महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-69, verse-2
विदर्भान्यातुमिच्छामि दमदन्त्याः स्वयंवरम् ।
एकाह्ना हयतत्त्वज्ञ मन्यसे यदि बाहुक ॥२॥
एकाह्ना हयतत्त्वज्ञ मन्यसे यदि बाहुक ॥२॥
2. vidarbhānyātumicchāmi damadantyāḥ svayaṁvaram ,
ekāhnā hayatattvajña manyase yadi bāhuka.
ekāhnā hayatattvajña manyase yadi bāhuka.
2.
vidarbhān yātum icchāmi damayantyāḥ svayaṃvaram
ekāhnā hayatattvajña manyase yadi bāhuka
ekāhnā hayatattvajña manyase yadi bāhuka
2.
O Bāhuka, expert in horse-lore, I wish to go to Vidarbha for Damayantī's self-choice (svayaṃvara). Do you think it is possible in a single day?
Words meanings summery:
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- विदर्भान् (vidarbhān) - to the country of Vidarbha (to Vidarbha (a country/region))
- यातुम् (yātum) - to go (to go, in order to go)
- इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)
- दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī
- स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - the self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) (self-choice ceremony)
- एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day (in one day)
- हयतत्त्वज्ञ (hayatattvajña) - O expert in horse-lore (knower of horse-lore, expert in horses)
- मन्यसे (manyase) - if you think (it's possible) (you think, you consider)
- यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)
- बाहुक (bāhuka) - O Bāhuka (Nala in disguise) (Bāhuka (a proper name))
Words meanings and morphology
विदर्भान् (vidarbhān) - to the country of Vidarbha (to Vidarbha (a country/region))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vidarbha
vidarbha - Name of a country or region
Note: Denotes destination.
यातुम् (yātum) - to go (to go, in order to go)
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Formed with suffix -tum
Root: yā (class 2)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ
Present Active
Root iṣ, Class 6, Parasmaipada.
Root: iṣ (class 6)
दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī
(proper noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī
damayantī - Name of a princess, Nala's wife
Note: Could also be ablative singular. Genitive fits 'Damayantī's svayaṃvara'.
स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - the self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) (self-choice ceremony)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara
svayaṁvara - self-choice, a ceremony where a princess chooses her husband from assembled suitors
Compound of svayam (self) + vara (choice)
Compound type : tatpurusha (svayam+vara)
- svayam – self, by oneself
indeclinable - vara – choice, choosing, suitor
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Object of 'to go (for)'.
एकाह्ना (ekāhnā) - in a single day (in one day)
(indeclinable)
Compound of eka (one) + ahan (day)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+ahan)
- eka – one, single
numeral - ahan – day
noun (neuter)
Note: Functions adverbially, indicating time.
हयतत्त्वज्ञ (hayatattvajña) - O expert in horse-lore (knower of horse-lore, expert in horses)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of hayatattvajña
hayatattvajña - knower of the truth/nature of horses, expert in horses
Compound of haya (horse) + tattva (truth/nature) + jña (knower)
Compound type : tatpurusha (haya+tattva+jña)
- haya – horse
noun (masculine) - tattva – truth, reality, nature, essence
noun (neuter) - jña – knower, understanding
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root jñā (to know) with kṛt suffix -a.
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Refers to Bāhuka.
मन्यसे (manyase) - if you think (it's possible) (you think, you consider)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of man
Present Middle
Root man, Class 4, Ātmanepada.
Root: man (class 4)
यदि (yadi) - if (if, whether)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a conditional clause.
बाहुक (bāhuka) - O Bāhuka (Nala in disguise) (Bāhuka (a proper name))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bāhuka
bāhuka - Name of Nala in disguise