महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-5

स तेषु रुधिराम्भस्सु ह्रदेषु क्रोधमूर्च्छितः ।
पितॄन्संतर्पयामास रुधिरेणेति नः श्रुतम् ॥५॥

5. sa teṣu rudhirāmbhassu hradeṣu krodhamūrcchitaḥ ,
pitṝnsaṁtarpayāmāsa rudhireṇeti naḥ śrutam.

5. saḥ teṣu rudhirāmbhassu hradeṣu krodhamūrcchitaḥ
pitṝn saṃtarpayāmāsa rudhireṇa iti naḥ śrutam

5. Overwhelmed by wrath, he propitiated his ancestors in those blood-filled lakes with the very blood (of the Kshatriyas). Thus, it has been heard by us.

5. באגמים האלה, שמימיהם דם, הוא (רָאמַה), אחוז זעם, ערך את טקס הגשת המים לאבותיו (טַרְפַּנַה) בדם, כך שמענו.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, in those

• रुधिराम्भस्सु (rudhirāmbhassu) - in the blood-waters, in the waters of blood

• ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes

• क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome by rage, maddened by anger

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

• संतर्पयामास (saṁtarpayāmāsa) - gratified, propitiated (with perfect reduplication)

• रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• नः (naḥ) - by us (instrumental sense for 'heard by us') (by us)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, in those

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with hradeṣu.

रुधिराम्भस्सु (rudhirāmbhassu) - in the blood-waters, in the waters of blood

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of rudhirāmbhas

rudhirāmbhas - blood-water, water of blood

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rudhira+ambhas)

• rudhira – blood
  noun (neuter)
• ambhas – water
  noun (neuter)

ह्रदेषु (hradeṣu) - in the lakes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of hrada

hrada - lake, pond

क्रोधमूर्च्छितः (krodhamūrcchitaḥ) - overcome by rage, maddened by anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūrcchita

krodhamūrcchita - fainted from anger, overwhelmed by rage

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūrcchita)

• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
• mūrcchita – fainted, stupefied, overwhelmed
  participle
  past passive participle
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)

Note: Qualifies saḥ (Rama).

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, forefathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, forefathers (plural)

संतर्पयामास (saṁtarpayāmāsa) - gratified, propitiated (with perfect reduplication)

(verb)

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

causative

Prefix: sam

Root: tṛp (class 4)

रुधिरेण (rudhireṇa) - with blood

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rudhira

rudhira - blood

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (instrumental sense for 'heard by us') (by us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form, here used with a passive construction, implying 'by us'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed

past passive participle

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used impersonally in neuter singular.

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