महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-288, verse-10

नियमेन परेणाहमुपस्थास्ये द्विजोत्तमम् ।
यथा त्वया नरेन्द्रेदं भाषितं ब्राह्मणं प्रति ॥१०॥

10. niyamena pareṇāhamupasthāsye dvijottamam ,
yathā tvayā narendredaṁ bhāṣitaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ prati.

10. niyamena pareṇa aham upasthāsye dvijottamam yathā
tvayā narendra idam bhāṣitam brāhmaṇam prati

10. O King, I shall attend upon the best of Brahmins (dvija) with supreme discipline, just as this was spoken by you concerning the Brahmin.

10. אשרת את הבְּרַהְמִין המעולה בקפדנות עליונה, כפי שאמרת, הו שליט בני האדם, בנוגע לבְּרַהְמִין.

Words meanings summery:

• नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by rule, with restraint

• परेण (pareṇa) - by the supreme, with the excellent

• अहम् (aham) - I

• उपस्थास्ये (upasthāsye) - I shall attend, I shall serve

• द्विजोत्तमम् (dvijottamam) - the best of Brahmins (dvija)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king, O lord of men

• इदम् (idam) - this statement (this)

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, said, declared

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to the Brahmin

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, to, against

Words meanings and morphology

नियमेन (niyamena) - by discipline, by rule, with restraint

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - discipline, rule, restraint, vow

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

परेण (pareṇa) - by the supreme, with the excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, excellent, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with niyamena.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

उपस्थास्ये (upasthāsye) - I shall attend, I shall serve

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of sthā

future tense (lṛṭ)

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: With upa prefix.

द्विजोत्तमम् (dvijottamam) - the best of Brahmins (dvija)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among Brahmins (dvija)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this statement (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the bhāṣitam (spoken word/statement).

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, said, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhāṣ with suffix -ta

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle of bhāṣ.

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to the Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman

Note: Used with prati.

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, to, against

(indeclinable)

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