महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-27

एतेन विधिना छन्नः कृतकेन यथा नलः ।
विहरिष्यामि राजेन्द्र विराटभवने सुखम् ॥२७॥

27. etena vidhinā channaḥ kṛtakena yathā nalaḥ ,
vihariṣyāmi rājendra virāṭabhavane sukham.

27. etena vidhinā channaḥ kṛtakena yathā nalaḥ
vihariṣyāmi rājendra virāṭabhavane sukham

27. O sovereign king, I will live happily in Virata's palace, disguised by this artificial means, just as Nala did.

27. בשיטה הזאת, מוסווה בתחבולה כמו נַלַה, הו מלך המלכים, אחיה בנעימות בארמונו של וִירָאתַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एतेन (etena) - by this

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, by the manner

• छन्नः (channaḥ) - covered, hidden, disguised

• कृतकेन (kṛtakena) - by artificial means, by disguise

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

• विहरिष्यामि (vihariṣyāmi) - I will wander, I will live, I will roam

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O sovereign king

• विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace/house

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, with ease

Words meanings and morphology

एतेन (etena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Masculine/neuter instrumental singular

Note: Agrees with `vidhinā` and `kṛtakena`.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by the method, by the rule, by the manner

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, ordinance, fate

From vi-√dhā (to arrange), instrumental singular

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

छन्नः (channaḥ) - covered, hidden, disguised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of channa

channa - covered, hidden, disguised

Past Passive Participle

From √chad (to cover), masculine nominative singular

Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker (implied "I").

कृतकेन (kṛtakena) - by artificial means, by disguise

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛtaka

kṛtaka - artificial, counterfeit, adopted, disguised

From √kṛ (to do), suffix -taka, instrumental singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

नलः (nalaḥ) - Nala

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (mythological king)

विहरिष्यामि (vihariṣyāmi) - I will wander, I will live, I will roam

(verb)

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

Future active, 1st person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O sovereign king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - lord of kings, sovereign king

Vocative singular, compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief/lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra
  noun (masculine)

विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace/house

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of virāṭabhavana

virāṭabhavana - Virata's house/palace

Locative singular, compound of Virāṭa and bhavana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāṭa+bhavana)

• virāṭa – Virata (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – house, dwelling, palace
  noun (neuter)
  From √bhū (to be, exist), suffix -ana, neuter
  Root: bhū (class 1)

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, with ease

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially (accusative neuter singular form)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular.

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