महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-26, verse-17

ततो निष्पुरुषं शैलं हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम् ।
अगम्यं मनसाप्यन्यैस्तस्याचख्यौ स कश्यपः ॥१७॥

17. tato niṣpuruṣaṁ śailaṁ himasaṁruddhakandaram ,
agamyaṁ manasāpyanyaistasyācakhyau sa kaśyapaḥ.

17. tataḥ niṣpuruṣam śailam himasaṃruddhakandaram
agamyam manasā api anyaiḥ tasya ācakhyau saḥ kaśyapaḥ

17. Then Kaśyapa told him of a mountain that was devoid of people, with caves blocked by snow, and inaccessible even to the thoughts of others.

17. אז תיאר לו קַשְׁיַפַּה הר שאין בו אדם, שמערותיו חסומות בשלג, ושאחרים אינם יכולים להגיע אליו אפילו במחשבה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence)

• निष्पुरुषम् (niṣpuruṣam) - uninhabited by men (devoid of men, uninhabited)

• शैलम् (śailam) - a mountain (mountain (acc.))

• हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम् (himasaṁruddhakandaram) - with caves blocked by snow (whose caves are blocked by snow)

• अगम्यम् (agamyam) - inaccessible, impassable (even mentally) (inaccessible, impassable, unthinkable)

• मनसा (manasā) - even mentally (by mind, mentally)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (Garuda) (to him, of him)

• आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - told (told, narrated, described)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Kaśyapa) (he)

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (nom.))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thence)

(indeclinable)

निष्पुरुषम् (niṣpuruṣam) - uninhabited by men (devoid of men, uninhabited)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niṣpuruṣa

niṣpuruṣa - devoid of men, uninhabited

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+puruṣa)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'śailam'.

शैलम् (śailam) - a mountain (mountain (acc.))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock

Note: Object of implied 'told about'.

हिमसंरुद्धकन्दरम् (himasaṁruddhakandaram) - with caves blocked by snow (whose caves are blocked by snow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himasaṃruddhakandara

himasaṁruddhakandara - whose caves are blocked by snow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hima+saṃruddha+kandara)

• hima – snow, frost, cold
  noun (masculine)
• saṃruddha – blocked, obstructed, confined
  adjective
  past participle passive
  Derived from verb root 'rudh' with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)
• kandara – cave, cavern
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'śailam'.

अगम्यम् (agamyam) - inaccessible, impassable (even mentally) (inaccessible, impassable, unthinkable)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agamya

agamya - inaccessible, impassable, not to be approached or thought of

gerundive/potential participle

Negated gerundive from verb root 'gam'.

Prefix: a

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'śailam'.

मनसा (manasā) - even mentally (by mind, mentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Note: Specifies the means of inaccessibility.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'manasā'.

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - by others

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agent for 'agamyam'.

तस्य (tasya) - to him (Garuda) (to him, of him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indirect object of 'ācakhyau'.

आचख्यौ (ācakhyau) - told (told, narrated, described)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of khyā

Perfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: The verb describing Kaśyapa's action.

सः (saḥ) - he (Kaśyapa) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'ācakhyau', referring to Kaśyapa.

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (Kaśyapa (nom.))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a sage, father of Garuda)

Note: In apposition to 'saḥ'.

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