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7,118

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-6

इदमिन्द्रेण ते साक्षादुपदिष्टं महात्मना ।
अस्त्रं रुद्रेण वा पार्थ द्रोणेनाथ कृपेण वा ॥६॥
6. idamindreṇa te sākṣādupadiṣṭaṁ mahātmanā ,
astraṁ rudreṇa vā pārtha droṇenātha kṛpeṇa vā.
6. idam indreṇa te sākṣāt upadiṣṭam mahātmanā |
astram rudreṇa vā pārtha droṇena atha kṛpeṇa vā
6. pārtha,
idam astram te sākṣāt mahātmanā indreṇa,
vā rudreṇa,
vā droṇena,
atha vā kṛpeṇa upadiṣṭam.
6. O Pārtha, this [weapon] was directly imparted to you by the great-souled Indra, or by Rudra, or by Droṇa, or by Kṛpa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the weapon) (this, here)
  • इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra
  • ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, your)
  • साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly (directly, visibly, in person, before the eyes)
  • उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - imparted (instructed, taught, imparted)
  • महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)
  • अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile, projectile)
  • रुद्रेण (rudreṇa) - by Rudra
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
  • पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna) (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna)
  • द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa
  • अथ (atha) - or (conjunction for another alternative) (and, now, then, moreover, or)
  • कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the weapon) (this, here)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, here, present
Note: Refers to the weapon mentioned in the second half
इन्द्रेण (indreṇa) - by Indra
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of indra
indra - Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
Note: Agent of 'upadiṣṭam'
ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, your)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvad
tvad - you (pronoun)
Note: Enclitic form
साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly (directly, visibly, in person, before the eyes)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb modifying 'upadiṣṭam'
उपदिष्टम् (upadiṣṭam) - imparted (instructed, taught, imparted)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of diś
diś - to point out, to instruct, to show
Past Passive Participle
From root diś (6th class) with upasarga upa-, Past Passive Participle, Nominative Singular Neuter
Prefix: upa
Root: diś (class 6)
Note: Refers to 'idam astram'
महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'indreṇa'
अस्त्रम् (astram) - weapon (weapon, missile, projectile)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of astra
astra - weapon, missile, projectile
Root: as (class 4)
Note: Subject, understood in the first half
रुद्रेण (rudreṇa) - by Rudra
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of rudra
rudra - Rudra (name of a Vedic deity, later identified with Śiva)
Note: Alternative agent of 'upadiṣṭam'
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects alternative agents
पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna) (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (an epithet for Arjuna, Karṇa, etc.)
Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī) with aṇ suffix
Note: Addressed to Arjuna
द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Droṇa (name of the teacher of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas)
Note: Alternative agent of 'upadiṣṭam'
अथ (atha) - or (conjunction for another alternative) (and, now, then, moreover, or)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used here in the sense of 'or' (joining alternatives)
कृपेण (kṛpeṇa) - by Kṛpa
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - Kṛpa (name of a warrior and teacher)
Note: Alternative agent of 'upadiṣṭam'
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects alternative agents