महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-35

एवं स भगवान्देवः स्वयम्भूः प्रपितामहः ।
हिनस्ति भूतैर्भूतानि छद्म कृत्वा युधिष्ठिर ॥३५॥

35. evaṁ sa bhagavāndevaḥ svayambhūḥ prapitāmahaḥ ,
hinasti bhūtairbhūtāni chadma kṛtvā yudhiṣṭhira.

35. evam saḥ bhagavān devaḥ svayambhūḥ prapitāmahaḥ
hinasti bhūtaiḥ bhūtāni chadma kṛtvā yudhiṣṭhira

35. O Yudhishthira, in this manner, that divine Lord (bhagavān), the self-existent (svayambhū) great-grandfather (prapitāmaha), destroys living beings (bhūta) with other living beings (bhūta) by employing deception.

35. (כך) הסב הקדמון בְּרַהְמָה, האל הנכבד הנולד מעצמו, מכלה יצורים בידי יצורים אחרים כשהוא עושה זאת במסווה, הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

• सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine Lord (bhagavān) (Lord, divine, glorious, venerable)

• देवः (devaḥ) - divine (god, divine being, celestial)

• स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-existent (svayambhū) (self-existent, self-born)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather (prapitāmaha) (great-grandfather)

• हिनस्ति (hinasti) - destroys (he harms, injures, destroys, kills)

• भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - with other beings (bhūta) (by beings, with creatures, with elements)

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (bhūta) (beings, creatures, elements)

• छद्म (chadma) - deception (deceit, trick, disguise, pretense)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by employing (having done, having made, having performed)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this way, so)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, this

Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.

Note: Refers to the Lord.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine Lord (bhagavān) (Lord, divine, glorious, venerable)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable, the Lord, blessed

Present active participle

Derived from root 'bhaj' (to partake, enjoy) with 'vat' suffix, often used as a noun for a deity.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: An epithet for a deity.

देवः (devaḥ) - divine (god, divine being, celestial)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, divine being, celestial, luminous

Root: div (class 4)

स्वयम्भूः (svayambhūḥ) - self-existent (svayambhū) (self-existent, self-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, uncreated, an epithet of Brahma, Shiva, or Vishnu

Compound of 'svayam' (self) and 'bhū' (being/existent).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – self, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, world, earth
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: An epithet for Brahma in this context.

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather (prapitāmaha) (great-grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather, a great sire, an epithet of Brahma

Compound of 'pra' (before, very) and 'pitāmaha' (grandfather).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forth, very, greatly
  indeclinable
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Brahma in this context.

हिनस्ति (hinasti) - destroys (he harms, injures, destroys, kills)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hiṃs

Present Tense

7th class, parasmaipada (active voice).

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

भूतैः (bhūtaiḥ) - with other beings (bhūta) (by beings, with creatures, with elements)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become), used as a noun meaning 'a being'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to living creatures, used as an instrument.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - living beings (bhūta) (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become), used as a noun meaning 'a being'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'hinasti'.

छद्म (chadma) - deception (deceit, trick, disguise, pretense)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of chadman

chadman - disguise, fraud, deceit, pretense, trick

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - by employing (having done, having made, having performed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with the suffix '-tvā'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'hinasti'.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle (name of the eldest Pandava brother), a proper noun

Compound of 'yudhi' (in battle, locative of 'yudh') and 'sthira' (firm, steady).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in direct address.

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