महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-28, verse-28
देवानामसुराणां च अवध्यस्तनयोऽस्तु मे ।
उपेतो वैष्णवास्त्रेण तन्मे त्वं दातुमर्हसि ॥२८॥
उपेतो वैष्णवास्त्रेण तन्मे त्वं दातुमर्हसि ॥२८॥
28. devānāmasurāṇāṁ ca avadhyastanayo'stu me ,
upeto vaiṣṇavāstreṇa tanme tvaṁ dātumarhasi.
upeto vaiṣṇavāstreṇa tanme tvaṁ dātumarhasi.
28.
devānām asurāṇām ca avadhyaḥ tanayaḥ astu me
upetaḥ vaiṣṇavāstreṇa tat me tvam dātum arhasi
upetaḥ vaiṣṇavāstreṇa tat me tvam dātum arhasi
28.
me tanayaḥ devānām asurāṇām ca avadhyaḥ vaiṣṇavāstreṇa upetaḥ astu.
tvam tat me dātum arhasi
tvam tat me dātum arhasi
28.
Let my son be invincible (avadhya) by gods and asuras, and endowed with the Vaiṣṇava missile (astra). You should grant me that.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, of the deities
- असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, of the demons
- च (ca) - and, also
- अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible (not to be killed, invincible, inviolable)
- तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son, offspring
- अस्तु (astu) - let him be (let it be, may it be, be)
- मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)
- उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, furnished with, approached)
- वैष्णवास्त्रेण (vaiṣṇavāstreṇa) - by the Vaiṣṇava missile (astra) (by the Vaiṣṇava missile, by the weapon of Viṣṇu)
- तत् (tat) - that (referring to the boon/request) (that, therefore)
- मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, my, for me)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- दातुम् (dātum) - to grant (to give, for giving)
- अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you are able, you deserve)
Words meanings and morphology
देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, of the deities
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - a god, a deity, a divine being
Root: div (class 1)
असुराणाम् (asurāṇām) - of the asuras, of the demons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of asura
asura - a demon, an asura, a non-god
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अवध्यः (avadhyaḥ) - invincible (not to be killed, invincible, inviolable)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avadhya
avadhya - not to be killed, inviolable, invincible
Gerundive
Formed from `na` + `vadhya` (gerundive of `√vadh`).
Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vadhya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - vadhya – to be killed, killable
adjective (masculine)
Gerundive
Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya) from √vadh.
Root: vadh (class 1)
तनयः (tanayaḥ) - son, offspring
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tanaya
tanaya - a son, an offspring
Root: tan (class 8)
अस्तु (astu) - let him be (let it be, may it be, be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Imperative
3rd person singular imperative active
Root: as (class 2)
मे (me) - my (possessive) (to me, my, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of mad
mad - I, me
Enclitic form of `asmad` (1st person pronoun).
Note: Can also be dative singular. Context indicates genitive.
उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with (endowed with, furnished with, approached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upeta
upeta - endowed with, furnished with, gone to
Past Passive Participle
From `√i` (to go) with prefix `upa`.
Prefix: upa
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Used adjectivally.
वैष्णवास्त्रेण (vaiṣṇavāstreṇa) - by the Vaiṣṇava missile (astra) (by the Vaiṣṇava missile, by the weapon of Viṣṇu)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vaiṣṇavāstra
vaiṣṇavāstra - the missile of Viṣṇu, a Vaiṣṇava weapon
Compound. `vaiṣṇava` (related to Viṣṇu) + `astra` (missile/weapon).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vaiṣṇava+astra)
- vaiṣṇava – relating to Viṣṇu, a worshipper of Viṣṇu
adjective (masculine)
Derived from `Viṣṇu` with `aṇ` suffix. - astra – missile, weapon
noun (neuter)
Root: as (class 4)
तत् (tat) - that (referring to the boon/request) (that, therefore)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Can also be nominative singular neuter, but here object of 'grant'.
मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, my, for me)
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of mad
mad - I, me
Enclitic form of `asmad` (1st person pronoun).
Note: Can also be genitive singular. Context indicates dative.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yusmad
yusmad - you
2nd person pronoun.
दातुम् (dātum) - to grant (to give, for giving)
(verb)
infinitive of dā
Infinitive
Infinitive from root `√dā`.
Root: dā (class 3)
अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you are able, you deserve)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Present Active
2nd person singular present indicative active.
Root: arh (class 1)