महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-12

तथेत्युक्त्वा तु ते सर्वे प्रातिष्ठन्तामितौजसः ।
शकुन्तलां पुरस्कृत्य सपुत्रां गजसाह्वयम् ॥१२॥

12. tathetyuktvā tu te sarve prātiṣṭhantāmitaujasaḥ ,
śakuntalāṁ puraskṛtya saputrāṁ gajasāhvayam.

12. tathā iti uktvā tu te sarve prātiṣṭhanta amita-ojasaḥ
śakuntalām puraskṛtya sa-putrām gaja-sāhvayam

12. Having said, "So be it," all of them, possessing immense energy, set out for Hastinapura, leading Śakuntalā and her son.

12. כך הם ענו, בסדר, וכולם, אנשים בעלי כוח עצום, יצאו לדרך כשהם מובילים לפניהם את שַׁקוּנְטַלָה ואת בנה אל הַסְטִינָאפּוּרַה (גַג׳ַסָאהְוַיַה).

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - So be it, Yes (so, thus, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - (introducing reported speech) (thus, so)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

• तु (tu) - then, indeed (particle indicating continuation or emphasis) (but, indeed, yet)

• ते (te) - they (the disciples) (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, whole)

• प्रातिष्ठन्त (prātiṣṭhanta) - they set out (they set out, they went forth)

• अमित-ओजसः (amita-ojasaḥ) - possessing immense energy (of immeasurable strength/energy)

• शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having led (her) forward (having placed in front, having honored, having led)

• स-पुत्राम् (sa-putrām) - and her son (with her son, accompanied by her son)

• गज-साह्वयम् (gaja-sāhvayam) - to Hastinapura (the city) (to Hastinapura (city whose name starts with "Gaja"), named after elephants)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - So be it, Yes (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Response of agreement.

इति (iti) - (introducing reported speech) (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root vac with suffix -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also known as gerund.

तु (tu) - then, indeed (particle indicating continuation or emphasis) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

ते (te) - they (the disciples) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the disciples.

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

प्रातिष्ठन्त (prātiṣṭhanta) - they set out (they set out, they went forth)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pratiṣṭhā

Imperfect Middle 3rd Plural

Root sthā with upasarga prati-, imperfect a-augment, middle ending -anta

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

अमित-ओजसः (amita-ojasaḥ) - possessing immense energy (of immeasurable strength/energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amitaojasa

amitaojasa - of immeasurable strength/energy

Bahuvrīhi compound: amita (immeasurable) + ojas (energy/strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ojas)

• amita – unmeasured, boundless, immense
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Prefix a- (negation) + mita (measured, PPP of mā)
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – energy, vitality, strength, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'te sarve'.

शकुन्तलाम् (śakuntalām) - Śakuntalā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śakuntalā

śakuntalā - name of a female character, wife of Duṣyanta, mother of Bharata

Note: Object of 'puraskṛtya'.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having led (her) forward (having placed in front, having honored, having led)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ with upasarga puras- and suffix -ya

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also known as gerund.

स-पुत्राम् (sa-putrām) - and her son (with her son, accompanied by her son)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sahaputra

sahaputra - accompanied by son(s)

Compound of saha (with) and putra (son)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+putra)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Śakuntalām.

गज-साह्वयम् (gaja-sāhvayam) - to Hastinapura (the city) (to Hastinapura (city whose name starts with "Gaja"), named after elephants)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajasāhvaya

gajasāhvaya - named after an elephant, referring to Hastinapura

Bahuvrīhi compound: gaja (elephant) + sāhvaya (named, having the name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gaja+sāhvaya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sāhvaya – having the name, named
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from saha + āhvaya (call, name)

Note: Accusative of goal.

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