)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इन्द्राय (indrāya) - to Indra

• दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - with the armor

• यदि (yadi) - if, in case

• माम् (mām) - me

• बलवृत्रघ्नः (balavṛtraghnaḥ) - the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra (an epithet of Indra)

• भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the purpose of begging/alms

• उपयास्यति (upayāsyati) - will approach, will come near

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - That (I), Therefore (I) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

इन्द्राय (indrāya) - to Indra

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the chief of the gods); lord, chief

दास्यामि (dāsyāmi) - I will give, I will grant

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - two earrings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, coiled ornament

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case.

वर्मणा (varmaṇā) - with the armor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of varman

varman - armor, protective covering

यदि (yadi) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

बलवृत्रघ्नः (balavṛtraghnaḥ) - the slayer of Bala and Vṛtra (an epithet of Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavṛtraghna

balavṛtraghna - slayer of Bala and Vṛtra (epithet of Indra)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa with dvandva components (bala+vṛtra+ghna)

• bala – Bala (name of an Asura)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of an Asura)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ghna – killer, slayer (as a suffix)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from the root han (to strike, kill) with a nominalizing suffix.
  Root: han (class 2)

भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for the purpose of begging/alms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhikṣārtha

bhikṣārtha - purpose of begging, for alms

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+artha)

• bhikṣā – begging, alms
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

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

उपयास्यति (upayāsyati) - will approach, will come near

(verb)

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

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

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