महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-31, verse-35

धात्र्यास्तु निनदं श्रुत्वा रुदत्याः परमार्तवत् ।
अभ्यधावत तं देशं स्वयमेव महीपतिः ॥३५॥

35. dhātryāstu ninadaṁ śrutvā rudatyāḥ paramārtavat ,
abhyadhāvata taṁ deśaṁ svayameva mahīpatiḥ.

35. dhātryāḥ tu ninadam śrutvā rudatyāḥ parama-ārtavat
abhyadhāvat taṃ deśam svayam eva mahīpatiḥ

35. tu śrutvā rudatyāḥ dhātryāḥ ninadam parama-ārtavat
svayam eva mahīpatiḥ tam deśam abhyadhāvat

35. Hearing the cry of the weeping nurse, the king himself rushed immediately to that place in great distress.

Words meanings summery:

• धात्र्याः (dhātryāḥ) - of the wet nurse, of the nurse

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

• निनदम् (ninadam) - cry, sound, shout, noise

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• रुदत्याः (rudatyāḥ) - of the weeping (female)

• परम-आर्तवत् (parama-ārtavat) - like extremely distressed, like one deeply afflicted

• अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed toward, ran towards, hastened

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - place, region, direction, spot

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, of his own accord

• एव (eva) - indeed, exactly, very, even

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

धात्र्याः (dhātryāḥ) - of the wet nurse, of the nurse

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of dhātrī

dhātrī - nurse, wet nurse, mother, creator

तु (tu) - indeed, but, and

(indeclinable)

निनदम् (ninadam) - cry, sound, shout, noise

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ninada

ninada - sound, cry, noise

Prefix: ni

Root: nad (class 1)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From the root śru with ktvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

रुदत्याः (rudatyāḥ) - of the weeping (female)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, singular of rudatī

rudatī - weeping, crying

Present active participle feminine of rud

Root: rud (class 2)

परम-आर्तवत् (parama-ārtavat) - like extremely distressed, like one deeply afflicted

(adjective)

masculine, singular of paramārtavat

paramārtavat - like one exceedingly distressed

Compound of parama and ārtavat (or ārta with vatl)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ārtavat)

• parama – supreme, highest, extreme, greatest
  adjective (masculine)
• ārtavat – like an afflicted one, like a distressed person
  adjective (masculine)
  arta + vat

अभ्यधावत् (abhyadhāvat) - rushed toward, ran towards, hastened

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

देशम् (deśam) - place, region, direction, spot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, of his own accord

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, exactly, very, even

(indeclinable)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, ruler of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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