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7,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-38, verse-23

उत्क्रुश्य चाब्रवीद्वाक्यं कुरुराजमिदं पुनः ।
श्रुत्वा कृष्णौ मया ग्रस्तं सौभद्रमतिमानिनौ ।
गमिष्यतः प्रेतलोकं जीवलोकान्न संशयः ॥२३॥
23. utkruśya cābravīdvākyaṁ kururājamidaṁ punaḥ ,
śrutvā kṛṣṇau mayā grastaṁ saubhadramatimāninau ,
gamiṣyataḥ pretalokaṁ jīvalokānna saṁśayaḥ.
23. utkruśya ca abravīt vākyam kururājam
idam punaḥ śrutvā kṛṣṇau mayā
grastam saubhadram atimāninau gamiṣyataḥ
pretalokam jīvalokāt na saṃśayaḥ
23. ca utkruśya idam vākyam punaḥ kururājam
abravīt mayā grastam atimāninau
kṛṣṇau saubhadram śrutvā jīvalokāt
pretalokam na saṃśayaḥ gamiṣyataḥ
23. And having cried out, he spoke these words again to the Kuru king: 'Hearing that the exceedingly proud Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, as well as Subhadrā's son, have been devoured by me, they will undoubtedly depart from the world of the living to the world of the dead.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • उत्क्रुश्य (utkruśya) - having cried out, having shrieked
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said
  • वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence
  • कुरुराजम् (kururājam) - To Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king of the Kurus. (to the king of the Kurus)
  • इदम् (idam) - this, these
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
  • श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
  • कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Referring to Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (the two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))
  • मया (mayā) - by me
  • ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - Contextually refers to Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and Abhimanyu being devoured. (devoured, seized, swallowed)
  • सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā and Arjuna. (son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu))
  • अतिमानिनौ (atimāninau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (exceedingly proud, very arrogant (dual))
  • गमिष्यतः (gamiṣyataḥ) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna will go. (they will go (dual))
  • प्रेतलोकम् (pretalokam) - to the world of the dead
  • जीवलोकात् (jīvalokāt) - from the world of the living
  • (na) - not, no
  • संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

उत्क्रुश्य (utkruśya) - having cried out, having shrieked
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed with prefix 'ut' + root 'kruś' + suffix 'ya' (absolutive ending after prefix)
Prefix: ut
Root: kruś (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū
Imperfect Active
Root 'brū' (2nd class, adadi) with augment 'a-' for imperfect, 3rd person singular active ending 'īt'.
Root: brū (class 2)
वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, sentence
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya
vākya - word, speech, sentence
From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ṇya' suffix.
Root: vac (class 2)
कुरुराजम् (kururājam) - To Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king of the Kurus. (to the king of the Kurus)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kururāja
kururāja - king of the Kurus
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+rājan)
  • kuru – name of an ancient tribe and kingdom
    proper noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
    Root: rāj (class 1)
इदम् (idam) - this, these
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, these
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further
(indeclinable)
श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed from root 'śru' + suffix 'tvā' (absolutive ending).
Root: śru (class 5)
कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Referring to Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (the two Kṛṣṇas (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa, black, dark
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of aham
aham - I, me
First person pronoun
ग्रस्तम् (grastam) - Contextually refers to Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, and Abhimanyu being devoured. (devoured, seized, swallowed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of grasta
grasta - devoured, seized, swallowed
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gras' + suffix 'kta' (past passive participle)
Root: gras (class 1)
Note: Grammatically agrees with 'saubhadram'.
सौभद्रम् (saubhadram) - Abhimanyu, son of Subhadrā and Arjuna. (son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saubhadra
saubhadra - son of Subhadrā (Abhimanyu)
Patronymic from Subhadrā.
अतिमानिनौ (atimāninau) - Referring to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (exceedingly proud, very arrogant (dual))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of atimānin
atimānin - exceedingly proud, very arrogant
Compound of 'ati' (excessive) + 'mānin' (proud).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+mānin)
  • ati – beyond, exceeding, very
    indeclinable
  • mānin – proud, conceited, thinking highly of oneself
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'man' (to think) + 'in' suffix.
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'kṛṣṇau'.
गमिष्यतः (gamiṣyataḥ) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna will go. (they will go (dual))
(verb)
3rd person , dual, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of gam
Future Active
Root 'gam' + future stem 'gamiṣya' + 3rd person dual active ending 'taḥ'.
Root: gam (class 1)
प्रेतलोकम् (pretalokam) - to the world of the dead
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pretaloka
pretaloka - world of the dead, abode of spirits
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (preta+loka)
  • preta – departed spirit, ghost, dead
    noun (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From 'pra' + root 'i' (to go) + 'kta'.
    Prefix: pra
    Root: i (class 2)
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
जीवलोकात् (jīvalokāt) - from the world of the living
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of jīvaloka
jīvaloka - world of the living, earthly world
Compound noun
Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+loka)
  • jīva – living being, life
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'jīv' (to live).
    Root: jīv (class 1)
  • loka – world, realm, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negative particle
संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya
saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty
From 'sam' + root 'śī' (to lie, doubt) + 'a' suffix.
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)