महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-312, verse-32

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तं मुहूर्तादिवागम्य राज्ञो मन्त्री कृताञ्जलिः ।
प्रावेशयत्ततः कक्ष्यां तृतीयां राजवेश्मनः ॥३२॥

32. taṁ muhūrtādivāgamya rājño mantrī kṛtāñjaliḥ ,
prāveśayattataḥ kakṣyāṁ tṛtīyāṁ rājaveśmanaḥ.

32. tam muhūrtāt iva āgamya rājñaḥ mantrī kṛtāñjaliḥ
prāveśayat tataḥ kakṣyām tṛtīyām rājaveśmanaḥ

32. rājñaḥ mantrī kṛtāñjaliḥ muhūrtāt iva tam āgamya
tataḥ rājaveśmanaḥ tṛtīyām kakṣyām prāveśayat

32. Having approached him (Shuka) as if after a moment, the king's minister, with folded hands, then led him into the third chamber of the royal palace.

Words meanings summery:

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तम् (tam) - him (Shuka) (him, that)

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment, shortly (from a moment, in a short time)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached (Shuka) (having come, having approached)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

मन्त्री (mantrī) - the minister (of the king) (minister, counselor)

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made a respectful gesture (with folded hands) (with folded hands, having made an añjali (reverential gesture))

प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - he led in (he caused to enter, he led in)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

कक्ष्याम् (kakṣyām) - chamber (chamber, apartment, inner room)

तृतीयाम् (tṛtīyām) - third

राजवेश्मनः (rājaveśmanaḥ) - of the royal palace (of the king's palace)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Shuka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'āgamya' and 'prāveśayat'.

मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtāt) - in a moment, shortly (from a moment, in a short time)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time (48 minutes), short period

Note: Indicates origin or separation in time.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Expresses comparison or approximation.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having approached (Shuka) (having come, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix ā + root gam (to go) + suffix -ya (for absolutives with prefixes)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a completed action before the main verb.

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Possessive, modifies 'mantrī'.

मन्त्री (mantrī) - the minister (of the king) (minister, counselor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

From mantra (counsel) + suffix -in

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - having made a respectful gesture (with folded hands) (with folded hands, having made an añjali (reverential gesture))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having made an añjali, with folded hands (a respectful gesture)

Compound of kṛta (made, done) and añjali (folding of hands).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix -ta
Root: kṛ (class 8)
añjali – the hollow of the hands, a respectful gesture of folded hands
noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mantrī'.

प्रावेशयत् (prāveśayat) - he led in (he caused to enter, he led in)

(verb)

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

Causative verb

Causative of pra + viś (to enter). Root viś (to enter) with prefix pra and causative suffix -aya.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad (that) + -tas (ablative suffix)