महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-63, verse-14

तद्वनं मनुजव्याघ्रः सभृत्यबलवाहनः ।
लोडयामास दुःषन्तः सूदयन्विविधान्मृगान् ॥१४॥

14. tadvanaṁ manujavyāghraḥ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ ,
loḍayāmāsa duḥṣantaḥ sūdayanvividhānmṛgān.

14. tat vanam manujavyāghraḥ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ
loḍayāmāsa duḥṣantaḥ sūdayan vividhān mṛgān

14. King Duṣyanta, a tiger among men, accompanied by his servants, army, and vehicles, searched that forest, killing various animals.

14. המלך דוּהְשַׁנְטַה, נמר בין בני האדם, עם משרתיו, צבאו ורכבו, הסעיר את היער ההוא כשהוא הורג חיות שונות.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (that, there, then)

• वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

• मनुजव्याघ्रः (manujavyāghraḥ) - a tiger among men (an epithet for Duṣyanta) (tiger among men, best of men, excellent man)

• सभृत्यबलवाहनः (sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ) - accompanied by his servants, army, and vehicles (with servants, army, and vehicles; accompanied by retinue, forces, and conveyances)

• लोडयामास (loḍayāmāsa) - searched, roamed (stirred up, roamed, searched, agitated)

• दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (Duṣyanta (proper name))

• सूदयन् (sūdayan) - killing (killing, destroying, slaying)

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - animals (deer, wild animals, beasts)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (that, there, then)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, there, then

Note: Accusative singular neuter of tad, referring to 'vanam'.

वनम् (vanam) - forest (forest, wood, grove)

(common noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Accusative singular neuter. Object of the verb 'loḍayāmāsa'.

मनुजव्याघ्रः (manujavyāghraḥ) - a tiger among men (an epithet for Duṣyanta) (tiger among men, best of men, excellent man)

(common noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manujavyāghra

manujavyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, best of men

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (manuja+vyāghra)

• manuja – man, human being
  common noun (masculine)
  From manu + ja (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• vyāghra – tiger
  common noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying Duṣyanta.

सभृत्यबलवाहनः (sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ) - accompanied by his servants, army, and vehicles (with servants, army, and vehicles; accompanied by retinue, forces, and conveyances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhṛtyabalavāhana

sabhṛtyabalavāhana - with servants, army, and vehicles

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sa+bhṛtya+bala+vāhana)

• sa – with, accompanied by
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• bhṛtya – servant, dependent, hired person
  common noun (masculine)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain) with -tya suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• bala – strength, power, force, army
  common noun (neuter)
• vāhana – vehicle, conveyance, mount
  common noun (neuter)
  Agent noun
  From root vah (to carry) with -ana suffix.
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, qualifying Duṣyanta.

लोडयामास (loḍayāmāsa) - searched, roamed (stirred up, roamed, searched, agitated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of loḍ

Causative (loḍaya) + perfect ending

Perfect form of the causative verb loḍaya. The āsa is part of the periphrastic perfect formation.

Root: loḍ (class 10)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

दुःषन्तः (duḥṣantaḥ) - Duṣyanta (Duṣyanta (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥṣanta

duḥṣanta - Duṣyanta (a legendary king, husband of Śakuntalā)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सूदयन् (sūdayan) - killing (killing, destroying, slaying)

(verbal participle)

Note: Present active participle, nominative singular masculine, agreeing with Duṣyanta.

विविधान् (vividhān) - various (various, manifold, diverse)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Note: Accusative plural masculine, agreeing with mṛgān.

मृगान् (mṛgān) - animals (deer, wild animals, beasts)

(common noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, beast

Note: Accusative plural masculine, object of the participle 'sūdayan'.

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