महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-35, verse-12

सूत उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा स नागेन्द्रः पितामहवचस्तदा ।
सर्पान्बहूञ्जरत्कारौ नित्ययुक्तान्समादधत् ॥१२॥

12. sūta uvāca ,
etacchrutvā sa nāgendraḥ pitāmahavacastadā ,
sarpānbahūñjaratkārau nityayuktānsamādadhat.

12. sūtaḥ uvāca etat śrutvā saḥ nāgendraḥ pitāmahavacas
tadā sarpān bahūn jaratkārau nityayuktān samādadhat

12. Sūta said: Having heard this, that king of serpents then assigned many vigilant serpents to Jaratkāru's service.

12. סוּטַה אמר, לאחר ששמע זאת, את דברי בְּרַהְמָה, מינה אז מלך הנחשים נחשים רבים שיהיו תמיד דרוכים לעקוב אחר ג׳ַרַטְקָארוּ, ואמר להם,

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a bard, charioteer; proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the preceding words of Elapatra) (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - that (king of serpents) (he, that)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the king of serpents (Vasuki) (king of serpents)

• पितामहवचस् (pitāmahavacas) - the words of Brahmā (the word of the grandfather (Brahmā))

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• सर्पान् (sarpān) - many serpents (serpents (accusative plural))

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• जरत्कारौ (jaratkārau) - to Jaratkāru's service (for/regarding Jaratkāru (proper noun))

• नित्ययुक्तान् (nityayuktān) - constantly vigilant / dedicated (constantly engaged, always devoted, vigilant)

• समादधत् (samādadhat) - appointed, assigned (appointed, placed, assigned, established)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a bard, charioteer; proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator (name of a class of storytellers)

Root: sū (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the preceding words of Elapatra) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'samādadhat'.

सः (saḥ) - that (king of serpents) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to 'nāgendraḥ'.

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - the king of serpents (Vasuki) (king of serpents)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - king of serpents

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent, snake; an elephant
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, king; the god Indra
  noun (masculine)

पितामहवचस् (pitāmahavacas) - the words of Brahmā (the word of the grandfather (Brahmā))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitāmahavacas

pitāmahavacas - the word/speech of the grandfather

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+vacas)

• pitāmaha – grandfather; Brahmā (the great-grandfather)
  noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, voice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā' (understood).

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

सर्पान् (sarpān) - many serpents (serpents (accusative plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'samādadhat'.

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'sarpān'.

जरत्कारौ (jaratkārau) - to Jaratkāru's service (for/regarding Jaratkāru (proper noun))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jaratkāru

jaratkāru - Jaratkāru (name of a sage and a Nāginī)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jarat+kāru)

• jarat – decaying, old, worn out
  adjective
  Root: jṛ (class 1)
• kāru – making, doing; maker, doer; a creator, artisan
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative case indicating 'in the matter of Jaratkāru' or 'for Jaratkāru's sake/purpose'.

नित्ययुक्तान् (nityayuktān) - constantly vigilant / dedicated (constantly engaged, always devoted, vigilant)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nityayukta

nityayukta - constantly engaged, always devoted, diligent, vigilant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+yukta)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
  adjective
• yukta – joined, yoked, engaged, diligent
  adjective
  past passive participle
  Derived from root yuj
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'sarpān'.

समादधत् (samādadhat) - appointed, assigned (appointed, placed, assigned, established)

(verb)

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

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

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