Monday, August 3, 2015

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1/Verse 7

Chapter 1/Verse 7

अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम ।

नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते ॥१-७॥

asmākaṃ tu viśiṣṭā ye tānnibodha dvijottama ।

nāyakā mama sainyasya saṃjñārthaṃ tānbravīmi te

॥1-7॥


But ours who are distinguished, know them! O’ best of the twice-born, the leaders of my army, I will tell those to you on behalf of the named!


asmākam (pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural) = ours

tu (conjuction) (indeclinable) =  but

viśiṣṭās (verb root: śiṣ) (vi + śiṣṭās) (past passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = distinguished

ye (relative pronoun, masculine, nominative, plural) = who  

tān (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, accusative, plural) = those

nibodha (verb root: budh) (vi + budh) (imperative, parasmaipada, 2nd person, singular) = know!

dvijottama (stem form: dvijottama) (dvi + ja + uttama) (tatpurūṣa compound, masculine, vocative, singular) = O’ best of the twice-born

nāyakās (stem form: nāyaka) (masculine, nominative, plural) = leaders

mama (pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular) = my

sainyasya (stem form: sainya) (masculine/neuter, genitive, singular) = of the army

saṃjñārtham (stem form: saṃjñārtha) (saṃjñā + artham) (tatpurūṣa compound, neuter, accusative, singular) = on behalf of the named

tān (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, accusative, plural) = those

bravīmi (verb root: brū) (indicative, parasmaipada, 1st person, singular) = I tell


te (pronoun, 2nd person, dative, singular) = to you

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