महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-144, verse-20

स तैः प्राञ्जलिभिः सर्वैस्तथेत्युक्तो नराधिप ।
जगाम भगवान्व्यासो यथाकाममृषिः प्रभुः ॥२०॥

20. sa taiḥ prāñjalibhiḥ sarvaistathetyukto narādhipa ,
jagāma bhagavānvyāso yathākāmamṛṣiḥ prabhuḥ.

20. saḥ taiḥ prāñjalibhiḥ sarvaiḥ tathā iti uktaḥ narādhipa
jagāma bhagavān vyāsaḥ yathākāmam ṛṣiḥ prabhuḥ

20. O King, the divine and powerful sage (ṛṣi) Vyāsa, having been told 'So be it' by all of them with folded hands, departed as he wished.

20. הו מלך, כולם בכפיים צמודות אמרו לו כן יהיה, והוא, וְיָאסַה המכובד, האדון והחוזה, הלך כרצונו.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - the sage Vyāsa (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

• तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them (masculine plural instrumental))

• प्राञ्जलिभिः (prāñjalibhiḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - quote indicator (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been told (said, spoken, told)

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata (O king, O ruler of men)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine, the revered, glorious

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper noun)

• यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - the sage Vyāsa (he, that (masculine singular nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Subject.

तैः (taiḥ) - by the Pāṇḍavas (by them (masculine plural instrumental))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Instrumental plural masculine/neuter form.

प्राञ्जलिभिः (prāñjalibhiḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands, reverent

Compound of 'pra' (forth) and 'añjali' (folded hands).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, very
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• añjali – folded hands, cupped hands (for offering/receiving), reverence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'taiḥ' and 'sarvaiḥ'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Instrumental plural masculine/neuter form.

तथा (tathā) - 'So be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner

Note: Part of the direct speech 'tathā iti'.

इति (iti) - quote indicator (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotative particle.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - having been told (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressing Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata (O king, O ruler of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense, third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root 'gam' (class 1)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The verb for 'saḥ' (Vyāsa).

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine, the revered, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, blessed, revered (often used as an epithet for deities or great sages)

From 'bhaga' (fortune, excellence) + 'matup' suffix.

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (a celebrated sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of the Mahābhārata)

From 'vi' + 'as' (to throw, to compile).

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 2)

यथाकामम् (yathākāmam) - as desired, according to wish

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (as per one's desire).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāma)

• yathā – as, in which way, according to
  indeclinable
  Adverbial prefix/particle
• kāma – desire, wish, will
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Appositive to 'vyāsaḥ'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty, capable

From prefix 'pra' + root 'bhū' (to be, become).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

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