महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-37

ततो मही महीपाल भारार्ता भयपीडिता ।
जगाम शरणं देवं सर्वभूतपितामहम् ॥३७॥

37. tato mahī mahīpāla bhārārtā bhayapīḍitā ,
jagāma śaraṇaṁ devaṁ sarvabhūtapitāmaham.

37. tataḥ mahī mahīpāla bhārārtā bhayapīḍitā
jagāma śaraṇam devam sarvabhūtapitāmaham

37. Then, O King, the earth, afflicted by her burden and tormented by fear, sought refuge with the god, the grandfather of all beings.

37. אז, הו שומר הארץ, הארץ, מוטרדת מהמשא ונפגעת מפחד, הלכה לבקש מקלט אצל האל, אבי כל היצורים.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मही (mahī) - earth

• महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

• भारार्ता (bhārārtā) - afflicted by her burden (distressed by burden)

• भयपीडिता (bhayapīḍitā) - tormented by fear

• जगाम (jagāma) - sought (refuge) (went)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

• देवम् (devam) - god, deity

• सर्वभूतपितामहम् (sarvabhūtapitāmaham) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all beings (the grandfather of all beings)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

मही (mahī) - earth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground

Root: mah (class 1)

महीपाल (mahīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - earth-protector, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mah (class 1)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

भारार्ता (bhārārtā) - afflicted by her burden (distressed by burden)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhārārta

bhārārta - afflicted by a burden, distressed by weight

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (bhāra+ārta)

• bhāra – burden, weight, load
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  From root bhṛ (to bear)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ārta – afflicted, distressed, suffering
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root ṛ (to go), often interpreted as a state of affliction
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

भयपीडिता (bhayapīḍitā) - tormented by fear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhayapīḍita

bhayapīḍita - tormented by fear, distressed by terror

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (bhaya+pīḍita)

• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• pīḍita – tormented, oppressed, afflicted
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root pīḍ
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)

जगाम (jagāma) - sought (refuge) (went)

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, shelter, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, shelter, protection, asylum

action noun

From root śṛ (to crush/break, also to go)

Root: śṛ (class 9)

देवम् (devam) - god, deity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

सर्वभूतपितामहम् (sarvabhūtapitāmaham) - Brahmā, the grandfather of all beings (the grandfather of all beings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtapitāmaha

sarvabhūtapitāmaha - the grandfather of all beings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sarvabhūta+pitāmaha)

• sarvabhūta – all beings, all creatures
  noun (neuter)
• pitāmaha – grandfather (father's father), Brahmā
  noun (masculine)

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