महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-17

द्यौस्तदा तां तु दृष्ट्वैव गां गजेन्द्रेन्द्रविक्रम ।
उवाच राजंस्तां देवीं तस्या रूपगुणान्वदन् ॥१७॥

17. dyaustadā tāṁ tu dṛṣṭvaiva gāṁ gajendrendravikrama ,
uvāca rājaṁstāṁ devīṁ tasyā rūpaguṇānvadan.

17. dyauḥ tadā tām tu dṛṣṭvā eva gām gajendra-indra-vikrama
uvāca rājan tām devīm tasyāḥ rūpa-guṇān vadan

17. Then Dyaus, having just seen that cow, O king with the valor of a mighty elephant, spoke to that goddess, describing her beautiful qualities.

17. אז דְיַאוּ, מיד כשראה את הפרה, הו מלך בעל גבורת פיל ואִינְדְרַה, פנה אל האלה ואמר לה, כשהוא מתאר את יופייה ואת מעלותיה של הפרה.

Words meanings summery:

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - The celestial deity Dyaus (Dyaus (the god of the sky), heaven, sky)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

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

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• गाम् (gām) - cow (accusative)

• गजेन्द्र-इन्द्र-विक्रम (gajendra-indra-vikrama) - O king (addressed as having powerful, elephant-like valor) (O one with valor like Indra of elephant-kings, O mightily valorous one (like a great elephant chief))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• ताम् (tām) - to the goddess (Vasunandini) (her, that (feminine, accusative))

• देवीम् (devīm) - Vasunandini, who is being addressed as a goddess (goddess, queen)

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that cow (of her, of that (feminine, genitive))

• रूप-गुणान् (rūpa-guṇān) - beautiful qualities, qualities of form/beauty

• वदन् (vadan) - speaking, describing

Words meanings and morphology

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - The celestial deity Dyaus (Dyaus (the god of the sky), heaven, sky)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, Dyaus, day

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem tad

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine, accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Formed from √dṛś (to see) with the suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

गाम् (gām) - cow (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

गजेन्द्र-इन्द्र-विक्रम (gajendra-indra-vikrama) - O king (addressed as having powerful, elephant-like valor) (O one with valor like Indra of elephant-kings, O mightily valorous one (like a great elephant chief))

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gajendra-indra-vikrama

gajendra-indra-vikrama - having valor like the chief of elephants, having valor like Indra among elephant-kings

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gajendra+indra+vikrama)

• gajendra – chief of elephants, a large elephant
  noun (masculine)
  From gaja (elephant) + indra (chief)
• indra – chief, lord, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ind (class 7)
• vikrama – valor, prowess, might
  noun (masculine)
  From vi-√kram (to step forth, to be powerful)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect

Perfect tense form of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - to the goddess (Vasunandini) (her, that (feminine, accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Object of 'said', referring to the goddess.

देवीम् (devīm) - Vasunandini, who is being addressed as a goddess (goddess, queen)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine of deva (god)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: In apposition to 'tām', referring to Vasunandini.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that cow (of her, of that (feminine, genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Modifies rūpa-guṇān.

रूप-गुणान् (rūpa-guṇān) - beautiful qualities, qualities of form/beauty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of rūpa-guṇa

rūpa-guṇa - qualities of form/beauty, beautiful qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+guṇa)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vadan'.

वदन् (vadan) - speaking, describing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Present participle of √vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Dyauḥ.

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