महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-178, verse-3

परस्परं स्पर्धया प्रेक्षमाणाः संकल्पजेनापि परिप्लुताङ्गाः ।
कृष्णा ममैषेत्यभिभाषमाणा नृपासनेभ्यः सहसोपतस्थुः ॥३॥

3. parasparaṁ spardhayā prekṣamāṇāḥ; saṁkalpajenāpi pariplutāṅgāḥ ,
kṛṣṇā mamaiṣetyabhibhāṣamāṇā; nṛpāsanebhyaḥ sahasopatasthuḥ.

3. parasparam spardhayā prekṣamāṇāḥ
saṅkalpajena api pariplutāṅgāḥ
kṛṣṇā mama eṣā iti abhibhāṣamāṇā
nṛpa-āsanebhyaḥ sahasā upatasthenuḥ

3. Gazing at each other with rivalry, their bodies overwhelmed even by desire (saṅkalpa-ja), they declared, "Kṛṣṇā is mine!" and suddenly rose from their royal seats.

3. הם הביטו זה בזה בקנאה, גופם הוצף בתשוקה שנולדה מהדמיון, וכשהם אומרים קְרְשְׁנָה היא שלי, קמו פתאום מכסאות המלוכה.

Words meanings summery:

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other

• स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - by rivalry, with emulation, by competition

• प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking at, gazing upon, observing

• सङ्कल्पजेन (saṅkalpajena) - by that born of desire, by desire

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• परिप्लुताङ्गाः (pariplutāṅgāḥ) - whose bodies were overwhelmed, with overwhelmed limbs

• कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Princess Draupadī, the daughter of Drupada (Draupadī)

• मम (mama) - mine, my

• एषा (eṣā) - this (she)

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating speech

• अभिभाषमाणा (abhibhāṣamāṇā) - speaking, declaring, saying

• नृप-आसनेभ्यः (nṛpa-āsanebhyaḥ) - from the royal seats, from the thrones of kings

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

• उपतस्थेनुः (upatasthenuḥ) - they rose, they stood up

Words meanings and morphology

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other

(indeclinable)

स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - by rivalry, with emulation, by competition

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of spardhā

spardhā - rivalry, emulation, competition

प्रेक्षमाणाः (prekṣamāṇāḥ) - looking at, gazing upon, observing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - looking on, observing, seeing

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: √īkṣ (class 1)

सङ्कल्पजेन (saṅkalpajena) - by that born of desire, by desire

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of saṅkalpaja

saṅkalpaja - born of resolve, originating from desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+ja)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, desire, determination
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √kḷp (class 1)
• ja – born, produced, arising from
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: √jan (class 4)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

परिप्लुताङ्गाः (pariplutāṅgāḥ) - whose bodies were overwhelmed, with overwhelmed limbs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pariplutāṅga

pariplutāṅga - whose limbs are immersed/overwhelmed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paripluta+aṅga)

• paripluta – overwhelmed, immersed, flooded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pari
  Root: √plu (class 1)
• aṅga – limb, body, part
  noun (neuter)

कृष्णा (kṛṣṇā) - Princess Draupadī, the daughter of Drupada (Draupadī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Draupadī, wife of the Pandavas (lit. 'dark-complexioned')

मम (mama) - mine, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

एषा (eṣā) - this (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating speech

(indeclinable)

अभिभाषमाणा (abhibhāṣamāṇā) - speaking, declaring, saying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhibhāṣamāṇa

abhibhāṣamāṇa - speaking to, addressing, declaring

Present Middle Participle

Prefix: abhi

Root: √bhāṣ (class 1)

नृप-आसनेभ्यः (nṛpa-āsanebhyaḥ) - from the royal seats, from the thrones of kings

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of nṛpāsana

nṛpāsana - royal seat, throne

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+āsana)

• nṛpa – king, ruler, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √ās (class 2)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

(indeclinable)

उपतस्थेनुः (upatasthenuḥ) - they rose, they stood up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of upatasthu

Prefix: upa

Root: √sthā (class 1)

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