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8,51

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-51, verse-57

भ्रातरं मातुरासाद्य शल्यं मद्रजनाधिपम् ।
यदि त्वमरविन्दाक्ष दयावान्न जिघांससि ॥५७॥
57. bhrātaraṁ māturāsādya śalyaṁ madrajanādhipam ,
yadi tvamaravindākṣa dayāvānna jighāṁsasi.
57. bhrātaram mātuḥ āsādya śalyam madrajanādhipam
yadi tvam aravindākṣa dayāvān na jighāṃsasi
57. yadi tvam aravindākṣa dayāvān mātuḥ bhrātaram
śalyam madrajanādhipam āsādya na jighāṃsasi
57. O lotus-eyed one, if you, being compassionate, do not wish to kill your maternal uncle Śalya, the lord of the Madras, even after having obtained him [as an ally]...

Words meanings summery:

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  • भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - maternal uncle (when combined with 'mātuḥ') (brother)
  • मातुः (mātuḥ) - maternal (referring to mother's brother) (of the mother)
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained him (as an ally) (having approached, having obtained, having resorted to)
  • शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya
  • मद्रजनाधिपम् (madrajanādhipam) - king of the Madra people, lord of the Madras
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • अरविन्दाक्ष (aravindākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one
  • दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate, merciful
  • (na) - not
  • जिघांससि (jighāṁsasi) - you wish to kill, you desire to strike

Words meanings and morphology

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - maternal uncle (when combined with 'mātuḥ') (brother)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
मातुः (mātuḥ) - maternal (referring to mother's brother) (of the mother)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ
mātṛ - mother
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained him (as an ally) (having approached, having obtained, having resorted to)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Derived from root √sad (to sit, go) with upasarga 'ā-'.
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
शल्यम् (śalyam) - Śalya
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śalya
śalya - Śalya (name of the king of Madra)
मद्रजनाधिपम् (madrajanādhipam) - king of the Madra people, lord of the Madras
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of madrajanādhipa
madrajanādhipa - lord of the Madra people, king of the Madras
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madrajana+adhipa)
  • madrajana – Madra people
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – lord, ruler, king
    noun (masculine)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
अरविन्दाक्ष (aravindākṣa) - O lotus-eyed one
(adjective)
Vocative, masculine, singular of aravindākṣa
aravindākṣa - lotus-eyed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aravinda+akṣa)
  • aravinda – lotus
    noun (neuter)
  • akṣa – eye
    noun (neuter)
दयावान् (dayāvān) - compassionate, merciful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dayāvat
dayāvat - compassionate, merciful
Possessive suffix -vat from dayā.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
जिघांससि (jighāṁsasi) - you wish to kill, you desire to strike
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jighāṃs
Desiderative
Desiderative form of √han (to strike, kill). Second person singular active.
Root: han (class 2)