महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-5, verse-16

तां तु रक्षस्ततो ब्रह्मन्हृच्छयेनाभिपीडितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा हृष्टमभूत्तत्र जिहीर्षुस्तामनिन्दिताम् ॥१६॥

16. tāṁ tu rakṣastato brahmanhṛcchayenābhipīḍitam ,
dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭamabhūttatra jihīrṣustāmaninditām.

16. tām tu rakṣaḥ tataḥ brahman hṛcchayena abhipīḍitam
dṛṣṭvā hṛṣṭam abhūt tatra jihīrṣuḥ tām aninditām

16. O Brahman, that Rākṣasa, seeing himself afflicted by the god of love, became joyful there, desiring to abduct that blameless woman.

16. הו בְּרַהְמִין, השד, שהתשוקה ייסרה אותו, שמח כשראה אותה שם, כי רצה לחטוף את חסרת הדופי.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her (Bhṛgu's wife) (her, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa (demon), protector)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (vocative address) (O Brahman)

• हृच्छयेन (hṛcchayena) - by the god of love (Kāma) (by the heart-dweller (Kāma))

• अभिपीडितम् (abhipīḍitam) - afflicted (by Kāma) (afflicted, tormented, oppressed)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• हृष्टम् (hṛṣṭam) - joyful (delighted, joyful, pleased)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became (he/she/it became, was)

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

• जिहीर्षुः (jihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to abduct (desirous of taking away, wishing to abduct)

• ताम् (tām) - that (blameless woman) (her, that (feminine))

• अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless (blameless, faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her (Bhṛgu's wife) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā, referring to Bhṛgu's wife.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

रक्षः (rakṣaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (Rākṣasa (demon), protector)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - a Rākṣasa (demon), evil being, protector (less common meaning)

from root 'rakṣ' (to protect)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (vocative address) (O Brahman)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest; Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute Reality

हृच्छयेन (hṛcchayena) - by the god of love (Kāma) (by the heart-dweller (Kāma))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hṛcchaya

hṛcchaya - heart-dweller, love, Kāma (god of love)

hṛd (heart) + śaya (lying, dwelling)

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (hṛd+śaya)

• hṛd – heart, mind, breast
  noun (neuter)
• śaya – lying, sleeping, resting, dwelling
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root 'śī' (to lie, sleep)
  Root: śī (class 2)

अभिपीडितम् (abhipīḍitam) - afflicted (by Kāma) (afflicted, tormented, oppressed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhipīḍita

abhipīḍita - afflicted, oppressed, troubled

past passive participle

prefix 'abhi' + root 'pīḍ' + suffix '-ita'

Prefix: abhi

Root: pīḍ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with rakṣaḥ, implicitly in accusative as object of dṛṣṭvā.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root 'dṛś' + suffix '-tvā'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हृष्टम् (hṛṣṭam) - joyful (delighted, joyful, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hṛṣṭa

hṛṣṭa - delighted, joyful, pleased

past passive participle

from root 'hṛṣ' (to be pleased, rejoice)

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the Rākṣasa).

अभूत् (abhūt) - became (he/she/it became, was)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' (that)

जिहीर्षुः (jihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to abduct (desirous of taking away, wishing to abduct)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jihīrṣu

jihīrṣu - desirous of taking, wishing to carry off

desiderative agent noun

desiderative stem of √hṛ (to take, carry) + suffix -u

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the Rākṣasa).

ताम् (tām) - that (blameless woman) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of jihīrṣuḥ, referring to Bhṛgu's wife.

अनिन्दिताम् (aninditām) - blameless (blameless, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aninditā

anindita - unblamed, faultless, blameless

past passive participle

negation 'a-' + root 'nind' + suffix '-ita'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nindita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• nindita – blamed, censured
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root 'nind' (to blame)
  Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tām.

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