महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-6

स साधु कौन्तेय इतो वासमर्जुन रोचय ।
यत्रेमा वसतीः सर्वा वसेमाविदिताः परैः ॥६॥

6. sa sādhu kaunteya ito vāsamarjuna rocaya ,
yatremā vasatīḥ sarvā vasemāviditāḥ paraiḥ.

6. sa sādhu kaunteya itaḥ vāsam arjuna rocaya
yatra imāḥ vasatīḥ sarvāḥ vasema aviditāḥ paraiḥ

6. O Kaunteya, O Arjuna, please choose a suitable place for us to dwell, where we all may live unknown to our enemies.

6. לכן, הו בן קַאוּנְטֵיַה אַרְג׳וּנַה, בחר טוב מקום מגורים מכאן, שבו נוכל לגור כל התקופה הזו בלי שהאויבים יכירו בנו.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that, it, he

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, suitable

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

• वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, residence

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna

• रोचय (rocaya) - choose, desire, make attractive

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• वसतीः (vasatīḥ) - dwellings, residences

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

• वसेम (vasema) - may we dwell, should we dwell

• अविदिताः (aviditāḥ) - unknown, unperceived

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that, it, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, suitable

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic from Kunti

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hence

(indeclinable)

वासम् (vāsam) - dwelling, residence

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, stay

Root: vas (class 1)

अर्जुन (arjuna) - O Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name), white, clear

रोचय (rocaya) - choose, desire, make attractive

(verb)

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

Causative stem

Causative from root ruc (to shine), meaning 'to cause to shine' or 'to cause to like/choose'.

Root: ruc (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

वसतीः (vasatīḥ) - dwellings, residences

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of vasati

vasati - dwelling, residence, abode, night

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

वसेम (vasema) - may we dwell, should we dwell

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

अविदिताः (aviditāḥ) - unknown, unperceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avidita

avidita - unknown, unnoticed, unperceived

Past Passive Participle

From negation 'a' + vidita (known). vidita from root vid (to know) + kta suffix.

Prefix: a

Root: vid (class 2)

परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by enemies

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, enemy, supreme

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