महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-17

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अहो नैनं भवान्वेत्ति पुराणमृषिसत्तमम् ।
शृणु मे वदतो ब्रह्मन्योऽयं यच्चास्य कारणम् ॥१७॥

17. aho nainaṁ bhavānvetti purāṇamṛṣisattamam ,
śṛṇu me vadato brahmanyo'yaṁ yaccāsya kāraṇam.

17. aho na enam bhavān vetti purāṇam ṛṣisattamam
śṛṇu me vadataḥ brahman yaḥ ayam ca asya kāraṇam

17. Indeed, your honor does not know him, the ancient one, the foremost among sages. O Brahmin, listen to me as I speak of who this one is and what his purpose is.

Words meanings summery:

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अहो (aho) - Indeed! (Oh!, Alas!, indeed!)

न (na) - not

एनम् (enam) - him (Arjuna) (him, this one)

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor (Lomasha) (your honor, you (polite))

वेत्ति (vetti) - you know (he/she/it knows)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - the ancient one (Arjuna) (ancient, old, primeval)

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the foremost among sages (Arjuna) (best of sages)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen!, hear!)

मे (me) - from me (as the speaker) (by me, from me, my, to me)

वदतः (vadataḥ) - as I speak, of me speaking (speaking (one), of the one speaking)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O sage! (Lomasha) (O Brahmin!)

यः (yaḥ) - who (this one is) (who, which)

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

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अस्य (asya) - his (Arjuna's) (his, its, of this)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the reason (for his presence) (cause, reason, motive, instrument)

Words meanings and morphology

अहो (aho) - Indeed! (Oh!, Alas!, indeed!)

(indeclinable)

Particle of exclamation.

Note: Expresses mild surprise or wonder.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Arjuna) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

Masculine accusative singular of 'ena'.

Note: Object of 'vetti'.

भवान् (bhavān) - your honor (Lomasha) (your honor, you (polite))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Masculine nominative singular of 'bhavat'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vetti'.

वेत्ति (vetti) - you know (he/she/it knows)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular verb, belongs to adādi (2nd) class.

Root: vid (class 2)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - the ancient one (Arjuna) (ancient, old, primeval)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, primeval, traditional; a Purāṇa (text)

Root: pur

Note: Epithet for Arjuna, referring to his divine and ancient origin as Nara.

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the foremost among sages (Arjuna) (best of sages)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound. 'sattama' is a superlative suffix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

ṛṣi – sage, seer
noun (masculine)
sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative form of 'sat' (good, existent).
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'enam'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (to me) (listen!, hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

Root 'śru', 'śṇu' suffix of 5th class.

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - from me (as the speaker) (by me, from me, my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive/Dative singular of 'asmad'. Here, used in an ablative/agentive sense with the participle.