महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-18

स समाः षोडशाष्टौ च चतस्रोऽष्टौ तथापराः ।
रतिमप्राप्नुवन्स्त्रीषु बभूव वनगोचरः ॥१८॥

18. sa samāḥ ṣoḍaśāṣṭau ca catasro'ṣṭau tathāparāḥ ,
ratimaprāpnuvanstrīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ.

18. sa samāḥ ṣoḍaśa aṣṭau ca catasraḥ aṣṭau tathā aparāḥ
| ratim aprāpnuvan strīṣu babhūva vanagocaraḥ

18. For thirty-six years (sixteen, eight, four, and another eight), he wandered in the forest, finding no pleasure in women.

18. במשך שלושים ושש שנים (שש עשרה ושמונה וארבע ושמונה נוספות) הוא לא מצא הנאה בנשים, והיה מסתובב ביערות.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• च (ca) - and, also

• चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

• अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, additional

• रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight

• अप्राप्नुवन् (aprāpnuvan) - not obtaining, not reaching

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

• वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest dweller, moving in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season, time

Note: Indicates duration

षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen

(numeral)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

चतस्रः (catasraḥ) - four

(numeral)

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(numeral)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

अपराः (aparāḥ) - others, additional

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, additional

रतिम् (ratim) - pleasure, delight

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - pleasure, delight, enjoyment, love

अप्राप्नुवन् (aprāpnuvan) - not obtaining, not reaching

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpnuvat

prāpnuvat - obtaining, reaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga 'pra' and the negative prefix 'a-'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Used with negative prefix 'a-'.

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, in women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

बभूव (babhūva) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

वनगोचरः (vanagocaraḥ) - forest dweller, moving in the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vanagocara

vanagocara - moving in the forest, dwelling in the forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+gocara)

• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• gocara – moving in, frequenting, range, scope
  noun (masculine)

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