महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-126, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
दत्तेऽवकाशे पुरुषैर्विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनैः ।
विवेश रङ्गं विस्तीर्णं कर्णः परपुरंजयः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
datte'vakāśe puruṣairvismayotphullalocanaiḥ ,
viveśa raṅgaṁ vistīrṇaṁ karṇaḥ parapuraṁjayaḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca datte avakāśe puruṣaiḥ vismayotphullalocanaiḥ
viveśa raṅgam vistīrṇam karṇaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: As men with eyes wide open in wonder made way, Karṇa, the conqueror of enemy cities, entered the spacious arena.

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, כשהצופים, שעיניהם נפערו בתדהמה, פינו מקום, נכנס קַרְנַה, כובש ערי אויבים, אל הזירה הרחבה,

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• दत्ते (datte) - made (way) (given, made)

• अवकाशे (avakāśe) - locative absolute: 'when space was made/given' (in space, in opportunity, when space was made)

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by people

• विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनैः (vismayotphullalocanaiḥ) - by those whose eyes were wide open in wonder

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• रङ्गम् (raṅgam) - arena, stage

• विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - spacious, vast, wide

• कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

• परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

दत्ते (datte) - made (way) (given, made)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dā (to give) with suffix -ta (kta)

Root: dā (class 3)

अवकाशे (avakāśe) - locative absolute: 'when space was made/given' (in space, in opportunity, when space was made)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, opportunity, scope

Derived from root kāś (to shine) with upasarga ava (down)

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being

विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनैः (vismayotphullalocanaiḥ) - by those whose eyes were wide open in wonder

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vismayotphullalocana

vismayotphullalocana - having eyes wide open in wonder

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vismaya+utphulla+locana)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root smī (to smile) with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smī (class 1)
• utphulla – blooming, wide open, expanded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root phull (to bloom, expand) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud
  Root: phull (class 1)
• locana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root loc (to see)
  Root: loc (class 1)

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of viś

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular of root viś with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: viś (class 6)

रङ्गम् (raṅgam) - arena, stage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of raṅga

raṅga - stage, arena, theater, ground for contests

विस्तीर्णम् (vistīrṇam) - spacious, vast, wide

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vistīrṇa

vistīrṇa - spread out, extensive, spacious, vast

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root stṛ (to spread) with upasarga vi, and suffix -ṇa (kta)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

कर्णः (karṇaḥ) - Karṇa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karṇa

karṇa - Karṇa (a central character in the Mahābhārata), ear

परपुरंजयः (parapuraṁjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities, vanquisher of foes

Compound of para (enemy), pura (city), and jaya (conquering) from root ji (to conquer)

Compound type : upapada tatpurusha (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy, superior
  adjective (masculine)
• pura – city, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root ji (to conquer) with suffix 'a'
  Root: ji (class 1)

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