महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-5, verse-11

पपात स द्विजस्तत्र निगूढे सलिलाशये ।
विलग्नश्चाभवत्तस्मिँल्लतासंतानसंकटे ॥११॥

11. papāta sa dvijastatra nigūḍhe salilāśaye ,
vilagnaścābhavattasmiँllatāsaṁtānasaṁkaṭe.

11. papāta saḥ dvijaḥ tatra nigūḍhe salilāśaye
vilagnaḥ ca abhavat tasmin latāsaṃtānasaṃkaṭe

11. saḥ dvijaḥ tatra nigūḍhe salilāśaye papāta ca
tasmin latāsaṃtānasaṃkaṭe vilagnaḥ abhavat

11. That brahmin (dvija) fell into that hidden well (salilāśaya) and became entangled in the dense, constricted mass of creepers there.

Words meanings summery:

• पपात (papāta) - fell down

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the brahmin, a twice-born

• तत्र (tatra) - there, into that

• निगूढे (nigūḍhe) - in the hidden, in the concealed

• सलिलाशये (salilāśaye) - in the water reservoir, in the well

• विलग्नः (vilagnaḥ) - entangled, stuck

• च (ca) - and

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• लतासंतानसंकटे (latāsaṁtānasaṁkaṭe) - in the difficult entanglement of creeper masses, in the thicket of creepers

Words meanings and morphology

पपात (papāta) - fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - the brahmin, a twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a brahmin, a bird, a tooth (lit. 'twice-born')

तत्र (tatra) - there, into that

(indeclinable)

निगूढे (nigūḍhe) - in the hidden, in the concealed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nigūḍha

nigūḍha - hidden, secret, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root guh with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: guh (class 1)

सलिलाशये (salilāśaye) - in the water reservoir, in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of salilāśaya

salilāśaya - water reservoir, pond, tank, well

Compound type : tatpurusha (salila+āśaya)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• āśaya – reservoir, receptacle, dwelling place
  noun (masculine)

विलग्नः (vilagnaḥ) - entangled, stuck

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vilagna

vilagna - attached, adhering, entangled, stuck

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root lag with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: lag (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लतासंतानसंकटे (latāsaṁtānasaṁkaṭe) - in the difficult entanglement of creeper masses, in the thicket of creepers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of latāsaṃtānasaṃkaṭa

latāsaṁtānasaṁkaṭa - a dangerous thicket or entanglement of creepers

Compound type : tatpurusha (latāsaṃtāna+saṃkaṭa)

• latāsaṃtāna – a mass or continuous growth of creepers
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkaṭa – difficulty, distress, narrow pass, thicket
  noun (neuter)

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