महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-31, verse-32

पञ्चवर्षकदेशीयो बालो नागेन्द्रविक्रमः ।
सहसोत्पतितं व्याघ्रमाससाद महाबलः ॥३२॥

32. pañcavarṣakadeśīyo bālo nāgendravikramaḥ ,
sahasotpatitaṁ vyāghramāsasāda mahābalaḥ.

32. pañcavarṣakadeśīyaḥ bālaḥ nāgendravikramaḥ
sahasā utpatitam vyāghram āsasāda mahābalaḥ

32. pañcavarṣakadeśīyaḥ nāgendravikramaḥ mahābalaḥ
bālaḥ sahasā utpatitam vyāghram āsasāda

32. That boy, about five years old, possessed of the valor of an elephant among serpents and endowed with great strength, suddenly pounced upon the leaping tiger.

Words meanings summery:

• पञ्चवर्षकदेशीयः (pañcavarṣakadeśīyaḥ) - about five years old, of approximately five years of age

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, child, infant

• नागेन्द्रविक्रमः (nāgendravikramaḥ) - having the valor of an elephant among serpents, possessing mighty strength

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, forcefully

• उत्पतितम् (utpatitam) - leaping up, springing up, flying up

• व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger

• आससाद (āsasāda) - approached, reached, pounced upon, attacked

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - possessing great strength, mighty, powerful

Words meanings and morphology

पञ्चवर्षकदेशीयः (pañcavarṣakadeśīyaḥ) - about five years old, of approximately five years of age

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcavarṣakadeśīya

pañcavarṣakadeśīya - about five years old

pañcan (five) + varṣaka (year) + deśīya (approximate suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pañcan+varṣaka+deśīya)

• pañcan – five
  adjective (masculine)
• varṣaka – year
  noun (masculine)
• deśīya – like, approximately
  adjective (masculine)

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy, child, infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - boy, child

नागेन्द्रविक्रमः (nāgendravikramaḥ) - having the valor of an elephant among serpents, possessing mighty strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendravikrama

nāgendravikrama - possessing the strength of a lordly elephant

nāgendra (lord of elephants) + vikrama (valor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nāgendra+vikrama)

• nāgendra – lord of elephants, king of snakes
  noun (masculine)
  nāga (elephant/snake) + indra (lord)
• vikrama – valor, strength, prowess
  noun (masculine)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, abruptly, forcefully

(adverb)

उत्पतितम् (utpatitam) - leaping up, springing up, flying up

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpatita

utpatita - leaped up, flown up

Past Passive Participle

root pat with prefix ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

व्याघ्रम् (vyāghram) - tiger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger

आससाद (āsasāda) - approached, reached, pounced upon, attacked

(verb)

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

root sad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - possessing great strength, mighty, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - possessing great strength

mahā (great) + bala (strength)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine)
• bala – strength, power
  noun (neuter)

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