महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-163, verse-17

ततस्तत्तादृशं दृष्ट्वा स एव भगवानृषिः ।
अभ्यपद्यत धर्मात्मा वसिष्ठो राजसत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. tatastattādṛśaṁ dṛṣṭvā sa eva bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭho rājasattamam.

17. tataḥ tat tādṛśam dṛṣṭvā saḥ eva bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
abhyapadyata dharmātmā vasiṣṭhaḥ rājasattamam

17. Then, having witnessed such a state, that very revered sage Vasiṣṭha, who was righteous in spirit (dharmātmā), approached the best of kings.

17. אז, כשראה את המצב ההוא, ניגש וַסִישְׁתְהַא, החוזה הנכבד בעל הנפש הצדיקה, אל המלך המעולה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• तत् (tat) - that state (that)

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

• सः (saḥ) - he

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, worshipful

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he approached, he resorted to

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

• वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

• राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - the best of kings

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that state (that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - such, of that kind, similar

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle formed from root dṛś with suffix -tvā.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, divine, worshipful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga (fortune, excellence).

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

अभ्यपद्यत (abhyapadyata) - he approached, he resorted to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Root verb, 4th class, Ātmanepada, Imperfect tense, with prefixes abhi and ā.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul is righteousness, virtuous, righteous-minded

Bahuvrihi compound: dharma (righteousness, natural law) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

वसिष्ठः (vasiṣṭhaḥ) - Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a famous Vedic sage)

राजसत्तमम् (rājasattamam) - the best of kings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājasattama

rājasattama - best of kings, excellent king

Tatpuruṣa compound: rāja (king) + sattama (best, excellent).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+sattama)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good, existing).

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