महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-83

यत्कृतेऽहमिदं विप्राः प्रपन्ना भृशदारुणम् ।
वनं प्रतिभयं घोरं शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् ॥८३॥

83. yatkṛte'hamidaṁ viprāḥ prapannā bhṛśadāruṇam ,
vanaṁ pratibhayaṁ ghoraṁ śārdūlamṛgasevitam.

83. yatkṛte aham idam viprāḥ prapannā bhṛśadāruṇam
vanam pratibhayam ghoram śārdūlamṛgasevitam

83. O Brahmins, it is for his sake that I have resorted to this exceedingly terrible, terrifying, and fierce forest, which is frequented by tigers and wild animals.

83. הו בְּרַהְמִינִים, למען מי באתי אל היער הנורא הזה, המפחיד והאיום, שבו משוטטים נמרים וחיות טרף?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake, on account of whom

• अहम् (aham) - I

• इदम् (idam) - this

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - resorted to, entered, taken refuge in

• भृशदारुणम् (bhṛśadāruṇam) - exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrible

• वनम् (vanam) - forest

• प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

• घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce, terrible, frightful

• शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् (śārdūlamṛgasevitam) - frequented by tigers and wild animals

Words meanings and morphology

यत्कृते (yatkṛte) - for whose sake, on account of whom

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'yat' (relative pronoun) and 'kṛte' (locative of kṛta, meaning 'for the sake of').

Compound type : Tatpurusha (yat+kṛta)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṛta – done, made, sake
  noun/adjective (Past Passive Participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Used here in its locative form 'kṛte' as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of'.
  Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to Nala.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter singular nominative/accusative of 'idam')

Note: Refers to 'vanam'.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, learned, inspired

Note: Direct address by Damayantī.

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - resorted to, entered, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - resorted to, arrived, obtained, fallen into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root √pad (to go, fall) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: √pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Damayantī).

भृशदारुणम् (bhṛśadāruṇam) - exceedingly dreadful, extremely terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhṛśadāruṇa

bhṛśadāruṇa - very dreadful, extremely terrible

Compound type : Karmadharaya (bhṛśa+dāruṇa)

• bhṛśa – very, exceedingly, much
  indeclinable (adverb)
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, grove, wood

प्रतिभयम् (pratibhayam) - terrifying, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pratibhaya

pratibhaya - dreadful, terrible, causing fear

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - fierce, terrible, frightful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

शार्दूलमृगसेवितम् (śārdūlamṛgasevitam) - frequented by tigers and wild animals

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śārdūlamṛgasevita

śārdūlamṛgasevita - resorted to by tigers and other beasts

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śārdūla+mṛga+sevita)

• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – animal, deer, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – resorted to, frequented by, served
  adjective (Past Passive Participle) (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √sev (to serve, frequent).
  Root: √sev (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'vanam'.

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