महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-141, verse-1

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संजय उवाच ।
केशवस्य तु तद्वाक्यं कर्णः श्रुत्वा हितं शुभम् ।
अब्रवीदभिसंपूज्य कृष्णं मधुनिषूदनम् ।
जानन्मां किं महाबाहो संमोहयितुमिच्छसि ॥१॥

1. saṁjaya uvāca ,
keśavasya tu tadvākyaṁ karṇaḥ śrutvā hitaṁ śubham ,
abravīdabhisaṁpūjya kṛṣṇaṁ madhuniṣūdanam ,
jānanmāṁ kiṁ mahābāho saṁmohayitumicchasi.

1. saṃjaya uvāca | keśavasya tu tat vākyam
karṇaḥ śrutvā hitam śubham | abravīt
abhipūjya kṛṣṇam madhuniṣūdanam | jānan
mām kim mahābāho saṃmohayitum icchasi

1. saṃjaya uvāca tu karṇaḥ keśavasya tat hitam śubham vākyam śrutvā kṛṣṇam madhuniṣūdanam abhipūjya abravīt he mahābāho,
mām jānan kim saṃmohayitum icchasi

1. Sanjaya said: But Karna, having heard that beneficial and auspicious statement of Keśava, and having duly honored Kṛṣṇa, the slayer of Madhu, said: 'O mighty-armed one, knowing me, why do you wish to delude me?'

Words meanings summery:

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संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya (Sanjaya (proper name))

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava (another name for Kṛṣṇa) (of Keśava)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (statement, word, speech)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (proper name))

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, spoke)

अभिपूज्य (abhipūjya) - having duly honored (having duly honored, having worshipped)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

मधुनिषूदनम् (madhuniṣūdanam) - the slayer of Madhu (slayer of Madhu)

जानन् (jānan) - knowing (me) (knowing)

माम् (mām) - me

किम् (kim) - why (what, why)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

संमोहयितुम् (saṁmohayitum) - to delude (to delude, to confuse)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya (Sanjaya (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

from sam- + √ji (to conquer)

Prefix: sam

Root: ji (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

irregular perfect form of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

केशवस्य (keśavasya) - of Keśava (another name for Kṛṣṇa) (of Keśava)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava (name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, 'having fine hair' or 'slayer of the demon Keśī')

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: Introduces a contrast or a new idea

तत् (tat) - that (statement) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Modifying 'vākyam'

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement (statement, word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karna (Karna (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karna (name of a hero in the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root √śru (to hear) + tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, good, suitable, placed, kept

Past Passive Participle

from root √dhā (to place) in the sense of 'put in good order'

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifying 'vākyam'

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious (auspicious, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, fortunate, beautiful, bright, good

Note: Modifying 'vākyam'

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

augment 'a-' + root √brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the narrative sentence

अभिपूज्य (abhipūjya) - having duly honored (having duly honored, having worshipped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from abhi- + root √pūj (to honor, worship) + ya (absolutive suffix for prefixed verbs)

Prefix: abhi

Root: pūj (class 10)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity, dark-colored)

Root: kṛṣ

Note: Object of 'abhipūjya'

मधुनिषूदनम् (madhuniṣūdanam) - the slayer of Madhu (slayer of Madhu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madhuniṣūdana

madhuniṣūdana - slayer of Madhu (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Tatpuruṣa compound: Madhu (name of a demon) + niṣūdana (slayer)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (madhu+niṣūdana)

madhu – Madhu (name of a demon); honey, sweet
proper noun (masculine)
niṣūdana – slayer, destroyer
noun (masculine)
from ni- + root √sūd (to destroy, kill) + ana (suffix)
Prefix: ni
Root: sūd (class 10)

Note: Epithet of Kṛṣṇa, in apposition to 'kṛṣṇam'

जानन् (jānan) - knowing (me) (knowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding

Present Active Participle

from root √jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with implied 'you' (Kṛṣṇa)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham