महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-2

नकुल उवाच ।
अश्वबन्धो भविष्यामि विराटनृपतेरहम् ।
ग्रन्थिको नाम नाम्नाहं कर्मैतत्सुप्रियं मम ॥२॥

2. nakula uvāca ,
aśvabandho bhaviṣyāmi virāṭanṛpateraham ,
granthiko nāma nāmnāhaṁ karmaitatsupriyaṁ mama.

2. nakula uvāca aśvabandhaḥ bhaviṣyāmi virāṭanṛpateḥ aham
granthikaḥ nāma nāmnā aham karma etat supriyam mama

2. Nakula said, 'I will be the horse-keeper for King Virata. My name will be Granthika. This work (karma) is very dear to me.'

Words meanings summery:

• नकुल (nakula) - Nakula

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अश्वबन्धः (aśvabandhaḥ) - horse-keeper, groom

• भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be, I shall become

• विराटनृपतेः (virāṭanṛpateḥ) - of King Virata

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ग्रन्थिकः (granthikaḥ) - the name Nakula will assume (Granthika (a proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, by means of a name

• अहम् (aham) - I

• कर्म (karma) - this specific duty/work (work, action, deed, duty (karma))

• एतत् (etat) - referring to the work of a horse-keeper (this)

• सुप्रियम् (supriyam) - very dear, very pleasing

• मम (mama) - my, to me

Words meanings and morphology

नकुल (nakula) - Nakula

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (proper name)

Nominative singular

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अश्वबन्धः (aśvabandhaḥ) - horse-keeper, groom

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvabandha

aśvabandha - horse-keeper, groom

Masculine nominative singular, compound of aśva (horse) and bandha (binder/keeper)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśva+bandha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• bandha – binding, tying, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From √bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

भविष्यामि (bhaviṣyāmi) - I will be, I shall become

(verb)

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

Future active, 1st person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

विराटनृपतेः (virāṭanṛpateḥ) - of King Virata

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭanṛpati

virāṭanṛpati - King Virata

Genitive singular, compound of Virāṭa and nṛpati

Compound type : karmadhāraya (virāṭa+nṛpati)

• virāṭa – Virata (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nṛ (man) and pati (lord)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Nominative singular

ग्रन्थिकः (granthikaḥ) - the name Nakula will assume (Granthika (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of granthika

granthika - Granthika (proper name, literally "knot-maker" or "book-man" but here a specific name)

Masculine nominative singular

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of nāman (name)

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, by means of a name

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

Instrumental singular

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Nominative singular

कर्म (karma) - this specific duty/work (work, action, deed, duty (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, destiny

From √kṛ (to do), suffix -man, neuter nominative/accusative singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एतत् (etat) - referring to the work of a horse-keeper (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

Note: Agrees with `karma`.

सुप्रियम् (supriyam) - very dear, very pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of supriya

supriya - very dear, beloved, pleasing

Neuter nominative/accusative singular, compound of su (very) and priya (dear)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+priya)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)
  From √prī (to please, love)
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `karma`.

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Genitive singular

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