महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-63, verse-5

मया प्रलब्धो ब्रह्मर्षिरनागाः सुमहातपाः ।
तेन मन्युपरीतेन शप्तोऽस्मि मनुजाधिप ॥५॥

5. mayā pralabdho brahmarṣiranāgāḥ sumahātapāḥ ,
tena manyuparītena śapto'smi manujādhipa.

5. mayā pralabdhaḥ brahmarṣiḥ anāgāḥ sumahātapāḥ
tena manyuparītena śaptaḥ asmi manujādhipa

5. O king of men, I deceived a faultless brahmin sage (brahmarṣi) who possessed great ascetic power (tapas). Consequently, consumed by wrath, he cursed me.

5. רימיתי חוזה בְּרַהְמִין חף מפשע, בעל עוצמה רוחנית גדולה, והוא בזעמו קילל אותי, הו שליט בני האדם.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रलब्धः (pralabdhaḥ) - deceived, tricked

• ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - a brahmin sage

• अनागाः (anāgāḥ) - faultless, innocent

• सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism

• तेन (tena) - by him

• मन्युपरीतेन (manyuparītena) - overcome with anger

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O king of men

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रलब्धः (pralabdhaḥ) - deceived, tricked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pralabdha

pralabdha - deceived, tricked, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra- + √labh (to seize, obtain)

Prefix: pra

Root: labh (class 1)

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - a brahmin sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a sage of the brahmin caste, a divinely inspired sage

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – the Absolute, sacred knowledge, a priest, prayer
  noun (neuter)
• ṛṣi – a seer, a sage
  noun (masculine)

अनागाः (anāgāḥ) - faultless, innocent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anāgas

anāgas - faultless, innocent, without offense

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (an+āgas)

• an – not, without (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• āgas – fault, offense, sin
  noun (neuter)

सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great asceticism

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātapas

sumahātapas - having great ascetic power, of great austerity

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tapas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – asceticism, austerity, penance (tapas), heat
  noun (neuter)

तेन (tena) - by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मन्युपरीतेन (manyuparītena) - overcome with anger

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manyuparīta

manyuparīta - overcome by wrath, surrounded by anger

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manyu+parīta)

• manyu – wrath, anger, fury
  noun (masculine)
• parīta – surrounded, encompassed, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from pari- + √i (to go)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, sworn

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √śap (to curse, swear)

Root: śap (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O king of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - king of men, lord of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – human, man (born of Manu)
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

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