महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-56

शुश्रूषार्थं पितुर्नावं तां तु वाहयतीं जले ।
तीर्थयात्रां परिक्रामन्नपश्यद्वै पराशरः ॥५६॥

56. śuśrūṣārthaṁ piturnāvaṁ tāṁ tu vāhayatīṁ jale ,
tīrthayātrāṁ parikrāmannapaśyadvai parāśaraḥ.

56. śuśrūṣārtham pituḥ nāvam tām tu vāhayatīm jale
tīrthayātrām parikrāmān apaśyat vai parāśaraḥ

56. As Parashara was wandering on a pilgrimage, he saw her, diligently ferrying her father's boat in the water as an act of service to him.

56. היא הובילה בשירות אביה סירה על המים, ובעת שפַּרָאשַׁרַה הסתובב במסע עלייה לרגל, ראה אותה.

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रूषार्थम् (śuśrūṣārtham) - for the purpose of serving (her father) (for the purpose of serving, for attendance)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - her father's (of the father)

• नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (she was ferrying) (boat)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the object (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• वाहयतीम् (vāhayatīm) - ferrying, making the boat go (causing to carry, making to float, ferrying)

• जले (jale) - in the water (where the boat was) (in water)

• तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - on a pilgrimage (pilgrimage, journey to sacred places)

• परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering (Parashara) (wandering around, moving about)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (her) (saw, beheld)

• वै (vai) - indeed, emphasizing the action (indeed, surely)

• पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - The sage Parashara (Parashara (name of a sage))

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रूषार्थम् (śuśrūṣārtham) - for the purpose of serving (her father) (for the purpose of serving, for attendance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣārtha

śuśrūṣārtha - purpose of serving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuśrūṣā+artha)

• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative action noun
  from śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: used adverbially

पितुः (pituḥ) - her father's (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (she was ferrying) (boat)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

ताम् (tām) - her (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: refers to Satyavati

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the object (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वाहयतीम् (vāhayatīm) - ferrying, making the boat go (causing to carry, making to float, ferrying)

(nominal form)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhayat

vāhayat - causing to carry/flow, ferrying

present participle (causative)

causative of vah (to carry, flow)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: agrees with `tām`

जले (jale) - in the water (where the boat was) (in water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - on a pilgrimage (pilgrimage, journey to sacred places)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīrthayātrā

tīrthayātrā - pilgrimage, journey to sacred places

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+yātrā)

• tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, holy place
  noun (neuter)
• yātrā – journey, procession, pilgrimage
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: accusative used adverbially for the path/destination of motion

परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering (Parashara) (wandering around, moving about)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikrāmat

parikrāmat - wandering around

present participle

from kram (to step, go)

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: agrees with `parāśaraḥ`

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (her) (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

Root dṛś changes to paś in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, emphasizing the action (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - The sage Parashara (Parashara (name of a sage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - name of a sage, father of Vyasa

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