महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-82, verse-3

स कदाचिन्नृपश्रेष्ठो ययातिः शक्रमागमत् ।
कथान्ते तत्र शक्रेण पृष्टः स पृथिवीपतिः ॥३॥

3. sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭho yayātiḥ śakramāgamat ,
kathānte tatra śakreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ.

3. sa kadācit nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ yayātiḥ śakram āgamat
kathā-ante tatra śakreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ

3. Once, Yayati, that best of kings, came to Shakra. At the end of their conversation there, Shakra questioned that king.

3. פעם הגיע המלך המעולה יַיָאטִי אל שַׁקְרַה, ובסוף השיחה שאל אותו שַׁקְרַה, אדון הארץ, שאלה.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

• नृपश्रेष्ठः (nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of kings

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a mythological king)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - to Shakra (Indra)

• आगमत् (āgamat) - came, went, approached

• कथा-अन्ते (kathā-ante) - at the end of the story/conversation

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• स (sa) - he, that

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

(indeclinable)

नृपश्रेष्ठः (nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśreṣṭha

nṛpaśreṣṭha - best of kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most distinguished
  adjective (masculine)

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a mythological king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayati (a famous king in Hindu mythology)

शक्रम् (śakram) - to Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name for Indra, the king of the gods)

आगमत् (āgamat) - came, went, approached

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

कथा-अन्ते (kathā-ante) - at the end of the story/conversation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathā-anta

kathā-anta - end of a story, conclusion of a narration/conversation

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, narrative, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, conclusion, limit
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name for Indra, the king of the gods)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root √prach

Root: √prach (class 6)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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