महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-72, verse-18

क्व नु त्वं कितव छित्त्वा वस्त्रार्धं प्रस्थितो मम ।
उत्सृज्य विपिने सुप्तामनुरक्तां प्रियां प्रिय ॥१८॥

18. kva nu tvaṁ kitava chittvā vastrārdhaṁ prasthito mama ,
utsṛjya vipine suptāmanuraktāṁ priyāṁ priya.

18. kva nu tvam kitava chittvā vastra-ardham prasthitaḥ
mama utsṛjya vipine suptām anuraktām priyām priya

18. O dear one, where indeed are you, you deceiver? You departed after tearing off half of my garment, abandoning your devoted beloved who was sleeping in the forest.

18. הו מהמר, הו אהוב, לאן הלכת אחרי שקרעת את חצי הבגד שלי, ועזבת ביער את אהובתך הנאמנה בעודה ישנה?

Words meanings summery:

• क्व (kva) - where

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कितव (kitava) - O cheat, O gambler, O deceiver

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having torn, having cut

• वस्त्र-अर्धम् (vastra-ardham) - the half of my garment (half of the garment)

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - departed, gone forth

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

• विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping

• अनुरक्ताम् (anuraktām) - devoted, attached, loving

• प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear one

• प्रिय (priya) - O dear one, O beloved

Words meanings and morphology

क्व (kva) - where

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now, surely

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कितव (kitava) - O cheat, O gambler, O deceiver

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kitava

kitava - cheat, gambler, deceiver

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having torn, having cut

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root chid (to cut) with suffix -tvā.

Root: chid (class 7)

वस्त्र-अर्धम् (vastra-ardham) - the half of my garment (half of the garment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vastrārdha

vastrārdha - half-garment

Compound type : tatpurusha (vastra+ardha)

• vastra – garment, cloth
  noun (neuter)
• ardha – half, part
  noun (neuter)

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - departed, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix pra- and suffix -kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having forsaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root sṛj (to create/release) with prefix ut- and suffix -ya.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

विपिने (vipine) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vipina

vipina - forest, wilderness

सुप्ताम् (suptām) - sleeping

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of supta

supta - asleep, sleeping

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root svap (to sleep) with suffix -kta.

Root: svap (class 2)

अनुरक्ताम् (anuraktām) - devoted, attached, loving

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anurakta

anurakta - devoted, attached, loving

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root rañj (to color, be pleased) with prefix anu- and suffix -kta.

Prefix: anu

Root: rañj (class 1)

प्रियाम् (priyām) - beloved, dear one

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of priyā

priyā - beloved woman, wife, dear one

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

प्रिय (priya) - O dear one, O beloved

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, liked

Note: Refers to the male interlocutor.

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