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.

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)