महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-123, verse-13

तस्मिन्नाचार्यवृत्तिं च परमामास्थितस्तदा ।
इष्वस्त्रे योगमातस्थे परं नियममास्थितः ॥१३॥

13. tasminnācāryavṛttiṁ ca paramāmāsthitastadā ,
iṣvastre yogamātasthe paraṁ niyamamāsthitaḥ.

13. tasmīn ācāryavṛttim ca paramām āsthitaḥ tadā
iṣvastre yogam ātatasthe param niyamam āsthitaḥ

13. At that time, observing the highest conduct befitting a teacher (ācāryavṛtti) towards that (image), and having adopted supreme discipline (niyama), he devoted himself to the practice (yoga) of archery.

13. שם נהג בדמות כמו במורהו, בכבוד עליון, והקדיש את עצמו לתרגול הקשת והחצים בקפדנות עליונה,

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मीन् (tasmīn) - to that (earthen image of Drona) (in that, to that)

• आचार्यवृत्तिम् (ācāryavṛttim) - the conduct towards a teacher, reverence for a teacher

• च (ca) - and, also

• परमाम् (paramām) - highest, supreme, utmost

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having taken up, having adopted

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• इष्वस्त्रे (iṣvastre) - in archery, in the art of arrows and weapons

• योगम् (yogam) - practice, application, union (yoga)

• आतस्थे (ātasthe) - he undertook, he applied himself to, he devoted himself

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• नियमम् (niyamam) - discipline, self-control, observance (niyama)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having taken up, having adopted

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मीन् (tasmīn) - to that (earthen image of Drona) (in that, to that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, this

आचार्यवृत्तिम् (ācāryavṛttim) - the conduct towards a teacher, reverence for a teacher

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ācāryavṛtti

ācāryavṛtti - the conduct of a teacher, the conduct towards a teacher, teaching profession, the behavior proper to a teacher's disciple

Compound type : tatpurusha (ācārya+vṛtti)

• ācārya – teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – conduct, course of action, behavior, profession, livelihood, commentary
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परमाम् (paramām) - highest, supreme, utmost

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, utmost, chief, excellent

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having taken up, having adopted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - established, situated, fixed, adopted, undertaken, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

इष्वस्त्रे (iṣvastre) - in archery, in the art of arrows and weapons

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of iṣvastra

iṣvastra - archery, the art of arrows and weapons, bow and arrow

Compound type : dvandva (iṣu+astra)

• iṣu – arrow, dart
  noun (masculine)
• astra – weapon (especially a missile weapon), dart, arrow
  noun (neuter)

योगम् (yogam) - practice, application, union (yoga)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, spiritual discipline, practice, application, effort

आतस्थे (ātasthe) - he undertook, he applied himself to, he devoted himself

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of ā-√sthā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best, utmost, chief, excellent

नियमम् (niyamam) - discipline, self-control, observance (niyama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restraint, self-control, discipline, observance, fixed rule, religious obligation

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having established, having taken up, having adopted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - established, situated, fixed, adopted, undertaken, observed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √sthā (to stand) with the prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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