महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-128

सोऽथ
पौष्यस्तस्याशुचिभावमन्नस्यागमयामास ॥१२८॥

128. so'tha
pauṣyastasyāśucibhāvamannasyāgamayāmāsa.

128. saḥ atha pauṣyaḥ tasya
aśucibhāvam annasya āgamayāmāsa

128. Then King Pauṣya ascertained the impurity of that food.

128. אז פַּאוּשְׁיַה הוכיח לו את טומאת האוכל.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - He (referring to King Pauṣya, before the name is given) (he, that)

• अथ (atha) - then, next in sequence (then, now, moreover)

• पौष्यः (pauṣyaḥ) - King Pauṣya (subject) (Pauṣya)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (food), referring to the food (of him, of it, of that)

• अशुचिभावम् (aśucibhāvam) - the impurity (of the food) (state of impurity, defilement)

• अन्नस्य (annasya) - of the food (of food)

• आगमयामास (āgamayāmāsa) - ascertained (the impurity) (caused to know, understood, ascertained)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (referring to King Pauṣya, before the name is given) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अथ (atha) - then, next in sequence (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पौष्यः (pauṣyaḥ) - King Pauṣya (subject) (Pauṣya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pauṣya

pauṣya - Pauṣya (a proper noun, name of a king)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (food), referring to the food (of him, of it, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Genitive case, referring to 'annam'.

अशुचिभावम् (aśucibhāvam) - the impurity (of the food) (state of impurity, defilement)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśucibhāva

aśucibhāva - state of impurity, uncleanness

Compound noun: 'aśuci' (impure) + 'bhāva' (state, nature).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśuci+bhāva)

• aśuci – impure, unclean
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'a-' (negation) + 'śuci' (pure)
• bhāva – state, condition, nature, existence
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Action noun from √bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'āgamayāmāsa'.

अन्नस्य (annasya) - of the food (of food)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, cooked rice, grain

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Possessive genitive, qualifying 'aśucibhāvam'.

आगमयामास (āgamayāmāsa) - ascertained (the impurity) (caused to know, understood, ascertained)

(verb)

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

causative

Causative of √gam (to go), verb gamayati. With prefix ā-, it means 'to cause to come, acquire, understand, ascertain'. The form 'āgamayāmāsa' is a periphrastic perfect.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Formed with āsa from √as after the stem āgamaya-

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