महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-286, verse-4

इष्टो भक्तश्च मे कर्णो न चान्यद्दैवतं दिवि ।
जानीत इति वै कृत्वा भगवानाह मद्धितम् ॥४॥

4. iṣṭo bhaktaśca me karṇo na cānyaddaivataṁ divi ,
jānīta iti vai kṛtvā bhagavānāha maddhitam.

4. iṣṭaḥ bhaktaḥ ca me karṇaḥ na ca anyat daivatam
divi | jānīta iti vai kṛtvā bhagavān āha mat hitam

4. Karṇa is dear and devoted to me; indeed, there is no other deity (daivata) in heaven (divi) like him. Knowing this, the Lord (bhagavān) spoke words beneficial for me.

Words meanings summery:

• इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, desired, worshipped)

• भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devoted (devoted, worshipping, devotee)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity (daivata) (deity, god, divine being)

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven (divi) (in heaven, in the sky)

• जानीत (jānīta) - this being known, having acknowledged this (it is known; know ye (plural); let them two know)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken into consideration, having understood (having done, having made, having performed)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (bhagavān) (the Lord, the adorable one, the Blessed One)

• आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

• मत् (mat) - for me (my, to me, for me)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (words) (beneficial, good, welfare)

Words meanings and morphology

इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - dear (dear, beloved, desired, worshipped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - dear, beloved, desired, worshipped, sacrificed, wished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √yaj (to sacrifice, worship) with the suffix -ta.

Root: yaj (class 1)

भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - devoted (devoted, worshipping, devotee)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, worshipping, devotee, participant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhaj (to share, serve, worship) with the suffix -ta.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive singular. Here implies 'to me'.

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - ear, the proper name Karṇa

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

दैवतम् (daivatam) - deity (daivata) (deity, god, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, god, divine being, divine power

Derived from 'deva' (god) with the suffix '-ta'.

दिवि (divi) - in heaven (divi) (in heaven, in the sky)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

जानीत (jānīta) - this being known, having acknowledged this (it is known; know ye (plural); let them two know)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: While grammatically 2nd plural or 3rd dual imperative, in this context (jānīta iti vai kṛtvā), it is idiomatically interpreted as 'this being known' or 'having known this', referring to the truth stated in the previous clause, and serving as the object of 'kṛtvā'.

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having taken into consideration, having understood (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the root √kṛ, formed with the suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord (bhagavān) (the Lord, the adorable one, the Blessed One)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - adorable, divine, prosperous, glorious, the Lord, the Blessed One

आह (āha) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Root: ah

मत् (mat) - for me (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Used as the first part of the compound 'mat-hitam'.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (words) (beneficial, good, welfare)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, placed, welfare

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √dhā (to place, put) with the suffix -ta. Originally meaning 'placed', it evolved to mean 'suitable' or 'beneficial'.

Root: dhā (class 3)