महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-14

यत्त्वयोक्तं नरव्याघ्र मत्समक्षं महाद्युते ।
कर्तुमर्हसि कल्याण तदृतं पार्थिवर्षभ ॥१४॥

14. yattvayoktaṁ naravyāghra matsamakṣaṁ mahādyute ,
kartumarhasi kalyāṇa tadṛtaṁ pārthivarṣabha.

14. yat tvayā uktam naravyāghra matsamakṣam mahādyute
kartum arhasi kalyāṇa tat ṛtam pārthivarṣabha

14. O best among men, O greatly brilliant one, O benevolent one, O best of kings, you ought to fulfill that truth (ṛtam) which you spoke in my presence.

14. הו אדם דגול בעל הוד גדול, הו אציל, הו מיטב המלכים, מה שאמרת לי בנוכחותי ראוי שתקיים, ושתהפוך אותו לאמת.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• मत्समक्षम् (matsamakṣam) - in my presence

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O greatly brilliant one

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you are worthy

• कल्याण (kalyāṇa) - O auspicious one, O benevolent one, O excellent one

• तत् (tat) - Refers to 'yat uktam' (that)

• ऋतम् (ṛtam) - referring to the truth or vow spoken (truth, cosmic order, right)

• पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - O best of kings, O bull among kings

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak), with irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yat' and 'ṛtam'.

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

मत्समक्षम् (matsamakṣam) - in my presence

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mad+samakṣa)

• asmad – I, me (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
  stem form for first person pronoun when forming compounds
• samakṣa – present, before the eyes, in sight, in presence of
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: sam

Note: Adverbial accusative, meaning 'in my presence'.

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly radiant one, O greatly brilliant one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor/brilliance, greatly splendid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brightness, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  from root √dyut (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you are worthy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

कल्याण (kalyāṇa) - O auspicious one, O benevolent one, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, excellent, benevolent, welfare

तत् (tat) - Refers to 'yat uktam' (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative/correlative pronoun)

Note: Accusative singular neuter.

ऋतम् (ṛtam) - referring to the truth or vow spoken (truth, cosmic order, right)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛta

ṛta - truth, right, cosmic order, divine law

Note: This is the direct object of 'kartum'.

पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - O best of kings, O bull among kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivarṣabha

pārthivarṣabha - best of kings, chief of princes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+ṛṣabha)

• pārthiva – earthly, a king, prince
  noun (masculine)
  from pṛthivī (earth) + aṇ pratyaya
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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