महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-136

सोऽपश्यत्पथि नग्नं श्रमणमागच्छन्तं मुहुर्मुहुर्दृश्यमानमदृश्यमानं च ।
अथोत्तङ्कस्ते कुण्डले भूमौ निक्षिप्योदकार्थं प्रचक्रमे ॥१३६॥

136. so'paśyatpathi nagnaṁ śramaṇamāgacchantaṁ muhurmuhurdṛśyamānamadṛśyamānaṁ ca ,
athottaṅkaste kuṇḍale bhūmau nikṣipyodakārthaṁ pracakrame.

136. saḥ apaśyat pathi nagnaṃ śramaṇam
āgacchantam muhuḥ muhuḥ dṛśyamānam
adṛśyamānam ca | atha uttaṅkaḥ te kuṇḍale
bhūmau nikṣipya udaka-artham pracakrame

136. On the path, he saw a naked mendicant, appearing and disappearing repeatedly. Then, Uttanka, placing those two earrings on the ground, proceeded to fetch water.

136. בדרך הוא ראה נזיר עירום מתקרב, שנראה שוב ושוב ונעלם שוב ושוב. אז אוּטַּנְקַה הניח את שני העגילים על האדמה והלך להביא מים.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he, that)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

• नग्नं (nagnaṁ) - naked (naked, unclothed)

• श्रमणम् (śramaṇam) - mendicant (mendicant, ascetic)

• आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching (coming, approaching)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

• मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

• दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

• अदृश्यमानम् (adṛśyamānam) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (a proper name))

• ते (te) - those (two) (those)

• कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - those two earrings (two earrings)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

• निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - placing (having placed, having thrown down)

• उदक-अर्थम् (udaka-artham) - to fetch water (for the purpose of water, for water)

• प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he proceeded (he proceeded, he undertook)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

नग्नं (nagnaṁ) - naked (naked, unclothed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nagna

nagna - naked, unclothed, bare

श्रमणम् (śramaṇam) - mendicant (mendicant, ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śramaṇa

śramaṇa - ascetic, mendicant, Buddhist monk

agent noun

From root śram (to toil, exert oneself)

Root: śram (class 4)

आगच्छन्तम् (āgacchantam) - approaching (coming, approaching)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āgacchat

gam - to go, to come

present participle

From ā-√gam (gacchati)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

(indeclinable)

मुहुः (muhuḥ) - repeatedly (repeatedly, again and again, instantly)

(indeclinable)

दृश्यमानम् (dṛśyamānam) - appearing (being seen, appearing)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dṛśyamāna

dṛś - to see, to perceive

present passive participle

From √dṛś with -yamāna suffix for passive voice (dṛśyate)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अदृश्यमानम् (adṛśyamānam) - disappearing (not being seen, invisible, disappearing)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adṛśyamāna

adṛśyamāna - not being seen, invisible, disappearing

negative present passive participle

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'dṛśyamāna' (being seen)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛśyamāna)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛśyamāna – being seen, appearing
  participle (masculine)
  present passive participle
  From √dṛś with -yamāna suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage in Hindu mythology)

ते (te) - those (two) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

कुण्डले (kuṇḍale) - those two earrings (two earrings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of kuṇḍala

kuṇḍala - earring, ring, coil

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

निक्षिप्य (nikṣipya) - placing (having placed, having thrown down)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

From ni-√kṣip

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

उदक-अर्थम् (udaka-artham) - to fetch water (for the purpose of water, for water)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udakārtha

udakārtha - for the sake of water, water purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udaka+artha)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound used adverbially.

प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he proceeded (he proceeded, he undertook)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of kram

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

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