महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-297, verse-18

यक्ष उवाच ।
यक्षोऽहमस्मि भद्रं ते नास्मि पक्षी जलेचरः ।
मयैते निहताः सर्वे भ्रातरस्ते महौजसः ॥१८॥

18. yakṣa uvāca ,
yakṣo'hamasmi bhadraṁ te nāsmi pakṣī jalecaraḥ ,
mayaite nihatāḥ sarve bhrātaraste mahaujasaḥ.

18. yakṣaḥ uvāca yakṣaḥ aham asmi bhadram te na asmi pakṣī
jalecaraḥ mayā ete nihatāḥ sarve bhrātaraḥ te mahaujasaḥ

18. The Yaksha said: 'I am a Yaksha. May all be well with you. I am not a water-dwelling bird. All these brothers of yours, who possessed great power, were killed by me.'

Words meanings summery:

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yaksha (a class of nature-spirits)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yaksha (a class of nature-spirits)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, auspiciousness

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

• जलेचरः (jalecaraḥ) - water-dwelling, aquatic

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एते (ete) - these

• निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira's brothers. (brothers)

• ते (te) - your, of you

• महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great power, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yaksha (a class of nature-spirits)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yaksha (a class of mythological beings, guardians of treasures)

Masculine nominative singular.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect active, third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

यक्षः (yakṣaḥ) - Yaksha (a class of nature-spirits)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yaksha (a class of mythological beings, guardians of treasures)

Masculine nominative singular.

Note: Complement to 'asmi', stating identity.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun, nominative singular.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present active, first person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - welfare, auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, fortunate, good, welfare

Neuter nominative singular, used as a noun meaning 'welfare'.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun, dative or genitive singular.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √as

Present active, first person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

पक्षी (pakṣī) - bird

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pakṣin

pakṣin - bird, winged creature

Masculine nominative singular.

जलेचरः (jalecaraḥ) - water-dwelling, aquatic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalecara

jalecara - moving in water, aquatic (creature)

Masculine nominative singular.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+cara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going, dwelling
  adjective
  From the root √car ('to move, to wander').
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'pakṣī'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun, instrumental singular.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this, these

Masculine nominative plural.

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātaraḥ'.

निहताः (nihatāḥ) - killed, struck down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nihata

nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From the root √han ('to strike, to kill') with prefix 'ni-', masculine nominative plural.

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Masculine nominative plural.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira's brothers. (brothers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Masculine nominative plural.

ते (te) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Second person pronoun, genitive singular (or dative singular).

महौजसः (mahaujasaḥ) - of great power, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahaujas

mahaujas - of great power, mighty, vigorous

Masculine nominative plural.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ojas)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ojas – power, vigor, energy, strength
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātaraḥ'.