महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-23

संशीलयन्देवयानीं कन्यां संप्राप्तयौवनाम् ।
पुष्पैः फलैः प्रेषणैश्च तोषयामास भारत ॥२३॥

23. saṁśīlayandevayānīṁ kanyāṁ saṁprāptayauvanām ,
puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ preṣaṇaiśca toṣayāmāsa bhārata.

23. saṃśīlayan devayānīm kanyām samprāptayauvanām
puṣpaiḥ phalaiḥ preṣaṇaiḥ ca toṣayāmāsa bhārata

23. O Bhārata, associating closely with Devayani, the maiden who had attained youth, he pleased her with flowers, fruits, and various errands.

23. הו בְּהָארַטַה, הוא התנהג בנועם כלפי דֵוַיָאנִי, הנערה שהגיעה לבגרות, ושימח אותה בפרחים, בפירות ובשליחויות.

Words meanings summery:

• संशीलयन् (saṁśīlayan) - associating with, cultivating, practicing

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden, daughter

• सम्प्राप्तयौवनाम् (samprāptayauvanām) - who had attained youth, entered puberty

• पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

• फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

• प्रेषणैः (preṣaṇaiḥ) - with errands, messages, commissions

• च (ca) - and

• तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - he pleased, he satisfied

• भारत (bhārata) - A vocative used by the narrator, often referring to King Janamejaya or a great king in general. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

संशीलयन् (saṁśīlayan) - associating with, cultivating, practicing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśīlayat

saṁśīlayat - associating with, practicing, cultivating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root śīl (to practice, serve) with upasarga sam- and then the present participle suffix -śatṛ.

Prefix: sam

Root: śīl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (Kacha).

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayani

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayani (Proper Name)

Note: Object of 'saṃśīlayan' and 'toṣayāmāsa'.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden, daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter, virgin

Note: Appositive to 'devayānīm'.

सम्प्राप्तयौवनाम् (samprāptayauvanām) - who had attained youth, entered puberty

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samprāptayauvanā

samprāptayauvanā - one who has attained youth, arrived at puberty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samprāpta+yauvana)

• samprāpta – attained, arrived at, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root āp (to obtain, reach) with upasargas sam- and pra-.
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• yauvana – youth, young age
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kanyām'.

पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

Note: Instrumental of means.

फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

Note: Instrumental of means.

प्रेषणैः (preṣaṇaiḥ) - with errands, messages, commissions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of preṣaṇa

preṣaṇa - sending, dispatching, mission, errand

Derived from root iṣ (to send) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Instrumental of means.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - he pleased, he satisfied

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of toṣ

Periphrastic Perfect (Lit) third person singular

Derived from causal of root tuṣ (to be pleased) +āmāsa.

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Main verb.

भारत (bhārata) - A vocative used by the narrator, often referring to King Janamejaya or a great king in general. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, India

Note: Address to the listener/reader.

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