महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-12

अहमप्यश्वकुशलः सूदत्वे च सुनिष्ठितः ।
ऋतुपर्णेन सारथ्ये भोजने च वृतः स्वयम् ॥१२॥

12. ahamapyaśvakuśalaḥ sūdatve ca suniṣṭhitaḥ ,
ṛtuparṇena sārathye bhojane ca vṛtaḥ svayam.

12. अहम् अपि अश्वकुशलः सूदत्वे च सुनिष्ठितः
ऋतुपर्णेन सारथ्ये भोजने च वृतः स्वयम्

12. "I am also skilled with horses and very well-established in the art of cooking. King Ṛtuparṇa himself chose me for charioteering and for cooking."

12. גם אני מיומן בסוסים ומומחה בבישול, ורְטוּפַּרְנַה בחר בי בעצמו לנהיגה ולבישול.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (अहम्) - I

• अपि (अपि) - also, even, too

• अश्वकुशलः (अश्वकुशलः) - skilled in horses, expert with horses

• सूदत्वे (सूदत्वे) - in the art of cooking (in the state of a cook, in the art of cooking)

• च (च) - and, also

• सुनिष्ठितः (सुनिष्ठितः) - very proficient (well-established, very proficient, highly skilled)

• ऋतुपर्णेन (ऋतुपर्णेन) - by Ṛtuparṇa (name of a king)

• सारथ्ये (सारथ्ये) - in charioteering, in the duties of a charioteer

• भोजने (भोजने) - in cooking (in cooking, in the matter of food, at a meal)

• च (च) - and, also

• वृतः (वृतः) - chosen, selected, appointed

• स्वयम् (स्वयम्) - personally, by oneself, oneself

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (अहम्) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of अस्मद्

अस्मद् - I, we

अपि (अपि) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अश्वकुशलः (अश्वकुशलः) - skilled in horses, expert with horses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of अश्वकुशल

अश्वकुशल - skilled in horses, expert with horses

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (अश्व+कुशल)

• अश्व – horse
  noun (masculine)
• कुशल – skilled, expert, proficient, well
  adjective (masculine)

सूदत्वे (सूदत्वे) - in the art of cooking (in the state of a cook, in the art of cooking)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of सूदत्व

सूदत्व - state or position of a cook, cooking

Derived from सूद (sūda, 'cook') + त्व (tva, abstract noun suffix)

च (च) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सुनिष्ठितः (सुनिष्ठितः) - very proficient (well-established, very proficient, highly skilled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of सुनिष्ठित

सुनिष्ठित - well-established, very firm, highly skilled, deeply engaged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root स्था (sthā) with prefixes सु (su) and नि (ni)

Prefixes: सु+नि

Root: स्था (class 1)

ऋतुपर्णेन (ऋतुपर्णेन) - by Ṛtuparṇa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ऋतुपर्ण

ऋतुपर्ण - Ṛtuparṇa (name of a king)

सारथ्ये (सारथ्ये) - in charioteering, in the duties of a charioteer

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of सारथ्य

सारथ्य - charioteering, the duty or profession of a charioteer

Derived from सारथि (sārathi, 'charioteer') + य (ya, suffix for abstract noun)

भोजने (भोजने) - in cooking (in cooking, in the matter of food, at a meal)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of भोजन

भोजन - eating, food, meal, cooking

Noun of action

Derived from root भुज् (bhuj)

Root: भुज् (class 7)

च (च) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वृतः (वृतः) - chosen, selected, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of वृत

वृत - chosen, selected, appointed, covered, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root वृ (vṛ, to choose) or वृ (vṛ, to cover)

Root: वृ (class 9)

स्वयम् (स्वयम्) - personally, by oneself, oneself

(indeclinable)

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