महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-111, verse-4
स तु कालेन महता प्राप्य निष्कल्मषं तपः ।
ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशः पाण्डुर्बभूव भरतर्षभ ॥४॥
ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशः पाण्डुर्बभूव भरतर्षभ ॥४॥
4. sa tu kālena mahatā prāpya niṣkalmaṣaṁ tapaḥ ,
brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ pāṇḍurbabhūva bharatarṣabha.
brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ pāṇḍurbabhūva bharatarṣabha.
4.
saḥ tu kālena mahatā prāpya niṣkalmaṣam tapaḥ
brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ pāṇḍuḥ babhūva bharatarṣabha
brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ pāṇḍuḥ babhūva bharatarṣabha
4.
O best among the Bhāratas, after a long time, having acquired pure penance (tapas), Pandu indeed became like a Brahmarshi.
Words meanings summery:
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- सः (saḥ) - he (Pandu) (he, that)
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover)
- कालेन (kālena) - after a period of time (by time, with time, after some time)
- महता (mahatā) - long (period of time) (by great, by large, by extensive)
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having acquired (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
- निष्कल्मषम् (niṣkalmaṣam) - pure (sinless, pure, spotless, stainless)
- तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor)
- ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशः (brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ) - like a Brahmarshi (like a Brahmarshi, resembling a divine sage)
- पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (name))
- बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - he (Pandu) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Subject of `babhūva`.
तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed, moreover)
(indeclinable)
particle
कालेन (kālena) - after a period of time (by time, with time, after some time)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
Note: Indicates the duration or means of an action.
महता (mahatā) - long (period of time) (by great, by large, by extensive)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, extensive, important
`t`-stem adjective.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having acquired (having obtained, having reached, having acquired)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From pra-āp (to obtain) + -ya suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
निष्कल्मषम् (niṣkalmaṣam) - pure (sinless, pure, spotless, stainless)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣkalmaṣa
niṣkalmaṣa - sinless, pure, stainless, faultless
Bahuvrīhi compound: one from whom kalmaṣa (sin/stain) is niṣ (gone out).
Compound type : Prādi-Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi (nis+kalmaṣa)
- nis – out, forth, without, free from
indeclinable
Prefix/preposition - kalmaṣa – sin, impurity, stain, dirt
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with `tapaḥ`.
तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor, self-discipline
`s`-stem noun.
Note: Object of `prāpya`.
ब्रह्मर्षिसदृशः (brahmarṣisadṛśaḥ) - like a Brahmarshi (like a Brahmarshi, resembling a divine sage)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣisadṛśa
brahmarṣisadṛśa - like a brahmin sage, resembling a brahmin seer
Compound: `brahmarṣi` (Brahmin sage) + `sadṛśa` (like, resembling).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi (brahmarṣi+sadṛśa)
- brahmarṣi – brahmin sage, divine sage
noun (masculine)
Compound of Brahman (Vedic knowledge/God) and Ṛṣi (sage) - sadṛśa – like, resembling, similar
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: sa
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Predicative nominative, describing Pandu.
पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu
pāṇḍu - Pandu (proper name, also meaning pale, yellowish-white)
Note: Subject of `babhūva`.
बभूव (babhūva) - he became (he became, he was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Perfect (liṭ) form, third person singular active.
Root: bhū (class 1)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - chief of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas (lit. bull of the Bharatas)
Compound: Bharata (name of dynasty) + ṛṣabha (bull, best).
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – Bharata (name), a descendant of Bharata
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
noun (masculine)