महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-27, verse-12

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यदैनं पतितं भूमावपश्यं रुधिरोक्षितम् ।
तदैवाविशदत्युग्रो ज्वरो मे मुनिसत्तम ।
येन संवर्धिता बाला येन स्म परिरक्षिताः ॥१२॥

12. yadainaṁ patitaṁ bhūmāvapaśyaṁ rudhirokṣitam ,
tadaivāviśadatyugro jvaro me munisattama ,
yena saṁvardhitā bālā yena sma parirakṣitāḥ.

12. yadā enam patitam bhūmau apaśyam
rudhirokṣitam tadā eva āviśat atyugraḥ
jvaraḥ me munisattama yena
saṃvardhitāḥ bālāḥ yena sma parirakṣitāḥ

12. munisattama,
yadā enam rudhirokṣitam patitam bhūmau apaśyam,
tadā eva atyugraḥ jvaraḥ me āviśat.
yena bālāḥ saṃvardhitāḥ,
yena sma parirakṣitāḥ.

12. O best of sages, when I saw myself fallen on the ground, drenched in blood, then indeed an extremely terrible fever seized me. I, by whom the children had been raised, and by whom they had been protected.

Words meanings summery:

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यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

एनम् (enam) - him (myself, Bhishma, in a reflexive sense) (him, this one)

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (fallen, descended, degraded)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw (I saw, I beheld)

रुधिरोक्षितम् (rudhirokṣitam) - drenched in blood (sprinkled with blood, drenched in blood)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

आविशत् (āviśat) - seized, entered (into me) (entered, penetrated, seized, enveloped)

अत्युग्रः (atyugraḥ) - extremely terrible (extremely fierce, very terrible, very mighty)

ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever (fever, passion, anxiety)

मे (me) - to me (indicating the recipient of the seizure) (to me, my, for me)

मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages (best of sages)

येन (yena) - by whom (I, Bhishma) (by whom, by which)

संवर्धिताः (saṁvardhitāḥ) - raised, brought up (raised, nourished, increased, brought up)

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children (the Pandavas and Kauravas) (children, young ones, boys)

येन (yena) - by whom (I, Bhishma) (by whom, by which)

स्म (sma) - (past tense marker, indicating a past continuous or customary action) (indeed, certainly (past tense marker))

परिरक्षिताः (parirakṣitāḥ) - protected (protected, guarded, preserved)

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb.

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

एनम् (enam) - him (myself, Bhishma, in a reflexive sense) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of `apaśyam`.

पतितम् (patitam) - fallen (fallen, descended, degraded)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of patita

patita - fallen, descended, degraded, outcast

Past Passive Participle

From root `pat` (to fall) + `kta` suffix.

Root: pat (class 1)

भूमौ (bhūmau) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

i-stem feminine noun.

Note: Indicates location.

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw (I saw, I beheld)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of paśy

Imperfect first person singular

From root `dṛś` (to see), with `paśya` as substitute in present/imperfect.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रुधिरोक्षितम् (rudhirokṣitam) - drenched in blood (sprinkled with blood, drenched in blood)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rudhirokṣita

rudhirokṣita - sprinkled with blood, drenched in blood

Compound of `rudhira` (blood) and `ukṣita` (sprinkled/drenched).

Tatpurusha compound. `ukṣita` is P.P.P. of `ukṣ` (to sprinkle).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rudhira+ukṣita)

rudhira – blood
noun (neuter)
ukṣita – sprinkled, drenched, moistened
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `ukṣ` (to sprinkle) + `kta` suffix.
Root: ukṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Temporal adverb, correlative to `yadā`.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

आविशत् (āviśat) - seized, entered (into me) (entered, penetrated, seized, enveloped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āviś

Imperfect third person singular

From `ā` + root `viś` (to enter).

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Subject is `jvaraḥ`.

अत्युग्रः (atyugraḥ) - extremely terrible (extremely fierce, very terrible, very mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atyugra

atyugra - extremely fierce, very terrible, very mighty

Compound from `ati` (exceedingly) + `ugra` (fierce/terrible).

Compound type : karmadharaya (ati+ugra)

ati – over, beyond, exceedingly, very
indeclinable
ugra – terrible, fierce, mighty
adjective (masculine)

ज्वरः (jvaraḥ) - fever (fever, passion, anxiety)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jvara

jvara - fever, heat, passion, disease

From root `jvar` (to be hot, suffer fever).

Root: jvar (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (indicating the recipient of the seizure) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Dative/genitive singular of `aham`.

Note: Dative of interest/possession.

मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages (best of sages)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, excellent sage

Tatpurusha compound: `muni` (sage) + `sattama` (best). `sattama` is a superlative suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+sattama)

muni – sage, ascetic, seer
noun (masculine)
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix `tama` added to a base implying excellence or being.

Note: Addressed to a listener, possibly Vyasa.

येन (yena) - by whom (I, Bhishma) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Agent of `saṃvardhitāḥ` and `parirakṣitāḥ`.

संवर्धिताः (saṁvardhitāḥ) - raised, brought up (raised, nourished, increased, brought up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvardhita

saṁvardhita - raised, nourished, brought up, increased, cultivated

Past Passive Participle (causative)