महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-43, verse-32

अभिजानामि ब्राह्मणमाख्यातारं विचक्षणम् ।
यश्छिन्नविचिकित्सः सन्नाचष्टे सर्वसंशयान् ॥३२॥

32. abhijānāmi brāhmaṇamākhyātāraṁ vicakṣaṇam ,
yaśchinnavicikitsaḥ sannācaṣṭe sarvasaṁśayān.

32. abhijānāmi brāhmaṇam ākhyātāram vicakṣaṇam
yaḥ chinnavicikitsaḥ san ācaṣṭe sarvasaṃśayān

32. I know a wise and discerning Brahmin, an expounder, who, being free from all doubt, clearly explains every skepticism.

32. אני מכיר בְּרַהְמִין חכם המסביר, ששוב אינו מסופק ומבהיר את כל הספקות.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I know well, I recognize (I know well, I recognize, I perceive)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin (a learned person) (a Brahmin, related to Brahman)

• आख्यातारम् (ākhyātāram) - an expounder (of knowledge) (a proclaimer, an expounder, a narrator)

• विचक्षणम् (vicakṣaṇam) - wise and discerning (discerning, clever, wise, skilled)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• छिन्नविचिकित्सः (chinnavicikitsaḥ) - free from all doubt (whose doubts are cut off, free from doubt)

• सन् (san) - being (in that state) (being, existing)

• आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - he clearly explains (he explains, proclaims, tells)

• सर्वसंशयान् (sarvasaṁśayān) - all kinds of doubts, every skepticism (all doubts)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिजानामि (abhijānāmi) - I know well, I recognize (I know well, I recognize, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of √jñā

Present Active

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice, Parasmaipada, with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - a Brahmin (a learned person) (a Brahmin, related to Brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

आख्यातारम् (ākhyātāram) - an expounder (of knowledge) (a proclaimer, an expounder, a narrator)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ākhyātṛ

ākhyātṛ - proclaimer, expounder, narrator, teacher

Agent Noun

Derived from prefix 'ā' + root 'khyā' (to tell) + suffix '-tṛ'

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

विचक्षणम् (vicakṣaṇam) - wise and discerning (discerning, clever, wise, skilled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, wise, skilled, expert

Derived from prefix 'vi' + root 'cakṣ' (to see, perceive)

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

छिन्नविचिकित्सः (chinnavicikitsaḥ) - free from all doubt (whose doubts are cut off, free from doubt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chinnavicikitsa

chinnavicikitsa - one whose doubts are dispelled, free from uncertainty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (chinna+vicikitsā)

• chinna – cut, severed, dispelled
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √chid (to cut) + suffix '-na'
  Root: chid (class 7)
• vicikitsā – doubt, uncertainty, hesitation
  noun (feminine)
  Desiderative noun
  Derived from root √kit (to know) with 'vi' prefix and desiderative suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kit (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'yaḥ' (the Brahmin).

सन् (san) - being (in that state) (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, real, true

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root √as (to be), masculine nominative singular

Root: as (class 2)

आचष्टे (ācaṣṭe) - he clearly explains (he explains, proclaims, tells)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of √cakṣ

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada), with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

सर्वसंशयान् (sarvasaṁśayān) - all kinds of doubts, every skepticism (all doubts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarvasaṃśaya

sarvasaṁśaya - all doubts, every uncertainty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+saṃśaya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, skepticism
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'sam' + root 'śī' (to lie) + 'aya'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

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