महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-21

स बाल एव तत्रस्थश्चरन्नमितबुद्धिमान् ।
गृहे पन्नगराजस्य प्रयत्नात्पर्यरक्ष्यत ॥२१॥

21. sa bāla eva tatrasthaścarannamitabuddhimān ,
gṛhe pannagarājasya prayatnātparyarakṣyata.

21. saḥ bālaḥ eva tatrasthaḥ caran amitabuddhimān
gṛhe pannagarājasya prayatnāt paryarakṣyata

21. He, remaining there as a child, wandering about, possessed of immeasurable intelligence, was carefully protected in the house of the Naga king.

21. הוא היה עדיין ילד, אך בעל תבונה אין קץ לה, והתגורר שם, ובבית מלך הנחשים שמרו עליו בקפידה.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child (child, young boy)

• एव (eva) - as (a child) (indeed, only, just)

• तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - remaining there (staying there, located there)

• चरन् (caran) - wandering about (moving, wandering, practicing)

• अमितबुद्धिमान् (amitabuddhimān) - possessed of immeasurable intelligence

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house (in the house, home)

• पन्नगराजस्य (pannagarājasya) - of the Naga king (of the king of serpents)

• प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - with effort, carefully (from effort, carefully, assiduously)

• पर्यरक्ष्यत (paryarakṣyata) - was carefully protected (was protected, guarded)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बालः (bālaḥ) - child (child, young boy)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, inexperienced

एव (eva) - as (a child) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - remaining there (staying there, located there)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatra-stha

tatra-stha - staying there

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, staying, located
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the child.

चरन् (caran) - wandering about (moving, wandering, practicing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, walking, practicing

present participle (active)

from root car + śatṛ suffix

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to the child.

अमितबुद्धिमान् (amitabuddhimān) - possessed of immeasurable intelligence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amita-buddhi-mat

amita-buddhi-mat - having boundless wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mita+buddhi+mat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mita – measured, limited
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root mā
  Root: mā (class 2)
• buddhi – intelligence, intellect
  noun (feminine)
• mat – possessing, having
  suffix (masculine)
  MatUP suffix indicating possession

Note: Refers to the child.

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house (in the house, home)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

पन्नगराजस्य (pannagarājasya) - of the Naga king (of the king of serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pannaga-rāja

pannaga-rāja - king of serpents, Naga king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pannaga+rāja)

• pannaga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on its belly')
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

प्रयत्नात् (prayatnāt) - with effort, carefully (from effort, carefully, assiduously)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, carefulness

action noun

from pra-yat

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

पर्यरक्ष्यत (paryarakṣyata) - was carefully protected (was protected, guarded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, past imperfect (laṅ) of rakṣ

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

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