महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-36

तथेति राज्ञा सा तूक्ता तदा भरतसत्तम ।
प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे प्राप्य तं पार्थिवोत्तमम् ॥३६॥

36. tatheti rājñā sā tūktā tadā bharatasattama ,
praharṣamatulaṁ lebhe prāpya taṁ pārthivottamam.

36. tathā iti rājñā sā tu uktā tadā bharatasattama |
praharṣam atulam lebhe prāpya tam pārthivottamam

36. O best of Bharatas, when the king then said to her, "So be it," she felt incomparable joy, having indeed obtained that excellent monarch.

36. הו מיטב צאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, כשהמלך השיב לה כך יהיה, מילאה אותה שמחה שאין דומה לה, כי השיגה את המלך המעולה.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• सा (sā) - she

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• उक्ता (uktā) - spoken (to), told

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

• प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - great joy, exultation, delight

• अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, matchless, unequalled

• लेभे (lebhe) - she obtained, she gained, she received

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having met

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• पार्थिवोत्तमम् (pārthivottamam) - best of kings, excellent monarch

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

उक्ता (uktā) - spoken (to), told

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with the suffix -ta.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga) as the recipient of the words.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among Bharatas, most excellent Bharata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan, name of an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama.

Note: An address to an audience member, possibly Janamejaya, to whom the story is being narrated.

प्रहर्षम् (praharṣam) - great joy, exultation, delight

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praharṣa

praharṣa - joy, delight, elation, exultation

Prefix: pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

अतुलम् (atulam) - incomparable, matchless, unequalled

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atula

atula - incomparable, unequalled, peerless

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+tula)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• tula – balance, comparison, measure, weight
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'praharṣam'.

लेभे (lebhe) - she obtained, she gained, she received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having met

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra- and the absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, it

Note: Refers to the king, Shantanu.

पार्थिवोत्तमम् (pārthivottamam) - best of kings, excellent monarch

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pārthivottama

pārthivottama - best of kings, most excellent ruler

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pārthiva+uttama)

• pārthiva – king, ruler of the earth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

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