महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-18

सोऽयं वत्से महाभार आहितस्त्वयि सांप्रतम् ।
त्वं सदा नियता कुर्या ब्राह्मणस्याभिराधनम् ॥१८॥

18. so'yaṁ vatse mahābhāra āhitastvayi sāṁpratam ,
tvaṁ sadā niyatā kuryā brāhmaṇasyābhirādhanam.

18. saḥ ayam vatse mahābhāraḥ āhitaḥ tvayi sāmpratam
tvam sadā niyatā kuryāḥ brāhmaṇasya abhirādhanam

18. O dear child, this great burden is now placed upon you. You should always, with discipline, perform the respectful service of the brahmins.

18. בתי, העול הגדול הזה הוטל עליך עתה. תמיד, באיפוק, שרתי את הבְּרַהְמִין.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (burden) (that, he)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• वत्से (vatse) - O dear child, O daughter

• महाभारः (mahābhāraḥ) - great burden, great weight

• आहितः (āhitaḥ) - placed (upon you) (placed, put, imposed, dedicated)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (on you, in you, regarding you)

• साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, suitably

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• नियता (niyatā) - disciplined, restrained, self-controlled, diligent

• कुर्याः (kuryāḥ) - you should do, you should perform

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

• अभिराधनम् (abhirādhanam) - respectful service (worship, gratification, service)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (burden) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वत्से (vatse) - O dear child, O daughter

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of vatsā

vatsā - dear child, calf, daughter

महाभारः (mahābhāraḥ) - great burden, great weight

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāra

mahābhāra - great burden, great weight

Compound type : karmaśakya (mahā+bhāra)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāra – burden, load, weight
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: The verse text presents 'mahābhāra' where 'mahābhāraḥ' (nominative singular with visarga) would be grammatically expected for sandhi before a vowel.

आहितः (āhitaḥ) - placed (upon you) (placed, put, imposed, dedicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhita

āhita - placed, put, imposed, dedicated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' with prefix 'ā', participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

त्वयि (tvayi) - upon you (on you, in you, regarding you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun)

साम्प्रतम् (sāmpratam) - now, at present, suitably

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

नियता (niyatā) - disciplined, restrained, self-controlled, diligent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, disciplined, controlled, diligent, fixed, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yam' with prefix 'ni', participle suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कुर्याः (kuryāḥ) - you should do, you should perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The verse text presents 'kuryā' which is an elided form of 'kuryāḥ' (nominative singular with visarga) due to sandhi before a consonant.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class, relating to Brahman

अभिराधनम् (abhirādhanam) - respectful service (worship, gratification, service)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhirādhana

abhirādhana - worship, gratification, propitiation, service

Action Noun

Derived from root 'rādh' with prefix 'abhi', suffix '-ana'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: rādh (class 4)

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