महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-153, verse-7

स तत्राकथयद्विप्रः कथान्ते जनमेजय ।
पाञ्चालेष्वद्भुताकारं याज्ञसेन्याः स्वयंवरम् ॥७॥

7. sa tatrākathayadvipraḥ kathānte janamejaya ,
pāñcāleṣvadbhutākāraṁ yājñasenyāḥ svayaṁvaram.

7. saḥ tatra akathayat vipraḥ kathānte janamejaya
pāñcāleṣu adbhutākāram yājñasenyāḥ svayaṃvaram

7. O Janamejaya, at the end of that narration, the Brahmin then recounted the wonderful self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) of Yājñasenī (Draupadī) in the Pañcāla country.

7. בסוף הסיפורים, הו ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה, סיפר שם אותו בְּרַהְמִין על טקס בחירת החתן (סְוַיַמְוַרַה) המופלא של בתו של יַגְיַסֵנַה, דְרַאוּפַּדִי, אצל הפָּאנְצ׳ָאלוֹת,

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place/regard

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - he narrated, he told

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the Brahmin, the sage

• कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story/narration

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

• पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Pañcāla country, among the Pañcālas

• अद्भुताकारम् (adbhutākāram) - of astonishing appearance, wonderful in form

• याज्ञसेन्याः (yājñasenyāḥ) - of Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

• स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - self-choice ceremony

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that place/regard

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from the pronoun 'tad' with suffix 'tra'.

अकथयत् (akathayat) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of kathay

Imperfect

Formed from the causal stem of root 'kath' (10th class, kathayati), with the augment 'a-' for past tense.

Root: kath (class 10)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - the Brahmin, the sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired person

Root: vip

कथान्ते (kathānte) - at the end of the story/narration

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathānta

kathānta - end of a story/narration

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'kathā' (story) and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, narration, tale
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king of the Kuru dynasty, son of Parikshit, to whom the Mahābhārata is narrated)

पाञ्चालेषु (pāñcāleṣu) - in the Pañcāla country, among the Pañcālas

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - belonging to the Pañcāla country, a resident of Pañcāla, the Pañcāla country

अद्भुताकारम् (adbhutākāram) - of astonishing appearance, wonderful in form

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adbhutākāra

adbhutākāra - having a wonderful form, of astonishing appearance, marvelous

Compound of 'adbhuta' (wonderful, astonishing) and 'ākāra' (form, appearance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adbhuta+ākāra)

• adbhuta – wonderful, astonishing, marvelous
  adjective (neuter)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, aspect
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to make) with upasarga 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

याज्ञसेन्याः (yājñasenyāḥ) - of Yājñasenī (Draupadī)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yājñasenī

yājñasenī - Yājñasenī (daughter of Drupada, also known as Draupadī)

Feminine derivative of Yājñasena (another name for Drupada).

स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - self-choice ceremony

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice (ceremony), a ceremony in which a princess chooses her husband from assembled suitors

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'svayam' (self, oneself) and 'vara' (choosing, choice).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – self, oneself, voluntarily, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choosing, choice, wish, boon, suitor, husband
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vṛ' (to choose).
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

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