महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-40, verse-21

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प्रसादये त्वा भगवन्नपराधं क्षमस्व मे ।
मम दीनस्य लुब्धस्य मौर्ख्येण हतचेतसः ।
त्वं गतिस्त्वं च मे नाथः प्रसादं कर्तुमर्हसि ॥२१॥

21. prasādaye tvā bhagavannaparādhaṁ kṣamasva me ,
mama dīnasya lubdhasya maurkhyeṇa hatacetasaḥ ,
tvaṁ gatistvaṁ ca me nāthaḥ prasādaṁ kartumarhasi.

21. prasādaye tvā bhagavan aparādham
kṣamasva me mama dīnasya lubdhasya
maurkhyeṇa hatacetasaḥ tvam gatiḥ tvam
ca me nāthaḥ prasādam kartum arhasi

21. bhagavan tvā prasādaye me aparādham
kṣamasva mama dīnasya lubdhasya
maurkhyeṇa hatacetasaḥ tvam me gatiḥ
ca tvam nāthaḥ prasādam kartum arhasi

21. O Lord, I seek your favor; please forgive my offense. I am wretched, deluded, and my mind is bewildered by foolishness. You are my refuge and my protector. You should grant me your grace.

Words meanings summery:

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प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I seek your grace (I propitiate, I seek grace, I cause to be pleased)

त्वा (tvā) - you (you (accusative singular))

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O Worshipful One)

अपराधम् (aparādham) - offense (offense, fault, crime)

क्षमस्व (kṣamasva) - forgive (forgive, be patient, endure)

मे (me) - my (possessive sense, 'for me') (to me, my (dative/genitive singular))

मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive singular))

दीनस्य (dīnasya) - of the wretched (of the wretched, of the humble, of the poor)

लुब्धस्य (lubdhasya) - of the deluded (of the greedy, of the deluded, of the infatuated)

मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness (by foolishness, by ignorance)

हतचेतसः (hatacetasaḥ) - of one whose mind is ruined (of one whose mind is struck/ruined, of one whose intellect is bewildered)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge (movement, course, refuge, ultimate state, destination)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

मे (me) - my (to me, my (dative/genitive singular))

नाथः (nāthaḥ) - protector (lord, protector, master)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - grace (grace, favor, calmness, serenity)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to grant (lit. to do grace) (to do, to make, to perform)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought (to grant) (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसादये (prasādaye) - I seek your grace (I propitiate, I seek grace, I cause to be pleased)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prasādayati

Causative

Causative of pra-sad (to sit down, to become clear/calm)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: The base is prasādaya- (causative stem) and the ending -e for 1st person singular active.

त्वा (tvā) - you (you (accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord (O Lord, O Worshipful One)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, lord

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Stem bhagavat, vocative singular.

अपराधम् (aparādham) - offense (offense, fault, crime)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, fault, crime

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

क्षमस्व (kṣamasva) - forgive (forgive, be patient, endure)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kṣam

Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: kṣam (class 1 kṣam is kṣamate), middle voice, 2nd person singular imperative.

मे (me) - my (possessive sense, 'for me') (to me, my (dative/genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Can also be genitive, but here dative (forgive to me/for me) is more fitting.

मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

दीनस्य (dīnasya) - of the wretched (of the wretched, of the humble, of the poor)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīna

dīna - wretched, humble, poor, miserable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dī' (to fade, decay), or dīna directly as an adjective.

Root: dī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mama (my) and describes the speaker.

लुब्धस्य (lubdhasya) - of the deluded (of the greedy, of the deluded, of the infatuated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, deluded, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'lubh' (to covet, be confused)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with mama (my) and describes the speaker.

मौर्ख्येण (maurkhyeṇa) - by foolishness (by foolishness, by ignorance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of maurkhya

maurkhya - foolishness, ignorance

Abstract noun from 'mūrkha' (fool)

हतचेतसः (hatacetasaḥ) - of one whose mind is ruined (of one whose mind is struck/ruined, of one whose intellect is bewildered)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hatacetas

hatacetas - one whose mind is struck/ruined/bewildered

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hata+cetas)

hata – struck, killed, destroyed, ruined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'han' (to strike, kill)
Root: han (class 2)
cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with mama (my) and describes the speaker.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

गतिः (gatiḥ) - refuge (movement, course, refuge, ultimate state, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, course, refuge, ultimate state, destination

Action noun

From root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)