महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-2

इन्द्रहस्ताच्च्युतो नागः ख एव यदतिष्ठत ।
ततश्चिन्तापरो राजा बभूव जनमेजयः ॥२॥

2. indrahastāccyuto nāgaḥ kha eva yadatiṣṭhata ,
tataścintāparo rājā babhūva janamejayaḥ.

2. indra-hastāt cyutaḥ nāgaḥ khaḥ eva yat atiṣṭhata
tataḥ cintā-paraḥ rājā babhūva janamejayaḥ

2. That serpent, having fallen from Indra's hand, remained suspended right in the sky. Thereupon, King Janamejaya became overcome with worry.

2. הנחש (טַקְשַׁקַה) שנפל מידו של אִינְדְרַה נשאר תלוי באוויר עצמו. אז נעשה המלך ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה מוטרד ושקוע במחשבות.

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्र-हस्तात् (indra-hastāt) - from Indra's hand

• च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - having fallen (fallen, dropped)

• नागः (nāgaḥ) - the serpent (Takṣaka) (serpent, elephant)

• खः (khaḥ) - in the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

• एव (eva) - right, exactly (only, just, indeed)

• यत् (yat) - that (conjunction, introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which (relative pronoun); because)

• अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - remained suspended (stood, remained)

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

• चिन्ता-परः (cintā-paraḥ) - overcome with worry (preoccupied with worry, deeply anxious)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्र-हस्तात् (indra-hastāt) - from Indra's hand

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of indra-hasta

indra-hasta - Indra's hand

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (indra+hasta)

• indra – Indra (name of a deity)
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - having fallen (fallen, dropped)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta

cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated, moved

past passive participle

Past passive participle of √cyu (to move, to fall)

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `nāgaḥ`

नागः (nāgaḥ) - the serpent (Takṣaka) (serpent, elephant)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; a mountain

Note: Refers to Takṣaka

खः (khaḥ) - in the sky (sky, atmosphere, space)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kha

kha - sky, space, ether; zero

एव (eva) - right, exactly (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that (conjunction, introducing a subordinate clause) (that, which (relative pronoun); because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to introduce the consequence of the serpent falling.

अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - remained suspended (stood, remained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

चिन्ता-परः (cintā-paraḥ) - overcome with worry (preoccupied with worry, deeply anxious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintā-para

cintā-para - preoccupied with thought/worry, distressed, anxious

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cintā+para)

• cintā – thought, worry, anxiety
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• para – intent on, devoted to, chief, highest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `rājā`

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of `babhūva`

बभूव (babhūva) - became (became, was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper noun, son of Parikṣit, performer of the serpent sacrifice)

Note: Proper noun, in apposition to `rājā`

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