महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-27

मां चापि राजञ्जानन्ति आकुमारमिमाः प्रजाः ।
अज्ञातचर्यां पश्यामि मेरोरिव निगूहनम् ॥२७॥

27. māṁ cāpi rājañjānanti ākumāramimāḥ prajāḥ ,
ajñātacaryāṁ paśyāmi meroriva nigūhanam.

27. mām ca api rājan jānanti ākumāram imāḥ prajāḥ
ajñātacaryām paśyāmi meroḥ iva nigūhanam

27. O King, these people know me, even from childhood. Yet, I see this secret activity as if it were the concealment of Mount Meru.

27. הו מלך, כל האנשים האלה מכירים אותי עוד מילדותי, ואני רואה בחיים בלתי מוכרים הסתרה כמו הסתרת הר מֵרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• माम् (mām) - me

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

• आकुमारम् (ākumāram) - from childhood, even children

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, subjects

• अज्ञातचर्याम् (ajñātacaryām) - unknown conduct, secret activity

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

• मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, Meru's

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• निगूहनम् (nigūhanam) - concealment, hiding

Words meanings and morphology

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

जानन्ति (jānanti) - they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

आकुमारम् (ākumāram) - from childhood, even children

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+kumāra)

• ā – up to, until, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix or preposition
• kumāra – boy, youth, son
  noun (masculine)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people, subjects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, progeny, subjects, creation

अज्ञातचर्याम् (ajñātacaryām) - unknown conduct, secret activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ajñātacaryā

ajñātacaryā - unknown conduct, secret behavior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ajñāta+caryā)

• ajñāta – unknown, not known
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Negated form of jñāta (known), derived from root jñā (to know) with negation 'a'.
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• caryā – conduct, activity, behavior
  noun (feminine)
  From root car (to move, to behave)
  Root: car (class 1)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मेरोः (meroḥ) - of Meru, Meru's

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru (mythical mountain, axis of the universe)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

निगूहनम् (nigūhanam) - concealment, hiding

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nigūhana

nigūhana - concealment, hiding, covering

verbal noun

Derived from the root guh (to hide) with prefix ni.

Prefix: ni

Root: guh (class 1)

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