महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-2

मया स पुरुषव्याघ्रो जिष्णुः सत्यपराक्रमः ।
अस्त्रहेतोर्महाबाहुरमितात्मा विवासितः ॥२॥

2. mayā sa puruṣavyāghro jiṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ ,
astrahetormahābāhuramitātmā vivāsitaḥ.

2. mayā sa puruṣavyāghraḥ jiṣṇuḥ satyaparākramaḥ
| astrahetoḥ mahābāhuḥ amitātmā vivāsitaḥ

2. By me, that tiger among men (puruṣa), the victorious, whose valor is true, the mighty-armed, he of immeasurable spirit (ātman), has been sent away for the sake of acquiring weapons.

2. אני שלחתי לגלות את אַרְג׳וּנַה (ג׳ִישְׁנוּ), אדם כנמר, בעל גבורה אמיתית וזרועות אדירות ונפש עצומה, כדי שישיג נשק.

Words meanings summery:

• मया (mayā) - by me (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by me)

• स (sa) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

• पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - that tiger among men (puruṣa) (Arjuna) (tiger among men, best of men)

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - victorious (victorious, triumphant, conqueror)

• सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - whose valor is true (whose valor is true, of true might/prowess)

• अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the sake of acquiring weapons (for the sake of weapons, for weapons)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (mighty-armed)

• अमितात्मा (amitātmā) - of immeasurable spirit (ātman) (of immeasurable spirit/soul, great-souled)

• विवासितः (vivāsitaḥ) - has been sent away (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (sent away, exiled, banished)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - by me (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent in a passive construction (vivāsitaḥ).

स (sa) - that (Arjuna) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

पुरुषव्याघ्रः (puruṣavyāghraḥ) - that tiger among men (puruṣa) (Arjuna) (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, eminent man

Tatpuruṣa compound, a type of comparison.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna implicitly.

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - victorious (victorious, triumphant, conqueror)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant, conquering

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer).

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna.

सत्यपराक्रमः (satyaparākramaḥ) - whose valor is true (whose valor is true, of true might/prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyaparākrama

satyaparākrama - of true valor, of genuine prowess

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+parākrama)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna.

अस्त्रहेतोः (astrahetoḥ) - for the sake of acquiring weapons (for the sake of weapons, for weapons)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of astrahetu

astrahetu - reason for weapons, cause of weapons

Tatpuruṣa compound. Used with 'hetoḥ' in the genitive as an indeclinable meaning 'for the sake of'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (astra+hetu)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially with genitive, meaning 'for the sake of'.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (Arjuna) (mighty-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, having strong arms

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna.

अमितात्मा (amitātmā) - of immeasurable spirit (ātman) (of immeasurable spirit/soul, great-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amitātman

amitātman - of immeasurable spirit, great-souled, infinite-souled

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ātman)

• amita – unmeasured, immeasurable, infinite
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle (from mā)
  Negative particle 'a' + past passive participle of root 'mā' (to measure).
  Root: mā (class 3)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Arjuna.

विवासितः (vivāsitaḥ) - has been sent away (by Yudhiṣṭhira) (sent away, exiled, banished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivāsita

vivāsita - sent away, banished, exiled

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ā'. The root 'vas' (to dwell) with 'vi-ā' means to banish.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Acts as the main verb of the sentence, in passive voice.

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