महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-144

यस्य वासः कुरुक्षेत्रे खाण्डवे चाभवत्सदा ।
तं काद्रवेयमस्तौषं कुण्डलार्थाय तक्षकम् ॥१४४॥

144. yasya vāsaḥ kurukṣetre khāṇḍave cābhavatsadā ,
taṁ kādraveyamastauṣaṁ kuṇḍalārthāya takṣakam.

144. yasya vāsaḥ kurukṣetre khāṇḍave ca abhavat sadā
tam kādraveyam astauṣam kuṇḍalārthāya takṣakam

144. I praised Takṣaka, the son of Kadru, whose abode was always in Kurukṣetra and Khāṇḍava, for the sake of the earrings (or coiled jewels).

144. זה שמעונו בקוּרוּקְשֵׁטְרַה ובקְהָאנְדַוַה היה תמיד, אותו בן קַדְרוּ, טַקְשַׁקַה, שיבחתי כדי להשיג את העגילים.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - abode (dwelling, abode, residence)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (in Kurukṣetra (name of a sacred field/region))

• खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava (forest) (in Khāṇḍava (name of a forest))

• च (ca) - and

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was (he/she/it was, became)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to Takṣaka) (him, that)

• काद्रवेयम् (kādraveyam) - the son of Kadru (referring to Takṣaka) (son of Kadru)

• अस्तौषम् (astauṣam) - I praised

• कुण्डलार्थाय (kuṇḍalārthāya) - for the purpose of (obtaining) his earrings/coiled jewels (for the sake of earrings/coils)

• तक्षकम् (takṣakam) - Takṣaka (the naga king) (Takṣaka (accusative))

Words meanings and morphology

यस्य (yasya) - whose (whose, of which)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - abode (dwelling, abode, residence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, cloth

action noun

from vas (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (in Kurukṣetra (name of a sacred field/region))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - field of the Kurus, a sacred place (famous battlefield)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, a tribe
  noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, land, region, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - in Khāṇḍava (forest) (in Khāṇḍava (name of a forest))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of khāṇḍava

khāṇḍava - pertaining to khaṇḍa (a part), name of a forest near Kurukṣetra

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was (he/she/it was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

root verb

Root: bhū (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (referring to Takṣaka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

demonstrative pronoun

काद्रवेयम् (kādraveyam) - the son of Kadru (referring to Takṣaka) (son of Kadru)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kādraveya

kādraveya - son of Kadru (Kadru was a mother of Nagas)

patronymic

from Kadru + eya

अस्तौषम् (astauṣam) - I praised

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of stu

root verb

Root: stu (class 2)

कुण्डलार्थाय (kuṇḍalārthāya) - for the purpose of (obtaining) his earrings/coiled jewels (for the sake of earrings/coils)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kuṇḍalārtha

kuṇḍalārtha - purpose of earrings/coils

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuṇḍala+artha)

• kuṇḍala – ring, earring, coil, mark on a snake's hood, jeweled ornament
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

तक्षकम् (takṣakam) - Takṣaka (the naga king) (Takṣaka (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - carpenter, name of a celebrated Naga king

agent noun

from takṣ (to cut, to carve)

Root: takṣ (class 1)

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