महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-16

महर्षे मम पुत्रोऽयं कुन्त्यां जातो महाभुजः ।
अस्त्रहेतोरिह प्राप्तः कस्माच्चित्कारणान्तरात् ॥१६॥

16. maharṣe mama putro'yaṁ kuntyāṁ jāto mahābhujaḥ ,
astrahetoriha prāptaḥ kasmāccitkāraṇāntarāt.

16. maharṣe mama putraḥ ayam kuntyām jātaḥ mahābhujaḥ
astrahetoḥ iha prāptaḥ kasmāt cit kāraṇāntarāt

16. O great sage, this mighty-armed son of mine was born of Kunti. He has come here for the sake of obtaining divine weapons, and for some other reason.

16. הו חוזה גדול, בני זה, בעל הזרועות החזקות, נולד לקוּנְטִי, ובא לכאן בשביל נשק ובגלל סיבה נוספת כלשהי.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O revered sage Lomasha! (O great sage!)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Arjuna) (son)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (Arjuna) (this one, he)

• कुन्त्याम् (kuntyām) - of Kunti, by Kunti (as mother) (in Kunti, by Kunti)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

• महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (great-armed, mighty-armed)

• अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the purpose of acquiring divine weapons (for the sake of weapons)

• इह (iha) - here (in Svarga/heaven) (here, in this world)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, obtained, attained)

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from some (from what, why)

• चित् (cit) - (making indefinite) ((indefinite particle))

• कारणान्तरात् (kāraṇāntarāt) - due to some other reason (from another reason, from other causes)

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O revered sage Lomasha! (O great sage!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular of 'asmad'.

Note: Refers to Indra.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Arjuna) (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Subject.

अयम् (ayam) - this one (Arjuna) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular of 'idam'.

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

कुन्त्याम् (kuntyām) - of Kunti, by Kunti (as mother) (in Kunti, by Kunti)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (mother of the Pandavas)

Note: Indicates the mother.

जातः (jātaḥ) - born (born, produced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Functions like a verb 'was born'.

महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (great-armed, mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhuja

mahābhuja - great-armed, mighty-armed

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhuja)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bhuja – arm, hand; shoulder
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'putraḥ'.

अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the purpose of acquiring divine weapons (for the sake of weapons)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of astrahetu

astrahetu - reason/cause for weapons

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+hetu)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive, purpose
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates the purpose of his arrival.

इह (iha) - here (in Svarga/heaven) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - has arrived, has come (arrived, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as the main verb here.

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - from some (from what, why)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Ablative singular of 'kim'.

Note: Used with 'cit' for indefinite 'from some'.

चित् (cit) - (making indefinite) ((indefinite particle))

(indeclinable)

Used to make indefinite pronouns/adverbs.

कारणान्तरात् (kāraṇāntarāt) - due to some other reason (from another reason, from other causes)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇāntara

kāraṇāntara - another cause, another reason

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+antara)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – other, different, internal, interval
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used with 'kasmāt cit'.

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