महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-30

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स तु तेनैव वृक्षेण भस्मीभूतोऽभवत्तदा ।
द्विजप्रभावाद्राजेन्द्र जीवितः सवनस्पतिः ॥३०॥

30. sa tu tenaiva vṛkṣeṇa bhasmībhūto'bhavattadā ,
dvijaprabhāvādrājendra jīvitaḥ savanaspatiḥ.

30. sa tu tena eva vṛkṣeṇa bhasmībhūtaḥ abhavat tadā
dvija-prabhāvāt rāja-indra jīvitaḥ sa vanaspatiḥ

30. "But then, that man was burned to ashes by that very tree. Yet, O King of kings, due to the power of the Brahmin, that tree became alive again."

Words meanings summery:

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स (sa) - he (the man) (he, that)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

तेन (tena) - by that (tree) (by that, with that)

एव (eva) - very (tree) (indeed, very, only)

वृक्षेण (vṛkṣeṇa) - by the tree

भस्मीभूतः (bhasmībhūtaḥ) - was reduced to ashes (reduced to ashes, turned into ashes)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (reduced to ashes) (became, was)

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

द्विज-प्रभावात् (dvija-prabhāvāt) - due to the power of the Brahmin

राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - O King of kings (O King of kings, O chief of kings)

जीवितः (jīvitaḥ) - became alive again (made alive, revived, living)

स (sa) - that (tree) (that, he)

वनस्पतिः (vanaspatiḥ) - that tree (tree)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (the man) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of 'abhavat'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Particle

तेन (tena) - by that (tree) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'vṛkṣeṇa'.

एव (eva) - very (tree) (indeed, very, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

वृक्षेण (vṛkṣeṇa) - by the tree

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

Root: vṛkṣ

Note: Denotes the agent (or means) of being reduced to ashes, implying the tree caught fire.

भस्मीभूतः (bhasmībhūtaḥ) - was reduced to ashes (reduced to ashes, turned into ashes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhasmībhūta

bhasmībhūta - reduced to ashes, become ashes

Compound: bhasman (ashes) + ī (connecting vowel) + bhūta (become)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhasman+bhūta)

bhasman – ashes
noun (neuter)
bhūta – become, been, past, being
verb (masculine)
past passive participle
From root bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as a predicative adjective with 'abhavat'.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became (reduced to ashes) (became, was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time, from tad (that)

द्विज-प्रभावात् (dvija-prabhāvāt) - due to the power of the Brahmin

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dvijaprabhāva

dvijaprabhāva - power of the Brahmin

Compound of dvija (Brahmin) and prabhāva (power)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+prabhāva)

dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird
noun (masculine)
agent noun
Derived from dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
prabhāva – power, might, influence
noun (masculine)
action noun
From pra + bhū (to be, become)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or reason.

राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - O King of kings (O King of kings, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, emperor

Compound of rājan (king) and indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)