महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-116, verse-2

सुपुष्पितवने काले कदाचिन्मधुमाधवे ।
भूतसंमोहने राजा सभार्यो व्यचरद्वनम् ॥२॥

2. supuṣpitavane kāle kadācinmadhumādhave ,
bhūtasaṁmohane rājā sabhāryo vyacaradvanam.

2. su-puṣpita-vane kāle kadācit madhu-mādhave
bhūta-saṃmohane rājā sa-bhāryaḥ vyacarat vanam

2. Once, in the spring (madhu-mādhava) season, when the beautifully blossomed forest enchanted all beings, the king wandered through the woods with his wife (sabhārya).

Words meanings summery:

• सु-पुष्पित-वने (su-puṣpita-vane) - in the beautifully flowered forest

• काले (kāle) - During the particular season mentioned. (in time, at the proper time, in the season)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• मधु-माधवे (madhu-mādhave) - Refers to the spring season, comprising the months of Caitra (Madhu) and Vaiśākha (Mādhava). (in spring (the months of Madhu and Mādhava))

• भूत-संमोहने (bhūta-saṁmohane) - Describes the forest/season as having the effect of enchanting all creatures. (enchanting all beings, bewildering creatures)

• राजा (rājā) - King Pāṇḍu. (king)

• स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - King Pāṇḍu with his wife (Madri). (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

• व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - he wandered, roamed

• वनम् (vanam) - forest, woods

Words meanings and morphology

सु-पुष्पित-वने (su-puṣpita-vane) - in the beautifully flowered forest

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su-puṣpita+vana)

• su-puṣpita – well-flowered, richly bloomed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root puṣ (to bloom) with prefix su-.
  Prefix: su
  Root: puṣ (class 4)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the location where they wandered.

काले (kāle) - During the particular season mentioned. (in time, at the proper time, in the season)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Note: Agrees with 'madhu-mādhave'.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

मधु-माधवे (madhu-mādhave) - Refers to the spring season, comprising the months of Caitra (Madhu) and Vaiśākha (Mādhava). (in spring (the months of Madhu and Mādhava))

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+mādhava)

• madhu – honey, spring season, a month (Caitra)
  noun (masculine)
• mādhava – spring month (Vaiśākha), Krishna
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in a dual sense to refer to the pair of months making up spring.

भूत-संमोहने (bhūta-saṁmohane) - Describes the forest/season as having the effect of enchanting all creatures. (enchanting all beings, bewildering creatures)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūta+saṃmohana)

• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be, become).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• saṃmohana – bewildering, infatuating, charming
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root muh (to be bewildered) with prefix saṃ-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'su-puṣpita-vane' and 'kāle'.

राजा (rājā) - King Pāṇḍu. (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'vyacarat'.

स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - King Pāṇḍu with his wife (Madri). (with his wife, accompanied by his wife)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhāryā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable prefix
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'.

व्यचरत् (vyacarat) - he wandered, roamed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of vi-car

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

वनम् (vanam) - forest, woods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Object of 'vyacarat'.

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