महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-7

विप्रियं ह्याचरन्मर्त्यो देवानां मृत्युमृच्छति ।
त्राहि मामनवद्याङ्गि वरयस्व सुरोत्तमान् ॥७॥

7. vipriyaṁ hyācaranmartyo devānāṁ mṛtyumṛcchati ,
trāhi māmanavadyāṅgi varayasva surottamān.

7. vipriyam hi ācaran martyaḥ devānām mṛtyum ṛcchati
trāhi mām anavadyāṅgi varayasva surottamān

7. Indeed, a mortal who acts offensively towards the gods incurs death. O flawlessly beautiful one, protect me and choose the best among the gods.

7. בן תמותה שעושה מה שאינו נעים לאלים פוגש את המוות. הו חפה מפגם, הצילי אותי ובחרי באחד מנעלי האלים.

Words meanings summery:

• विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable, unpleasant, offensive

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• आचरन् (ācaran) - acting (behaving, performing, practicing)

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal man (mortal, human being, man)

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - incurs (obtains, reaches, incurs, goes)

• त्राहि (trāhi) - protect (protect, save)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - O flawlessly beautiful one (O flawless-limbed one, O one whose body is without fault)

• वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose (choose, select, ask for a boon)

• सुरोत्तमान् (surottamān) - the best among the gods (the best of gods, chief gods)

Words meanings and morphology

विप्रियम् (vipriyam) - disagreeable, unpleasant, offensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipriya

vipriya - disagreeable, unpleasant, offensive

From vi + priya (dear).

Prefix: vi

Root: prī (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

आचरन् (ācaran) - acting (behaving, performing, practicing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarat

ācarat - performing, behaving, practicing

Present Active Participle

From verb root `car` (to move, to do) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal man (mortal, human being, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being, man

From root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 1)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

Root: mṛ (class 1)

ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - incurs (obtains, reaches, incurs, goes)

(verb)

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

Present tense, third person singular. From root `ṛch`.

Root: ṛch (class 6)

त्राहि (trāhi) - protect (protect, save)

(verb)

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

Imperative, second person singular. From root `trā`.

Root: trā (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun.

अनवद्याङ्गि (anavadyāṅgi) - O flawlessly beautiful one (O flawless-limbed one, O one whose body is without fault)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī

anavadyāṅgī - having flawless limbs, beautiful

Derived from `anavadyāṅga` (masculine/neuter) in feminine form.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anavadya+aṅga)

• anavadya – blameless, faultless
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)
  Negation 'an' + 'avadya' (blamable). Root 'vad' with prefix 'a' forming 'avadya'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: vad (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as an address to Damayantī.

वरयस्व (varayasva) - choose (choose, select, ask for a boon)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of varayasva

Imperative, second person singular, middle voice. From root `vṛ` (causal form `varaya`).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

सुरोत्तमान् (surottamān) - the best among the gods (the best of gods, chief gods)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of surottama

surottama - best of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `ut`.

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