महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-42

राजपुत्रस्तु कौरव्यः पाण्डुर्मूलफलाशनः ।
जगाम सह भार्याभ्यां ततो नागसभं गिरिम् ॥४२॥

42. rājaputrastu kauravyaḥ pāṇḍurmūlaphalāśanaḥ ,
jagāma saha bhāryābhyāṁ tato nāgasabhaṁ girim.

42. rājaputraḥ tu kauravyaḥ pāṇḍuḥ mūlaphalāśanaḥ
jagāma saha bhāryābhyām tataḥ nāgasabham girim

42. Prince Pandu, a descendant of Kuru, subsisting on roots and fruits, then went to the mountain Nāgasabha with his two wives.

42. ובינתיים פָּאנְדוּ, בן המלך מצאצאי קוּרוּ, שניזון משורשים ופירות, הלך עם שתי נשותיו אל ההר נָאגַסַבְּהַא.

Words meanings summery:

• राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince, son of a king

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru lineage

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu

• मूलफलाशनः (mūlaphalāśanaḥ) - eating roots and fruits, subsisting on roots and fruits

• जगाम (jagāma) - went

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• भार्याभ्याम् (bhāryābhyām) - with two wives

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then

• नागसभम् (nāgasabham) - to Nāgasabha (a mountain name)

• गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

Words meanings and morphology

राजपुत्रः (rājaputraḥ) - prince, son of a king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kuru lineage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru

derived from Kuru (वंश) + -ya (suffix)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (proper name); pale, whitish

मूलफलाशनः (mūlaphalāśanaḥ) - eating roots and fruits, subsisting on roots and fruits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūlaphalāśana

mūlaphalāśana - one who eats roots and fruits

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mūla+phala+aśana)

• mūla – root, origin
  noun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result
  noun (neuter)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root √aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)

जगाम (jagāma) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

भार्याभ्याम् (bhāryābhyām) - with two wives

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, spouse

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, thence, then

(indeclinable)

नागसभम् (nāgasabham) - to Nāgasabha (a mountain name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāgasabha

nāgasabha - Nāgasabha (name of a mountain or assembly of Nagas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+sabhā)

• nāga – serpent, snake, elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sabhā – assembly, council, hall
  noun (feminine)

गिरिम् (girim) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

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