महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो विवाहे निर्वृत्ते स राजा शंतनुर्नृपः ।
तां कन्यां रूपसंपन्नां स्वगृहे संन्यवेशयत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato vivāhe nirvṛtte sa rājā śaṁtanurnṛpaḥ ,
tāṁ kanyāṁ rūpasaṁpannāṁ svagṛhe saṁnyaveśayat.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ vivāhe nirvyttte saḥ rājā śaṃtanuḥ
nṛpaḥ tām kanyām rūpasaṃpannām svagṛhe saṃnyaveśayat

1. Vaishampayana said: "Then, once the marriage was completed, King Shantanu placed that beautiful maiden in his own home."

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, לאחר שהחתונה הסתיימה, המלך שַׁנְטַנוּ השכין בביתו את הנערה ההיא, שהייתה מלאה יופי.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (proper noun, narrator) (Vaishampayana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• विवाहे (vivāhe) - in the marriage, at the wedding

• निर्व्य्त्त्ते (nirvyttte) - having been completed, finished

• सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) King Shantanu (that, he)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Shantanu (proper noun, king) (Shantanu)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• ताम् (tām) - that maiden (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - Satyavati, as a young maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

• रूपसंपन्नाम् (rūpasaṁpannām) - endowed with beauty, beautiful

• स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in his own house/home

• संन्यवेशयत् (saṁnyaveśayat) - he settled, placed, introduced

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (proper noun, narrator) (Vaishampayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (a celebrated sage, pupil of Vyasa, narrator of the Mahabharata)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Root 'vac' (to speak) with reduplication for perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Often used to introduce a speaker's words.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix.

विवाहे (vivāhe) - in the marriage, at the wedding

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vivāha

vivāha - marriage, wedding, leading away (of a bride)

Derived from prefix 'vi' + root 'vah' (to carry, lead).

Prefix: vi

Root: vah (class 1)

निर्व्य्त्त्ते (nirvyttte) - having been completed, finished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nirvṛtta

nirvṛtta - completed, finished, accomplished, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'nis' + root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist) + 'kta' suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vivāhe'.

सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) King Shantanu (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to King Shantanu.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: In apposition to 'śaṃtanuḥ nṛpaḥ'.

शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Shantanu (proper noun, king) (Shantanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Shantanu (a king of the Kuru dynasty, father of Bhishma, Chitrāngada, and Vichitravirya)

Note: Subject of 'saṃnyaveśayat'.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men, ruler

Compound of 'nṛ' (man) and 'pa' (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being, male
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver, drinking
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'pā' (to protect) + 'a' suffix.
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'śaṃtanuḥ'.

ताम् (tām) - that maiden (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, her, it

Note: Refers to 'kanyām'.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - Satyavati, as a young maiden (maiden, girl, daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter, virgin

Note: Object of 'saṃnyaveśayat'.

रूपसंपन्नाम् (rūpasaṁpannām) - endowed with beauty, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rūpasaṃpanna

rūpasaṁpanna - endowed with beauty, beautiful, possessed of form

Compound of 'rūpa' (form/beauty) and 'sampanna' (endowed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (rūpa+sampanna)

• rūpa – form, beauty, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, complete, rich
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from prefix 'sam' + root 'pad' (to go, fall into) + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kanyām'.

स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in his own house/home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svagṛha

svagṛha - one's own house, own home

Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'gṛha' (house).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+gṛha)

• sva – own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• gṛha – house, home, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the place of action.

संन्यवेशयत् (saṁnyaveśayat) - he settled, placed, introduced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (Laṅ) of saṃniveś

Causative

Derived from prefixes 'sam' + 'ni' + root 'viś' (to enter) + causative suffix '-aya'.

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: 3rd person singular imperfect active form.

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