महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-7

तमपृच्छंस्ततो राजंस्तथावृत्तं तपोधनम् ।
कतरेण पथा याता दस्यवो द्विजसत्तम ।
तेन गच्छामहे ब्रह्मन्पथा शीघ्रतरं वयम् ॥७॥

7. tamapṛcchaṁstato rājaṁstathāvṛttaṁ tapodhanam ,
katareṇa pathā yātā dasyavo dvijasattama ,
tena gacchāmahe brahmanpathā śīghrataraṁ vayam.

7. tam apṛcchan tataḥ rājan tathāvṛttam
tapodhanam | katareṇa pathā yātāḥ
dasyavaḥ dvijasattama | tena gacchāmahe
brahman pathā śīghrataraṃ vayam

7. Then, O King, they asked that ascetic (tapasvin) who had endured such an event: 'O best of the twice-born (dvija), by which path have the robbers gone? O brāhmaṇa, we will go by that path more quickly!'

7. הו מלך, אז שאלו אותו, את אותו בעל עוצמה רוחנית שעמד כך, באיזו דרך הלכו השודדים, הו מיטב הבְּרַהְמִינִים, כדי שנלך בדרך הזאת מהר יותר, הו בְּרַהְמִין.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - they asked

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom the story is being narrated) (O King)

• तथावृत्तम् (tathāvṛttam) - the sage who had such an experience (one who had such an experience, who behaved thus)

• तपोधनम् (tapodhanam) - the sage (whose wealth is (tapas) asceticism) (the ascetic, one whose wealth is asceticism)

• कतरेण (katareṇa) - by which (of two or many)

• पथा (pathā) - by the path

• याताः (yātāḥ) - gone, departed

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - the robbers, dacoits

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the (dvija) twice-born, referring to the sage (O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas))

• तेन (tena) - by that (path)

• गच्छामहे (gacchāmahe) - we will go, let us go

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) Brāhmaṇa, referring to the sage (O Brāhmaṇa)

• पथा (pathā) - by the path

• शीघ्रतरं (śīghrataraṁ) - more quickly

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'apṛcchan'.

अपृच्छन् (apṛcchan) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of prach

Imperfect Active

Imperfect, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: prach (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Dhṛtarāṣṭra, to whom the story is being narrated) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

तथावृत्तम् (tathāvṛttam) - the sage who had such an experience (one who had such an experience, who behaved thus)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāvṛtta

tathāvṛtta - one who behaved thus, one who has such an experience

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt with prefix tathā (thus)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vṛtta)

• tathā – thus, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, behaved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to be, to exist, to behave)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' and 'tapodhanam'.

तपोधनम् (tapodhanam) - the sage (whose wealth is (tapas) asceticism) (the ascetic, one whose wealth is asceticism)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism, an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, asceticism (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tam' and 'tathāvṛttam'.

कतरेण (katareṇa) - by which (of two or many)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of katara

katara - which (of two), which (of many)

Note: Agrees with 'pathā'.

पथा (pathā) - by the path

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Root: path (class 1)

याताः (yātāḥ) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, moved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yā (to go)

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dasyavaḥ'.

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - the robbers, dacoits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, bandit, enemy

Root: das (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'yātāḥ'.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the (dvija) twice-born, referring to the sage (O best of the twice-born (brāhmaṇas))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, a brāhmaṇa, a bird, a tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of sat (good)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Refers to the sage.

तेन (tena) - by that (path)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the path.

गच्छामहे (gacchāmahe) - we will go, let us go

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, Present (laṭ) of gam

Present Middle

Present, 1st person plural, middle voice (or imperative for 'let us go')

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O (brahman) Brāhmaṇa, referring to the sage (O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brāhmaṇa, priest

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sage.

पथा (pathā) - by the path

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Root: path (class 1)

Note: Repetition for emphasis or clarity.

शीघ्रतरं (śīghrataraṁ) - more quickly

(indeclinable)

Comparative of śīghra

Root: śīgh (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'gacchāmahe'.

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