महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-47, verse-13

इदं चासीत्तत्र पूर्वं सर्पसत्रे भविष्यति ।
निमित्तं महदुत्पन्नं यज्ञविघ्नकरं तदा ॥१३॥

13. idaṁ cāsīttatra pūrvaṁ sarpasatre bhaviṣyati ,
nimittaṁ mahadutpannaṁ yajñavighnakaraṁ tadā.

13. idam ca āsīt tatra pūrvam sarpasatre bhaviṣyati
nimittam mahat utpannam yajñavighnakaram tadā

13. And, beforehand, when that serpent sacrifice was about to take place, a great omen that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice had then arisen there.

13. ולקראת טקס הנחשים העתידי הזה קרה שם מראש אות גדול שהבשיר מכשול לטקס.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• च (ca) - and

• आसीत् (āsīt) - had arisen (was, existed)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

• सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - when the serpent sacrifice (was to happen) (in the serpent sacrifice)

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - was about to take place (will be, is about to be)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - an omen (omen, sign, cause)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - had arisen (arisen, produced, born)

• यज्ञविघ्नकरम् (yajñavighnakaram) - that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice (causing obstruction to a sacrifice)

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

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to the omen (`nimittam`).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - had arisen (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) with locative suffix `tra`.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - beforehand (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of `pūrva` used adverbially.

सर्पसत्रे (sarpasatre) - when the serpent sacrifice (was to happen) (in the serpent sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarpasatra

sarpasatra - serpent sacrifice, a sacrifice for serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpa+satra)

• sarpa – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛp (class 1)
• satra – sacrifice, sacrificial session
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - was about to take place (will be, is about to be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction with `sarpasatre`.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - an omen (omen, sign, cause)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - sign, mark, omen, cause, motive

Note: Subject of `āsīt`.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahant

mahant - great, large, vast, mighty, important

Present participle of `mah` (to grow) used as an adjective.

Root: mah

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

उत्पन्नम् (utpannam) - had arisen (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utpanna

utpanna - produced, arisen, born, manifest, existing

past passive participle

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

यज्ञविघ्नकरम् (yajñavighnakaram) - that would cause an obstruction to the sacrifice (causing obstruction to a sacrifice)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñavighnakara

yajñavighnakara - causing obstruction to a sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vighna+kara)

• yajña – sacrifice, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vighna – obstacle, impediment, obstruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: han (class 2)
• kara – making, causing, performing
  suffix (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `a`.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying `nimittam`.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun `tad` (that) with a temporal suffix.

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