Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
1,16

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-39

ततो नारायणो मायामास्थितो मोहिनीं प्रभुः ।
स्त्रीरूपमद्भुतं कृत्वा दानवानभिसंश्रितः ॥३९॥
39. tato nārāyaṇo māyāmāsthito mohinīṁ prabhuḥ ,
strīrūpamadbhutaṁ kṛtvā dānavānabhisaṁśritaḥ.
39. tataḥ nārāyaṇaḥ māyām āsthitaḥ mohinīm prabhuḥ
strīrūpam adbhutam kṛtvā dānavān abhisaṃśritaḥ
39. Then, the Lord Nārāyaṇa, having assumed the enchanting illusion of Mohinī and adopted a wondrous female form, approached the Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, subsequently (then, thereupon, from that)
  • नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu))
  • मायाम् (māyām) - the mystic power of illusion (illusion, mystic power, magic)
  • आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having assumed, having taken resort to (having stood, having resorted to, having assumed)
  • मोहिनीम् (mohinīm) - the enchanting (form/power) (enchanting, bewitching, fascinating)
  • प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (referring to Nārāyaṇa) (lord, master, powerful)
  • स्त्रीरूपम् (strīrūpam) - a female form (female form/appearance)
  • अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wondrous (female form) (wonderful, amazing, miraculous)
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed, having created (having done, having made)
  • दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (Dānavas (a class of demons))
  • अभिसंश्रितः (abhisaṁśritaḥ) - having approached them (having approached, having sought refuge, having resorted to)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon, subsequently (then, thereupon, from that)
(indeclinable)
नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Lord Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa (name of Vishnu)
मायाम् (māyām) - the mystic power of illusion (illusion, mystic power, magic)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, artifice
आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having assumed, having taken resort to (having stood, having resorted to, having assumed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita
āsthita - situated, placed, resorted to, assumed
past participle passive
from root sthā with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
मोहिनीम् (mohinīm) - the enchanting (form/power) (enchanting, bewitching, fascinating)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of mohinī
mohinī - enchanting, deluding, fascinating (feminine form of mohin)
agent noun (feminine)
from root muh
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies māyām
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (referring to Nārāyaṇa) (lord, master, powerful)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able
from root bhū with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
स्त्रीरूपम् (strīrūpam) - a female form (female form/appearance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of strīrūpa
strīrūpa - female form, appearance of a woman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (strī+rūpa)
  • strī – woman, female
    noun (feminine)
  • rūpa – form, appearance, shape, beauty
    noun (neuter)
अद्भुतम् (adbhutam) - a wondrous (female form) (wonderful, amazing, miraculous)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adbhuta
adbhuta - wonderful, amazing, miraculous, strange
Note: Qualifies strīrūpam
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having assumed, having created (having done, having made)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
from root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
दानवान् (dānavān) - the Dānavas (Dānavas (a class of demons))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dānava
dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of demons
अभिसंश्रितः (abhisaṁśritaḥ) - having approached them (having approached, having sought refuge, having resorted to)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhisaṃśrita
abhisaṁśrita - approached, resorted to, sought refuge in
past participle passive
from root śri with prefixes abhi and sam
Prefixes: abhi+sam
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Nārāyaṇaḥ