महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-298, verse-13

धर्म उवाच ।
अरणीसहितं तस्य ब्राह्मणस्य हृतं मया ।
मृगवेषेण कौन्तेय जिज्ञासार्थं तव प्रभो ॥१३॥

13. dharma uvāca ,
araṇīsahitaṁ tasya brāhmaṇasya hṛtaṁ mayā ,
mṛgaveṣeṇa kaunteya jijñāsārthaṁ tava prabho.

13. dharma uvāca | araṇīsahitam tasya brāhmaṇasya hṛtam
mayā | mṛgaveṣeṇa kaunteya jijñāsārtham tava prabho

13. Dharma (natural law) said: "O son of Kuntī, O lord, I myself took those fire-sticks of that Brahmin, disguised as a deer, for the purpose of testing you."

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म (dharma) - The deity Dharma (natural law) (Dharma (proper noun, deity of natural law))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अरणीसहितम् (araṇīsahitam) - the fire-sticks (that were stolen) (together with the fire-sticks)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Brahmin) (his, of him)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin (whose fire-sticks were taken) (of the Brahmin, by the Brahmin)

• हृतम् (hṛtam) - (was) taken (by me) (taken, stolen, carried away)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Dharma) (by me)

• मृगवेषेण (mṛgaveṣeṇa) - in the disguise of a deer (by the disguise of a deer, in the form of a deer)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of testing you (for the purpose of testing/knowing)

• तव (tava) - your (testing) (your, to you, for you)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म (dharma) - The deity Dharma (natural law) (Dharma (proper noun, deity of natural law))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - religious or moral duty, law, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue

From √dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अरणीसहितम् (araṇīsahitam) - the fire-sticks (that were stolen) (together with the fire-sticks)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of araṇīsahita

araṇīsahita - accompanied by the fire-sticks, with fire-sticks

Compound: araṇī (fire-sticks) + sahita (accompanied)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (araṇī+sahita)

• araṇī – fire-sticks, kindling wood
  noun (feminine)
• sahita – accompanied by, together with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sa-√dhā (to put together)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'hṛtam', here substantivized.

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Brahmin) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇasya'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the Brahmin (whose fire-sticks were taken) (of the Brahmin, by the Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Possessive, 'of the Brahmin'.

हृतम् (hṛtam) - (was) taken (by me) (taken, stolen, carried away)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hṛta

hṛta - taken, stolen, carried away

Past Passive Participle

From √hṛ (to take, carry, steal)

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective, often functions as a passive verb. Agrees with 'araṇīsahitam'.

मया (mayā) - by me (Dharma) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

मृगवेषेण (mṛgaveṣeṇa) - in the disguise of a deer (by the disguise of a deer, in the form of a deer)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛgaveṣa

mṛgaveṣa - disguise of a deer, form of a deer

Compound: mṛga (deer) + veṣa (disguise)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+veṣa)

• mṛga – deer, antelope, wild animal
  noun (masculine)
• veṣa – dress, garb, disguise, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  From √viś (to enter, assume a form)
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Means 'by means of the disguise of a deer'.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic from Kuntī

Note: Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira.

जिज्ञासार्थम् (jijñāsārtham) - for the purpose of testing you (for the purpose of testing/knowing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jijñāsārtha

jijñāsārtha - for the purpose of knowing, for inquiry, for testing

Compound: jijñāsā (desire to know/test) + artha (purpose)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jijñāsā+artha)

• jijñāsā – desire to know, inquiry, curiosity
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  From desiderative stem of √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially, 'for the purpose of...'.

तव (tava) - your (testing) (your, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: Qualifies 'jijñāsārtham'.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira.