महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-167, verse-5

अथ छित्त्वा नदी पाशांस्तस्यारिबलमर्दन ।
समस्थं तमृषिं कृत्वा विपाशं समवासृजत् ॥५॥

5. atha chittvā nadī pāśāṁstasyāribalamardana ,
samasthaṁ tamṛṣiṁ kṛtvā vipāśaṁ samavāsṛjat.

5. atha chittvā nadī pāśān tasyāḥ aribalamardana
samastham tam ṛṣim kṛtvā vipāśam samavāsṛjat

5. Then, O destroyer of enemy forces, the river cut those bonds, making that sage unbound, and released him.

5. הו מוחץ צבאות האויב, אז הנהר חתך את החבלים, הניח את החוזה על היבשה כשהוא משוחרר מהקשרים, ושחרר אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

• नदी (nadī) - river

• पाशान् (pāśān) - ropes, bonds

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that river (of that, of her)

• अरिबलमर्दन (aribalamardana) - O Janamejaya, destroyer of enemy forces (O destroyer of enemy forces)

• समस्थम् (samastham) - standing firm, situated, being there

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

• विपाशम् (vipāśam) - unbound, free from bonds

• समवासृजत् (samavāsṛjat) - released, let go

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, now

(indeclinable)

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed

(indeclinable)

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: absolutive form

नदी (nadī) - river

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river, stream

पाशान् (pāśān) - ropes, bonds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - rope, noose, bond, snare

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that river (of that, of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

अरिबलमर्दन (aribalamardana) - O Janamejaya, destroyer of enemy forces (O destroyer of enemy forces)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aribalamardana

aribalamardana - destroyer of enemy forces

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ari+bala+mardana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, army, force
  noun (neuter)
• mardana – crushing, destroying, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/action noun
  derived from root mṛd (to crush) with suffix -ana
  Root: mṛd (class 9)

समस्थम् (samastham) - standing firm, situated, being there

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samastha

samastha - standing firm, situated, existing, well-established

derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix sam

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sam+stha)

• sam – together, with, well, complete
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  derived from root sthā (to stand) with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

Root: ṛṣ

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, having done

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: absolutive form

विपाशम् (vipāśam) - unbound, free from bonds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipāśa

vipāśa - unbound, free from ropes/snares

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+pāśa)

• vi – without, apart, away
  indeclinable
• pāśa – rope, noose, bond, snare
  noun (masculine)

समवासृजत् (samavāsṛjat) - released, let go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samavasṛj

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: sṛj (class 6)

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