महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-4, chapter-10, verse-8
अर्जुन उवाच ।
गायामि नृत्याम्यथ वादयामि भद्रोऽस्मि नृत्ते कुशलोऽस्मि गीते ।
त्वमुत्तरायाः परिदत्स्व मां स्वयं भवामि देव्या नरदेव नर्तकः ॥८॥
गायामि नृत्याम्यथ वादयामि भद्रोऽस्मि नृत्ते कुशलोऽस्मि गीते ।
त्वमुत्तरायाः परिदत्स्व मां स्वयं भवामि देव्या नरदेव नर्तकः ॥८॥
8. arjuna uvāca ,
gāyāmi nṛtyāmyatha vādayāmi; bhadro'smi nṛtte kuśalo'smi gīte ,
tvamuttarāyāḥ paridatsva māṁ svayaṁ; bhavāmi devyā naradeva nartakaḥ.
gāyāmi nṛtyāmyatha vādayāmi; bhadro'smi nṛtte kuśalo'smi gīte ,
tvamuttarāyāḥ paridatsva māṁ svayaṁ; bhavāmi devyā naradeva nartakaḥ.
8.
arjuna uvāca gāyāmi nṛtyāmi atha
vādayāmi bhadraḥ asmi nṛtte kuśalaḥ asmi
gīte tvam uttarāyāḥ paridatsva mām
svayam bhavāmi devyā naradeva nartakaḥ
vādayāmi bhadraḥ asmi nṛtte kuśalaḥ asmi
gīte tvam uttarāyāḥ paridatsva mām
svayam bhavāmi devyā naradeva nartakaḥ
8.
Arjuna said: "I sing, I dance, and I play musical instruments. I am excellent in dance and skilled in music. O King, you yourself should entrust me to Uttarā; I will be the queen's dancer."
Words meanings summery:
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- अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name), white, clear)
- उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)
- गायामि (gāyāmi) - I sing
- नृत्यामि (nṛtyāmi) - I dance
- अथ (atha) - and (then, now, and, moreover)
- वादयामि (vādayāmi) - I play (instruments) (I play (an instrument), I cause to sound)
- भद्रः (bhadraḥ) - excellent (excellent, good, auspicious, kind)
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- नृत्ते (nṛtte) - in dance (in dance, in acting)
- कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skilled, proficient, clever, welfare)
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- गीते (gīte) - in song (in song, in singing)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- उत्तरायाः (uttarāyāḥ) - to Uttarā (of Uttarā (proper name), to Uttarā)
- परिदत्स्व (paridatsva) - you should entrust (you entrust, you give over)
- माम् (mām) - me
- स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (yourself, by oneself, spontaneously)
- भवामि (bhavāmi) - I will be (I am, I become)
- देव्या (devyā) - of the queen (of the queen, of the goddess, to the queen)
- नरदेव (naradeva) - O King (O king, lord of men)
- नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer (dancer, actor)
Words meanings and morphology
अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name), white, clear)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna
arjuna - Arjuna (proper name), white, clear, silver
उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Perfect, Active Voice
Root vac (to speak), 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice
Root: vac (class 2)
गायामि (gāyāmi) - I sing
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gā
Present, Active Voice
Root gā (to sing), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: gā (class 3)
नृत्यामि (nṛtyāmi) - I dance
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of nṛt
Present, Active Voice
Root nṛt (to dance), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: nṛt (class 4)
अथ (atha) - and (then, now, and, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वादयामि (vādayāmi) - I play (instruments) (I play (an instrument), I cause to sound)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vādaya
Present, Active Voice (Causative)
Causative stem of root vad (to speak, sound), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: vad (class 1)
भद्रः (bhadraḥ) - excellent (excellent, good, auspicious, kind)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhadra
bhadra - excellent, good, auspicious, kind, fortunate
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present, Active Voice
Root as (to be), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: as (class 2)
नृत्ते (nṛtte) - in dance (in dance, in acting)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of nṛtta
nṛtta - dance, act, performance
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
Derived from root nṛt (to dance)
Root: nṛt (class 4)
कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled (skilled, proficient, clever, welfare)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala
kuśala - skilled, proficient, clever, welfare, happiness
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Present, Active Voice
Root as (to be), 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: as (class 2)
गीते (gīte) - in song (in song, in singing)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gīta
gīta - song, singing, sung
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
Derived from root gā (to sing)
Root: gā (class 3)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Pronominal base for 2nd person singular
उत्तरायाः (uttarāyāḥ) - to Uttarā (of Uttarā (proper name), to Uttarā)
(proper noun)
feminine, singular of uttarā
uttarā - Uttarā (proper name), northern, superior
Note: In this context, it's dative 'to Uttarā'.
परिदत्स्व (paridatsva) - you should entrust (you entrust, you give over)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of dad
Imperative, Middle Voice
Root dā (to give) with prefix pari, 2nd person singular, imperative, middle voice
Prefix: pari
Root: dā (class 3)
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Pronominal base for 1st person singular
स्वयम् (svayam) - yourself (yourself, by oneself, spontaneously)
(indeclinable)
भवामि (bhavāmi) - I will be (I am, I become)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Present, Active Voice
Root bhū, 1st conjugation, 1st person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: bhū (class 1)
देव्या (devyā) - of the queen (of the queen, of the goddess, to the queen)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, queen, female deity
नरदेव (naradeva) - O King (O king, lord of men)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naradeva
naradeva - king, lord of men, prince
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+deva)
- nara – man, human
noun (masculine) - deva – god, lord, divine
noun (masculine)
नर्तकः (nartakaḥ) - dancer (dancer, actor)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nartaka
nartaka - dancer, actor
Derived from root nṛt (to dance) with suffix -aka
Root: nṛt (class 4)