महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-92, verse-37

आसाद्य शंतनुस्तां च बुभुजे कामतो वशी ।
न प्रष्टव्येति मन्वानो न स तां किंचिदूचिवान् ॥३७॥

37. āsādya śaṁtanustāṁ ca bubhuje kāmato vaśī ,
na praṣṭavyeti manvāno na sa tāṁ kiṁcidūcivān.

37. āsādya śantanuḥ tām ca bubhuje kāmataḥ vaśī | na
praṣṭavyā iti manvānaḥ na sa tām kiñcit ūcivān

37. Having met her, Shantanu, though self-controlled, enjoyed her as he desired. But, considering that she was not to be questioned, he did not say anything to her.

37. שַׁמְטַנוּ, אחרי שקיבל אותה, התענג איתה כרצונו ושלט בעצמו. הוא חשב שאין לשאול אותה, ולכן לא אמר לה דבר.

Words meanings summery:

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained, having met

• शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (name of the king)

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• च (ca) - and, also

• बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he enjoyed, he experienced

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to desire, as desired, willingly

• वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master (of senses), powerful

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रष्टव्या (praṣṭavyā) - she (the woman) is not to be questioned (to be questioned, to be asked)

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

• मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - Shantanu thinking/considering (thinking, considering, believing)

• न (na) - not, no

• स (sa) - he

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• ऊचिवान् (ūcivān) - he said, he spoke, he told

Words meanings and morphology

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached, having obtained, having met

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √sad (to sit, go) with prefix ā- and the absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

शन्तनुः (śantanuḥ) - Shantanu (name of the king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śantanu

śantanu - Shantanu (name of a king in the Mahabharata)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

बुभुजे (bubhuje) - he enjoyed, he experienced

(verb)

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

Root: bhuj (class 7)

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - according to desire, as desired, willingly

(indeclinable)

Derived from kāma (desire) with the suffix -tas, indicating manner or origin.

वशी (vaśī) - self-controlled, master (of senses), powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - being in one's power, being one's own master, self-controlled, powerful

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रष्टव्या (praṣṭavyā) - she (the woman) is not to be questioned (to be questioned, to be asked)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṣṭavya

praṣṭavya - to be asked, to be questioned

Gerundive

Derived from root √praś (to ask, question) with the gerundive suffix -tavya.

Prefix: pra

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

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

(indeclinable)

मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - Shantanu thinking/considering (thinking, considering, believing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, supposing, believing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root √man (to think, believe) with the śānac suffix.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, it

Note: Refers to Shantanu.

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she, it

Note: Refers to the woman (Ganga).

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to qualify the verb 'said'.

ऊचिवान् (ūcivān) - he said, he spoke, he told

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ūcivās

ūcivās - one who has spoken, having said

Perfect Active Participle

Derived from root √vac (to speak) with the perfect active participle suffix -kvāsu. Masculine nominative singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

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