महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-166, verse-14

अन्तर्धाय तदात्मानं विश्वामित्रोऽपि भारत ।
तावुभावुपचक्राम चिकीर्षन्नात्मनः प्रियम् ॥१४॥

14. antardhāya tadātmānaṁ viśvāmitro'pi bhārata ,
tāvubhāvupacakrāma cikīrṣannātmanaḥ priyam.

14. antardhāya tadā ātmānam viśvāmitraḥ api bhārata
tau ubhau upacakrāma cikīrṣan ātmanaḥ priyam

14. O Bhārata, then Viśvāmitra, having hidden himself (ātman), approached those two, desiring to achieve his own desired outcome.

14. הו בְּהָארַטַה, גם וִישְׁוָאמִיטְרַה הסתיר את עצמו אז והתקרב אל שניהם, מתוך רצון לעשות את מה שמועיל לו.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तर्धाय (antardhāya) - having hidden (having hidden, having concealed, having disappeared)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time, thereupon)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (ātman) (self, soul, essence, oneself)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

• तौ (tau) - those two (those two, both (masculine))

• उभौ (ubhau) - both, the two

• उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - approached (approached, went near)

• चिकीर्षन् (cikīrṣan) - desiring to achieve (desiring to do, intending to do, wishing to perform)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (ātman) (of the self, for the self, of oneself)

• प्रियम् (priyam) - desired outcome (dear, pleasing, beloved, desired object)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तर्धाय (antardhāya) - having hidden (having hidden, having concealed, having disappeared)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

prefix antar + root dhā + suffix -ya

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself (ātman) (self, soul, essence, oneself)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (name of a famous Vedic sage and king)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior

तौ (tau) - those two (those two, both (masculine))

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उभौ (ubhau) - both, the two

(pronoun)

masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both, the two

उपचक्राम (upacakrāma) - approached (approached, went near)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upakram

Perfect Tense

reduplicated perfect form

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)

चिकीर्षन् (cikīrṣan) - desiring to achieve (desiring to do, intending to do, wishing to perform)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cikīrṣat

cikīrṣat - desiring to do, intending to do, wishing to perform

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

derived from desiderative stem of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (ātman) (of the self, for the self, of oneself)

(noun)

masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

प्रियम् (priyam) - desired outcome (dear, pleasing, beloved, desired object)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable, desired

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