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8,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-17, verse-93

तमब्रवीत्तदा कर्णो व्यर्थं व्याहृतवानसि ।
वदेदानीं पुनर्हृष्टो वध्यं मां त्वं पुनः पुनः ॥९३॥
93. tamabravīttadā karṇo vyarthaṁ vyāhṛtavānasi ,
vadedānīṁ punarhṛṣṭo vadhyaṁ māṁ tvaṁ punaḥ punaḥ.
93. tam abravīt tadā karṇaḥ vyartham vyāhṛtavān asi vada
idānīm punar hṛṣṭaḥ vadhyam mām tvam punaḥ punaḥ
93. karṇaḥ tadā tam abravīt tvam vyartham vyāhṛtavān
asi idānīm hṛṣṭaḥ punar mām vadhyam punaḥ punaḥ vada
93. Then Karṇa said to him, "You have spoken uselessly. Now, speak again, delighted, declaring me repeatedly as one who deserves to be killed."

Words meanings summery:

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  • तम् (tam) - him (referring to the interlocutor) (him, that (one))
  • अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)
  • तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
  • कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (name))
  • व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain (useless, in vain, fruitless)
  • व्याहृतवान् (vyāhṛtavān) - having spoken (one who has spoken, having spoken)
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • वद (vada) - speak (speak, tell)
  • इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)
  • पुनर् (punar) - again (again, furthermore, on the other hand)
  • हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (delighted, joyful, excited)
  • वध्यम् (vadhyam) - fit for execution, deserving to be killed (to be killed, fit for execution, deserving death)
  • माम् (mām) - me
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (due to repetition) (again, further)
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (due to repetition) (again, further)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the interlocutor) (him, that (one))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (spoke, said)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of brū
aorist, 3rd singular active
Root: brū (class 2)
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa (Karṇa (name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; the proper name Karṇa
व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - uselessly, in vain (useless, in vain, fruitless)
(adverb)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+artha)
  • vi – without, separation
    indeclinable
  • artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
    noun (masculine)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
व्याहृतवान् (vyāhṛtavān) - having spoken (one who has spoken, having spoken)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āhṛta
āhṛta - said, spoken, brought
Past Passive Participle
from ā-hṛ
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: The -vat suffix forms a past active participle.
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
present, 2nd singular active
Root: as (class 2)
वद (vada) - speak (speak, tell)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad
imperative, 2nd singular active
Root: vad (class 1)
इदानीम् (idānīm) - now (now, at this time)
(indeclinable)
पुनर् (punar) - again (again, furthermore, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
हृष्टः (hṛṣṭaḥ) - delighted (delighted, joyful, excited)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa
hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, thrilled
Past Passive Participle
from root hṛṣ (to be excited, glad)
Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
Note: Functions as an adjective describing the implied subject (you).
वध्यम् (vadhyam) - fit for execution, deserving to be killed (to be killed, fit for execution, deserving death)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vadhya
vadhya - to be killed, fit to be killed, executable
Gerundive
from root vadh (to kill)
Root: vadh (class 1)
Note: Modifies mām.
माम् (mām) - me
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of aham
aham - I
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (due to repetition) (again, further)
(indeclinable)
Note: Repeated to mean 'again and again' or 'repeatedly'.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly (due to repetition) (again, further)
(indeclinable)
Note: Repeated to mean 'again and again' or 'repeatedly'.