महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-9

अथ तं पुरुषव्याघ्रमन्तर्जलचरो महान् ।
निजग्राह जले ग्राहः कुन्तीपुत्रं धनंजयम् ॥९॥

9. atha taṁ puruṣavyāghramantarjalacaro mahān ,
nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuntīputraṁ dhanaṁjayam.

9. atha tam puruṣavyāghram antarjalacaraḥ mahān
nijagrāha jale grāhaḥ kuntīputram dhanaṃjayam

9. Then, a great aquatic creature (antarjalacara), a crocodile (grāha), seized that tiger among men (puruṣavyāghra), Dhananjaya, the son of Kunti (Kuntīputra), in the water.

9. אז תנין גדול, החי במעמקי המים, אחז במים באַרְג׳וּנַה (דְהַנַנְג׳ַיַה) בן קוּנְטִי, הגבר החזק כנמר.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - the best of men (Arjuna) (tiger among men, best of men)

• अन्तर्जलचरः (antarjalacaraḥ) - an aquatic creature (crocodile) (moving in water, aquatic creature)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - he seized, he caught, he grasped

• जले (jale) - in the water

• ग्राहः (grāhaḥ) - crocodile, grabber, seizer

• कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth) (conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरुषव्याघ्रम् (puruṣavyāghram) - the best of men (Arjuna) (tiger among men, best of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : karmadhāraya (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

अन्तर्जलचरः (antarjalacaraḥ) - an aquatic creature (crocodile) (moving in water, aquatic creature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarjalacara

antarjalacara - moving in water, aquatic creature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antarjala+cara)

• antár – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cara – moving, going
  adjective (masculine)
  from root car (to move) + suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

निजग्राह (nijagrāha) - he seized, he caught, he grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of grah

from prefix ni + root grah

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

जले (jale) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

ग्राहः (grāhaḥ) - crocodile, grabber, seizer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāha

grāha - crocodile, grabber, seizer

from root grah (to seize)

Root: grah (class 9)

कुन्तीपुत्रम् (kuntīputram) - Arjuna, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kuntīputra

kuntīputra - son of Kunti

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuntī+putra)

• kuntī – Kunti (mother of Pandavas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

धनंजयम् (dhanaṁjayam) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth) (conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – conquering, victory
  noun (masculine)
  from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

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