महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-134, verse-11

दशरात्रोषितानां तु तत्र तेषां पुरोचनः ।
निवेदयामास गृहं शिवाख्यमशिवं तदा ॥११॥

11. daśarātroṣitānāṁ tu tatra teṣāṁ purocanaḥ ,
nivedayāmāsa gṛhaṁ śivākhyamaśivaṁ tadā.

11. daśarātroṣitānām tu tatra teṣām purocanaḥ
nivedayāmāsa gṛham śivākhyam aśivam tadā

11. Then, Purocana presented to them, after they had resided there for ten nights, a house named 'Śiva' (the Auspicious), which was, in reality, inauspicious.

11. אחרי שהתגוררו שם עשרה ימים, הודיע להם פּוּרוֹצ׳ַנַה על בית הנקרא שִׁיוַה (הברוך), אך הוא היה בית של אסון.

Words meanings summery:

• दशरात्रोषितानाम् (daśarātroṣitānām) - of those who had resided for ten nights

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (of them, for them)

• पुरोचनः (purocanaḥ) - Purocana (Purocana (a proper name))

• निवेदयामास (nivedayāmāsa) - presented (he presented, he announced, he informed)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - a house (house, home, dwelling)

• शिवाख्यम् (śivākhyam) - named 'Śiva' (the Auspicious) (named 'Śiva', called 'Auspicious')

• अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious (despite its name) (inauspicious, inauspicious, unlucky)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

दशरात्रोषितानाम् (daśarātroṣitānām) - of those who had resided for ten nights

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daśarātroṣita

daśarātroṣita - having resided for ten nights

Past Passive Participle (part of compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daśa+rātra+uṣita)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• rātra – night (often used in compounds for duration of nights)
  noun (neuter)
• uṣita – dwelt, resided, stayed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root √vas (to dwell) with the suffix -ta.
  Root: √vas (class 1)

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरोचनः (purocanaḥ) - Purocana (Purocana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purocana

purocana - Purocana (name of an agent of Duryodhana in the Mahābhārata)

निवेदयामास (nivedayāmāsa) - presented (he presented, he announced, he informed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ni-√vid

Causative perfect form

Derived from the root √vid (to know) with prefix ni-, and then causative stem formed with -aya, followed by perfect suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: √vid (class 6)

गृहम् (gṛham) - a house (house, home, dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling; wife (pl.)

शिवाख्यम् (śivākhyam) - named 'Śiva' (the Auspicious) (named 'Śiva', called 'Auspicious')

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śivākhya

śivākhya - named Śiva, called 'Auspicious'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiva+ākhya)

• śiva – auspicious, propitious, fortunate, benevolent; the god Śiva
  adjective (masculine)
• ākhya – named, called; appellation, name
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from ā-√khyā (to name, tell).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: √khyā (class 2)

अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious (despite its name) (inauspicious, inauspicious, unlucky)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śiva)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• śiva – auspicious, propitious, fortunate, benevolent; the god Śiva
  adjective (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

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