महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-107, verse-10

श्रुत्वा कुन्तीसुतं जातं बालार्कसमतेजसम् ।
उदरस्यात्मनः स्थैर्यमुपलभ्यान्वचिन्तयत् ॥१०॥

10. śrutvā kuntīsutaṁ jātaṁ bālārkasamatejasam ,
udarasyātmanaḥ sthairyamupalabhyānvacintayat.

10. śrutvā kuntīsutaṃ jātaṃ bālārkasamatejasaṃ
udarasya ātmanaḥ sthairyam upalabhya anvacintayat

10. Upon hearing that Kunti's son was born, possessing a radiance equal to the rising sun, and having felt the stability of her own womb, she (Gandhari) began to ponder.

10. היא שמעה שנולד בנה של קוּנְטִי, זוהר כשמש עולה, ומשהבינה שהעובר ברחמה לא זז, הרהרה בדבר.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• कुन्तीसुतं (kuntīsutaṁ) - Kunti's son

• जातं (jātaṁ) - born, produced

• बालार्कसमतेजसं (bālārkasamatejasaṁ) - having splendor equal to the rising sun

• उदरस्य (udarasya) - of the womb, of the belly

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of her own, of herself

• स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadiness

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained, having perceived, having felt

• अन्वचिन्तयत् (anvacintayat) - she reflected, she pondered, she considered

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

कुन्तीसुतं (kuntīsutaṁ) - Kunti's son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuntīsuta

kuntīsuta - son of Kunti

Tatpurusha compound (Kuntī + suta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuntī+suta)

• kuntī – Kunti (a proper name, mother of the Pandavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (of su)
  Derived from root su (to give birth)
  Root: su (class 2)

जातं (jātaṁ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, generated, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kuntīsutaṃ

बालार्कसमतेजसं (bālārkasamatejasaṁ) - having splendor equal to the rising sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bālārkasamatejas

bālārkasamatejas - having brilliance equal to the young sun

Bahuvrihi compound: Bāla-arka (young sun) + sama (equal) + tejas (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bālārka+sama+tejas)

• bālārka – young sun, rising sun
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound: bāla (young) + arka (sun)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with kuntīsutaṃ and jātaṃ

उदरस्य (udarasya) - of the womb, of the belly

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of udara

udara - belly, abdomen, womb, interior

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of her own, of herself

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence; mind, life; oneself

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to Gandhari.

स्थैर्यम् (sthairyam) - stability, firmness, steadiness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthairya

sthairya - stability, firmness, steadiness, immobility

Derived from sthira (firm, steady) + -ya (nominalizing suffix)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of upalabhya

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having obtained, having perceived, having felt

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with upasarga 'upa-' + root 'labh' + suffix -ya.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

अन्वचिन्तयत् (anvacintayat) - she reflected, she pondered, she considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anucintay

Root cint (to think) in causative (cintay) + upasarga anu. Imperfect 3rd person singular.

Prefix: anu

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Refers to Gandhari.

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