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5,54

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-48

कृपश्चाचार्यमुख्योऽयं महर्षेर्गौतमादपि ।
शरस्तम्बोद्भवः श्रीमानवध्य इति मे मतिः ॥४८॥
48. kṛpaścācāryamukhyo'yaṁ maharṣergautamādapi ,
śarastambodbhavaḥ śrīmānavadhya iti me matiḥ.
48. kṛpaḥ ca ācāryamukhyaḥ ayam maharṣeḥ gautamāt api
śarastambodbhavaḥ śrīmān avadhyaḥ iti me matiḥ
48. And Kṛpa, this foremost teacher (ācārya), was also born from the great sage (maharṣi) Gautama, having originated from a cluster of reeds. He is glorious and invulnerable—this is my conviction.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpācārya, the royal teacher (Kṛpa)
  • (ca) - and
  • आचार्यमुख्यः (ācāryamukhyaḥ) - chief of teachers, foremost teacher (ācārya)
  • अयम् (ayam) - this
  • महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - from the great sage Gautama (from the great sage (maharṣi))
  • गौतमात् (gautamāt) - from the sage Gautama (from Gautama)
  • अपि (api) - also (even, also, too)
  • शरस्तम्बोद्भवः (śarastambodbhavaḥ) - born from a cluster of reeds
  • श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, blessed)
  • अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invulnerable, not to be killed
  • इति (iti) - this is (introduces a quote or thought) (thus, so, in this way)
  • मे (me) - my (my, to me, by me)
  • मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction (thought, opinion, conviction, intelligence)

Words meanings and morphology

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpācārya, the royal teacher (Kṛpa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - name of a warrior and teacher in the Mahābhārata
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आचार्यमुख्यः (ācāryamukhyaḥ) - chief of teachers, foremost teacher (ācārya)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāryamukhya
ācāryamukhya - chief of teachers, principal instructor
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ācārya+mukhya)
  • ācārya – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide (ācārya)
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
  • mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Refers to Kṛpa.
अयम् (ayam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, that
Note: Refers to Kṛpa.
महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - from the great sage Gautama (from the great sage (maharṣi))
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of maharṣi
maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer (maharṣi)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • ṛṣi – sage, seer
    noun (masculine)
Note: Used with `api` and `gautamāt` to indicate origin.
गौतमात् (gautamāt) - from the sage Gautama (from Gautama)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of gautama
gautama - name of a sage, descendant of Gotama
अपि (api) - also (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
शरस्तम्बोद्भवः (śarastambodbhavaḥ) - born from a cluster of reeds
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śarastambodbhava
śarastambodbhava - born from a cluster of reeds
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarastamba+udbhava)
  • śarastamba – a cluster or thicket of reeds
    noun (masculine)
  • udbhava – birth, origin, growth, produced from
    noun (masculine)
    derived from ud-√bhū
    Prefix: ud
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Kṛpa.
श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, prosperous, blessed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - glorious, prosperous, beautiful, blessed
possesses `śrī` (glory, wealth)
Note: Agrees with Kṛpa.
अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invulnerable, not to be killed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya
avadhya - not to be killed, invulnerable, immune from death
Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
From `a` (not) + `vadhya` (to be killed - from √vadh/han)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negating prefix
  • vadhya – to be killed, killable
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
    From √han (to strike, kill), vadh- as the substitute root
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: Agrees with Kṛpa.
इति (iti) - this is (introduces a quote or thought) (thus, so, in this way)
(indeclinable)
मे (me) - my (my, to me, by me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
enclitic form of asmad, dative/genitive singular
मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction (thought, opinion, conviction, intelligence)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - thought, mind, understanding, opinion, conviction
from √man (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Predicate nominative.