महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-11

तस्मिन्नृपतिशार्दूले निहते भूरिवर्चसि ।
भीष्मः शांतनवो राजन्प्रेतकार्याण्यकारयत् ॥११॥

11. tasminnṛpatiśārdūle nihate bhūrivarcasi ,
bhīṣmaḥ śāṁtanavo rājanpretakāryāṇyakārayat.

11. tasmin nṛpatiśārdūle nihate bhūrivarcasi
bhīṣmaḥ śāntanavaḥ rājan pretakāryāṇi akārayat

11. O King, when that tiger among kings of great splendor had been slain, Bhīṣma, the son of Śāntanu, performed the funeral rites.

11. כשנהרג אותו נמר בין המלכים, בעל ההדר הרב, בְּהִישְׁמַה בן שַׁנְטַנוּ, הו מלך, ערך את טקסי הקבורה.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• नृपतिशार्दूले (nṛpatiśārdūle) - in that Citrāṅgada (in that tiger among kings, in that excellent king)

• निहते (nihate) - when slain, in the slain

• भूरिवर्चसि (bhūrivarcasi) - in the one of great splendor

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites

• अकारयत् (akārayat) - caused to be performed, performed (causative)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपतिशार्दूले (nṛpatiśārdūle) - in that Citrāṅgada (in that tiger among kings, in that excellent king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpatiśārdūla

nṛpatiśārdūla - a tiger among kings, an excellent king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛpati+śārdūla)

• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger (often used as an epithet for 'best' or 'chief')
  noun (masculine)

निहते (nihate) - when slain, in the slain

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nihata

nihata - slain, killed, struck down

Past Passive Participle

root √han with prefix ni + kta

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with nṛpatiśārdūle (loc. absolute construction)

भूरिवर्चसि (bhūrivarcasi) - in the one of great splendor

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūrivarcas

bhūrivarcas - of great splendor, very glorious, having much energy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+varcas)

• bhūri – much, abundant, great
  adjective (neuter)
• varcas – splendor, light, energy, vitality
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with nṛpatiśārdūle

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name, 'terrible, dreadful')

Root: bhī (class 3)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - son of Śāntanu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, son of Śāntanu

patronymic from Śāntanu

Note: Agrees with Bhīṣmaḥ

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rite, ceremony for the dead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – departed spirit, ghost, dead
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra + √i + kta
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – duty, work, action, rite, that which is to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  root √kṛ + ṇyat
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अकारयत् (akārayat) - caused to be performed, performed (causative)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kāray

Causative stem

root √kṛ + ṇic (causative)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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