महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-103, verse-17

सोऽहं पक्षैकदेशेन वहामि त्वां गतक्लमः ।
विमृश त्वं शनैस्तात को न्वत्र बलवानिति ॥१७॥

17. so'haṁ pakṣaikadeśena vahāmi tvāṁ gataklamaḥ ,
vimṛśa tvaṁ śanaistāta ko nvatra balavāniti.

17. saḥ aham pakṣa-eka-deśena vahāmi tvām gata-klamaḥ
vimṛśa tvam śanaiḥ tāta kaḥ nu atra balavān iti

17. I, being such a one, carry you, unfatigued, with just a part of one wing. Therefore, dear father, you should carefully consider who among us is truly powerful.

17. ואני, בחלק אחד בלבד של כנפי, נושא אותך בלי להתעייף. התבונן לאט, יקירי, מי כאן באמת חזק יותר.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that, such a one

• अहम् (aham) - I

• पक्ष-एक-देशेन (pakṣa-eka-deśena) - with a part of one wing

• वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry, I bear

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• गत-क्लमः (gata-klamaḥ) - whose fatigue is gone, unfatigued, refreshed

• विमृश (vimṛśa) - consider, reflect, deliberate

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, carefully

• तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one (address for elders or superiors)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that, such a one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the speaker (Garuda) as being of a certain nature (i.e. mighty).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

पक्ष-एक-देशेन (pakṣa-eka-deśena) - with a part of one wing

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pakṣaikadeśa

pakṣaikadeśa - a part of one wing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pakṣa+eka+deśa)

• pakṣa – wing, side
  noun (masculine)
• eka – one, single
  adjective (masculine)
• deśa – part, region, place
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

वहामि (vahāmi) - I carry, I bear

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vah

Present Active

Root: vah (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Object of 'vahāmi'.

गत-क्लमः (gata-klamaḥ) - whose fatigue is gone, unfatigued, refreshed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gataklama

gataklama - one whose fatigue is gone

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+klama)

• gata – gone, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• klama – fatigue, weariness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: klam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

विमृश (vimṛśa) - consider, reflect, deliberate

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'vimṛśa'.

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually, carefully

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - dear father, dear one (address for elders or superiors)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one

Note: Garuda addresses Kaśyapa.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

नु (nu) - indeed, now, then (particle of interrogation or emphasis)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong

Possessive suffix 'matup' or 'vatup'

Note: Qualifies 'kaḥ'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

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