महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-21

तरुणस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभूत्तिग्मतेजा महातपाः ।
शृङ्गी नाम महाक्रोधो दुष्प्रसादो महाव्रतः ॥२१॥

21. taruṇastasya putro'bhūttigmatejā mahātapāḥ ,
śṛṅgī nāma mahākrodho duṣprasādo mahāvrataḥ.

21. taruṇaḥ tasya putraḥ abhūt tigmātejāḥ mahātapāḥ
śṛṅgī nāma mahākrodhaḥ duṣprasādaḥ mahāvrataḥ

21. The sage had a young son named Shringi, who was fiercely energetic, a great ascetic, exceedingly wrathful, difficult to appease, and observed great vows.

21. היה לו בן צעיר, בעל זוהר חריף ותרגול עוצמה רוחנית גדול, ששמו שְׁרְנְגִי, כעסן מאוד, קשה לפיוס ובעל נדרים גדולים.

Words meanings summery:

• तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young (young, youthful)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (the sage) (of him)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, existed, became)

• तिग्मातेजाः (tigmātejāḥ) - fiercely energetic (having fierce energy, sharply brilliant)

• महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a great ascetic (a great ascetic, performing great austerities)

• शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Shringi (proper name) (horned, having horns (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

• महाक्रोधः (mahākrodhaḥ) - exceedingly wrathful (very angry, greatly wrathful)

• दुष्प्रसादः (duṣprasādaḥ) - difficult to appease (difficult to appease, hard to be gracious to)

• महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - observed great vows (observing great vows, a great ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

तरुणः (taruṇaḥ) - young (young, youthful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful, tender, fresh

Root: tṛ

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

तस्य (tasya) - of him (the sage) (of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Refers to the sage.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Root: put

अभूत् (abhūt) - was (was, existed, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

तिग्मातेजाः (tigmātejāḥ) - fiercely energetic (having fierce energy, sharply brilliant)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tigmātejas

tigmātejas - having fierce or sharp brilliance/energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tigma+tejas)

• tigma – sharp, keen, fierce, hot
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: tij
• tejas – brilliance, energy, sharp power, spiritual energy
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a great ascetic (a great ascetic, performing great austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - performing great austerities, a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• tapas – austere, penance, spiritual fervor, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - Shringi (proper name) (horned, having horns (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, having horns, name of a sage

derived from `śṛṅga` (horn) with suffix -in

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to indicate a name.

महाक्रोधः (mahākrodhaḥ) - exceedingly wrathful (very angry, greatly wrathful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahākrodha

mahākrodha - great anger, very angry (as adjective)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+krodha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  from root krudh
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

दुष्प्रसादः (duṣprasādaḥ) - difficult to appease (difficult to appease, hard to be gracious to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣprasāda

duṣprasāda - difficult to appease, hard to be pleased/gracious

from `dus` (bad/difficult) and `prasāda` (favor/graciousness)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+prasāda)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• prasāda – grace, favor, appeasement, clarity
  noun (masculine)
  action_noun
  from root sad with pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - observed great vows (observing great vows, a great ascetic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - observing great vows, having great sacred duties

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.

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