abhilaṣitavāṃl(अभिलषितवांल्)
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + laṣitavāṃl
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + laṣitavāṃl.
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English lines use these phrases for common nouns. Only names (people, deities, epithets) stay in Sanskrit in the translation.
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + laṣitavāṃl
abhi- (“toward, over, against”) + laṣitavāṃl.
ā- (“unto, fully”) + rādhya
ā- (“unto, fully”) + rādhya.
Vocative arjuna: O Arjuna
arjuna: white, silvery, clear. From a root of brightness (raj/arg). The Pāṇḍava named for that brightness. Vocative arjuna: O Arjuna.
hence
From idam/a-tas: “hence, therefore.”
here
a- + tra: “in this place.” Here.
ava- (“down, off”) + tatāra
ava- (“down, off”) + tatāra.
the Lord
bhaga (“share, portion, majesty,” from bhaj “to share”) + -vant “possessing.” One who has the share of majesty. The Lord as the one possessed of majesty, not a first name.
that-which-is-vast (brahman)
Neuter of brahman, from bṛh, “to grow, to swell, to be vast.” It names that which is vast — an entity, not a person. The creator god is a different word, Brahmā (masculine). A brāhmaṇa is a person of that class.
four
Inflected from catvāra. catur: four.
four
catur: four.
ten
daśan: ten.
this
Neuter of etad: “this here.” e- + tad.
these
Accusative plural of etad: “these.”
going
From gam: a going, a destination.
is sung
Passive of gai, “to sing.” It is sung.
Also called Pṛthā
Kuntī, mother of the three elder Pāṇḍavas. Also called Pṛthā.
dying
Inflected from mṛtyu. From mṛ, “to die.” Dying; death.
a man
nara: a man, a human being (as mortal person).
five
pañcan: five.
beyond
para: beyond, further, other. As a neuter noun often “what is beyond.”
pra- (“forth, forward”) + śrayeṇa
pra- (“forth, forward”) + śrayeṇa.
rightly
sam- + añc: “together-going, rightly, fully.”
hearing
From śru, “to hear.” Hear!; hears; having heard; heard.
then
From tad + tas: “from that, then.”
three
tri: three.
best
Inflected from vara. From vṛ, “to choose.” The chosen; the best. Vocative: O best.
of whom
Genitive plural of yad: “of whom.”