महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-89, verse-15

यदर्थं मां सुरश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ।
तच्च ते कथयिष्यामि युधिष्ठिर निबोध मे ॥१५॥

15. yadarthaṁ māṁ suraśreṣṭha idaṁ vacanamabravīt ,
tacca te kathayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira nibodha me.

15. yadartham mām suraśreṣṭha idam vacanam abravīt
tat ca te kathayiṣyāmi yudhiṣṭhira nibodha me

15. O Yudhiṣṭhira, listen to me: I will tell you for what purpose the best among the gods spoke this word to me.

15. ועתה אספר לך מדוע אמר לי האדיר שבאלים את הדברים האלה. הו יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, הקשב לי.

Words meanings summery:

• यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for what purpose, why

• माम् (mām) - me

• सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best among gods

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - to you, your

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

• मे (me) - from me, my

Words meanings and morphology

यदर्थम् (yadartham) - for what purpose, why

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yat+artha)

• yat – which, what
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

सुरश्रेष्ठ (suraśreṣṭha) - O best among gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suraśreṣṭha

suraśreṣṭha - best among gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+śreṣṭha)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect 3rd singular active form.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath

Future 1st singular active form.

Root: kath (class 10)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Imperative 2nd singular active form.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, my

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

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