महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-148

तस्मिंश्च तन्त्रे कृष्णाः सिताश्च तन्तवः ।
चक्रं चापश्यत्षड्भिः कुमारैः परिवर्त्यमानम् ।
पुरुषं चापश्यद्दर्शनीयम् ॥१४८॥

148. tasmiṁśca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāśca tantavaḥ ,
cakraṁ cāpaśyatṣaḍbhiḥ kumāraiḥ parivartyamānam ,
puruṣaṁ cāpaśyaddarśanīyam.

148. tasmin ca tantre kṛṣṇāḥ sitāḥ
ca tantavaḥ cakram ca apaśyat
ṣaḍbhiḥ kumāraiḥ parivartyamānam
puruṣam ca apaśyat darśanīyam

148. And on that loom were black and white threads. And he saw a wheel being turned by six boys. And he saw a handsome man.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that, on that)

• च (ca) - and

• तन्त्रे (tantre) - on the loom (on a loom, in a system)

• कृष्णाः (kṛṣṇāḥ) - black (black, dark)

• सिताः (sitāḥ) - white (white, tied, bound)

• च (ca) - and

• तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) - threads (threads, fibers)

• चक्रम् (cakram) - a wheel (wheel, discus, circle)

• च (ca) - and

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

• षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six

• कुमारैः (kumāraiḥ) - by boys (by boys, by youths)

• परिवर्त्यमानम् (parivartyamānam) - being turned (being turned around, being rotated)

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a man (man, person)

• च (ca) - and

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

• दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - handsome, pleasing to behold (visible, beautiful, handsome, proper to be seen)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the loom from the previous verse.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तन्त्रे (tantre) - on the loom (on a loom, in a system)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tantra

tantra - loom, warp, system, doctrine, ritual

कृष्णाः (kṛṣṇāḥ) - black (black, dark)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark, a name of Krishna

Note: Modifies 'tantavaḥ'.

सिताः (sitāḥ) - white (white, tied, bound)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sita

sita - white, pale, bound, tied

past participle (for 'tied')

Note: Modifies 'tantavaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'kṛṣṇāḥ' and 'sitāḥ'.

तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) - threads (threads, fibers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tantu

tantu - thread, string, fiber, progeny

Note: Subject in this clause (implied verb 'were').

चक्रम् (cakram) - a wheel (wheel, discus, circle)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army corps

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

verb

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (Garuda).

षड्भिः (ṣaḍbhiḥ) - by six

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'kumāraiḥ'.

कुमारैः (kumāraiḥ) - by boys (by boys, by youths)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

Note: Agent of 'parivartyamānam'.

परिवर्त्यमानम् (parivartyamānam) - being turned (being turned around, being rotated)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parivartyamāna

parivartyamāna - being turned, being rotated, being revolved (present passive participle)

present passive participle

from root vṛt- (to turn) with prefix pari-

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'cakram'.

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a man (man, person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, primeval being

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

verb

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (Garuda).

दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - handsome, pleasing to behold (visible, beautiful, handsome, proper to be seen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darśanīya

darśanīya - fit to be seen, beautiful, handsome, visible

verbal adjective (anīyar)

from root dṛś- (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam'.