महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-59, verse-11

स तथा कुरु वार्ष्णेय यथा त्वयि मनो मम ।
अर्जुनस्य यथा सत्या प्रतिज्ञा स्याच्चिकीर्षिता ॥११॥

11. sa tathā kuru vārṣṇeya yathā tvayi mano mama ,
arjunasya yathā satyā pratijñā syāccikīrṣitā.

11. saḥ tathā kuru vārṣṇeya yathā tvayi manaḥ mama
arjunasya yathā satyā pratijñā syāt cिकीर्षिता

11. vārṣṇeya saḥ tathā kuru yathā mama manaḥ tvayi
yathā ca arjunasya cikirṣitā pratijñā satyā syāt

11. O Vārṣṇeya (Krishna), act in such a way that my mind rests upon you, and that the intended resolve of Arjuna becomes true.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - you (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

• वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Vārṣṇeya (Krishna) (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, Vārṣṇeya (Krishna))

• यथा (yathā) - as, in which way, so that

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, thought

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• यथा (yathā) - as, so that

• सत्या (satyā) - true, real

• प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - promise, vow, resolve

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

• चिकिर्षिता (cikirṣitā) - intended, desired to be done

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - you (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

Note: Used here as a polite direct address equivalent or referring to the addressee's agency

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that way, so

(indeclinable)

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Vārṣṇeya (Krishna) (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, Vārṣṇeya (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi

यथा (yathā) - as, in which way, so that

(indeclinable)

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you, on you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, thought

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - we, I

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna

यथा (yathā) - as, so that

(indeclinable)

सत्या (satyā) - true, real

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satya

satya - true, real, actual

प्रतिज्ञा (pratijñā) - promise, vow, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratijñā

pratijñā - promise, vow, declaration

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

चिकिर्षिता (cikirṣitā) - intended, desired to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cikirṣita

cikirṣita - intended, desired to be performed

Past Passive Participle

Desiderative participle of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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