महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-162, verse-2

अमात्यः सानुयात्रस्तु तं ददर्श महावने ।
क्षितौ निपतितं काले शक्रध्वजमिवोच्छ्रितम् ॥२॥

2. amātyaḥ sānuyātrastu taṁ dadarśa mahāvane ,
kṣitau nipatitaṁ kāle śakradhvajamivocchritam.

2. amātyaḥ sa-anuyātraḥ tu tam dadarśa mahā-vane |
kṣitau nipatitam kāle śakra-dhvajam iva ucchritam

2. The minister, along with his retinue, saw him in the great forest. He lay fallen on the ground, like a grand banner of Indra (śakradhvaja) that has been cast down at the appropriate moment.

2. השר, עם מלוויו, ראה אותו ביער הגדול שוכב על האדמה, כמו עמוד הדגל של אִינְדְרַה שהוקם בעונתו.

Words meanings summery:

• अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - a minister, a companion

• स-अनुयात्रः (sa-anuyātraḥ) - accompanied by a retinue, having followers

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, perceived

• महा-वने (mahā-vane) - in the great forest

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

• निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen, thrown down

• काले (kāle) - at the time, at the right moment, in season

• शक्र-ध्वजम् (śakra-dhvajam) - Indra's banner

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised, elevated, erected

Words meanings and morphology

अमात्यः (amātyaḥ) - a minister, a companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amātya

amātya - a minister, a companion, a fellow-citizen

स-अनुयात्रः (sa-anuyātraḥ) - accompanied by a retinue, having followers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-anuyātra

sa-anuyātra - accompanied by a retinue, having followers

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (sa+anuyātra)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
• anuyātra – retinue, followers, attendants
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महा-वने (mahā-vane) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahā-vana

mahā-vana - great forest

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mahā+vana)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on the ground, on the earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land

निपतितम् (nipatitam) - fallen, thrown down

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, thrown down, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `pat` (to fall) with prefix `ni-`

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

काले (kāle) - at the time, at the right moment, in season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

शक्र-ध्वजम् (śakra-dhvajam) - Indra's banner

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra-dhvaja

śakra-dhvaja - Indra's banner, standard of Indra

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śakra+dhvaja)

• śakra – Indra (name of the god)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, standard
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - raised, elevated, erected

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, elevated, erected, lofty

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `śri` (to resort to, lean on) with prefix `ud-`

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

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