महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-152, verse-10

ततः सहस्रशो राजन्नरा नगरवासिनः ।
तत्राजग्मुर्बकं द्रष्टुं सस्त्रीवृद्धकुमारकाः ॥१०॥

10. tataḥ sahasraśo rājannarā nagaravāsinaḥ ,
tatrājagmurbakaṁ draṣṭuṁ sastrīvṛddhakumārakāḥ.

10. tataḥ sahasraśaḥ rājan narāḥ nagaravāsinaḥ tatra
ājagmuḥ bakam draṣṭum sa-strī-vṛddha-kumārakāḥ

10. Then, O King, thousands of city dwellers, including women, the elderly, and children, came there to see Baka.

10. אז, הו מלך, באו לשם אלפי תושבי העיר לראות את בַּקַה, יחד עם נשים, זקנים וילדים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• नगरवासिनः (nagaravāsinaḥ) - city dwellers, residents of the city

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

• बकम् (bakam) - Baka (a demon)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• स-स्त्री-वृद्ध-कुमारकाः (sa-strī-vṛddha-kumārakāḥ) - with women, elders, and children

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Avyaya formed from pronominal base tad + suffix tas.

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands, in thousands

(indeclinable)

Formed from sahasra + śas suffix.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

नगरवासिनः (nagaravāsinaḥ) - city dwellers, residents of the city

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nagaravāsin

nagaravāsin - city dweller, resident of a city

Compound of nagara (city) and vāsin (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nagara+vāsin)

• nagara – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dweller, resident, inhabiting
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas-
  Derived from √vas (to dwell) with suffix -in.
  Root: vas (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronominal base tad + suffix tra.

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect active

Perfect 3rd person plural of √gam with upasarga ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

बकम् (bakam) - Baka (a demon)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - crane, heron; proper noun (name of a demon)

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of √dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स-स्त्री-वृद्ध-कुमारकाः (sa-strī-vṛddha-kumārakāḥ) - with women, elders, and children

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sa-strī-vṛddha-kumāraka

sa-strī-vṛddha-kumāraka - accompanied by women, old people, and children

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'sa' indicates 'with'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+strī+vṛddha+kumāraka)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating association.
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• vṛddha – old, aged, an elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vṛdh (to grow).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• kumāraka – young boy, child
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of kumāra.

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