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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-12

विश्वामित्रस्य तां दृष्ट्वा विभूतिमतिमानुषीम् ।
कन्यकुब्जेऽपिबत्सोममिन्द्रेण सह कौशिकः ।
ततः क्षत्रादपाक्रामद्ब्राह्मणोऽस्मीति चाब्रवीत् ॥१२॥
12. viśvāmitrasya tāṁ dṛṣṭvā vibhūtimatimānuṣīm ,
kanyakubje'pibatsomamindreṇa saha kauśikaḥ ,
tataḥ kṣatrādapākrāmadbrāhmaṇo'smīti cābravīt.
12. viśvāmitrasya tām dṛṣṭvā vibhūtim
atimānuṣīm kānyakubje apibat somam
indreṇa saha kauśikaḥ tataḥ kṣatrāt
apākrāmat brāhmaṇaḥ asmi iti ca abravīt
12. After witnessing Viśvāmitra's superhuman glory, Kauśika drank Soma in Kānyakubja along with Indra. Thereafter, he abandoned his warrior (kṣatra) status and declared, 'I am a Brahmin.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra
  • ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, accusative singular)
  • दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving
  • विभूतिम् (vibhūtim) - glory, power, manifestation, prosperity
  • अतिमानुषीम् (atimānuṣīm) - superhuman, divine, extraordinary
  • कान्यकुब्जे (kānyakubje) - in Kānyakubja (a city)
  • अपिबत् (apibat) - drank
  • सोमम् (somam) - Soma (a divine drink or plant)
  • इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - with Indra
  • सह (saha) - with, together with
  • कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Kauśika (a descendant of Kuśika, referring to Viśvāmitra))
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
  • क्षत्रात् (kṣatrāt) - from his Kṣatriya status (from the warrior class, from kṣatriya status, from sovereignty)
  • अपाक्रामत् (apākrāmat) - he stepped away, he departed, he renounced
  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
  • अस्मि (asmi) - I am
  • इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रस्य (viśvāmitrasya) - of Viśvāmitra
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra
viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a celebrated Vedic sage)
ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, accusative singular)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Indeclinable participle formed with suffix -tvā.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
विभूतिम् (vibhūtim) - glory, power, manifestation, prosperity
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vibhūti
vibhūti - power, might, glory, greatness, prosperity, manifestation
अतिमानुषीम् (atimānuṣīm) - superhuman, divine, extraordinary
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of atimānuṣa
atimānuṣa - superhuman, more than human, divine, extraordinary
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+mānuṣa)
  • ati – over, beyond, exceeding, intensely
    indeclinable
  • mānuṣa – human, belonging to man
    adjective (masculine)
कान्यकुब्जे (kānyakubje) - in Kānyakubja (a city)
(proper noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kānyakubja
kānyakubja - Kānyakubja (an ancient city, modern Kannauj)
अपिबत् (apibat) - drank
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pā
Root: pā (class 1)
सोमम् (somam) - Soma (a divine drink or plant)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of soma
soma - Soma (juice of a plant used in Vedic sacrifices as an offering and drink, personified as a deity); the moon
इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - with Indra
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra
indra - Indra (king of the gods, deity of rain and thunder)
सह (saha) - with, together with
(indeclinable)
कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Viśvāmitra (Kauśika (a descendant of Kuśika, referring to Viśvāmitra))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kauśika
kauśika - a descendant of Kuśika (an epithet of Viśvāmitra); an owl
Patronymic from Kuśika.
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there
(indeclinable)
क्षत्रात् (kṣatrāt) - from his Kṣatriya status (from the warrior class, from kṣatriya status, from sovereignty)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kṣatra
kṣatra - dominion, power, sovereignty; the warrior or royal class (Kṣatriya)
अपाक्रामत् (apākrāmat) - he stepped away, he departed, he renounced
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of apā-kram
Prefix: apā
Root: kram (class 1)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)