महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-19

संबुबोधयिषुर्मित्रं सदश्वमिव सारथिः ।
अतिमन्युप्रसक्तो हि प्रसज्य हितकारणम् ॥१९॥

19. saṁbubodhayiṣurmitraṁ sadaśvamiva sārathiḥ ,
atimanyuprasakto hi prasajya hitakāraṇam.

19. saṃbubodhayiṣur mitraṃ sad-aśvam iva sārathiḥ
ati-manyu-prasakto hi prasajya hita-kāraṇam

19. sārathiḥ sad-aśvam iva saṃbubodhayiṣuḥ hi ati-manyu-prasaktaḥ
hita-kāraṇam prasajya mitraṃ (bodhayāmāsa)

19. Like a charioteer (training) a fine horse, wishing to awaken his friend who was completely overcome by intense anger, he undertook the task of (offering) good counsel.

Words meanings summery:

• संबुबोधयिषुः (saṁbubodhayiṣuḥ) - wishing to awaken, desirous of enlightening

• मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

• सत् (sat) - good, fine, noble, true

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

• इव (iva) - like, as

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

• अतिमन्युप्रसक्तः (atimanyuprasaktaḥ) - overcome by excessive anger, deeply engrossed in wrath

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• प्रसज्य (prasajya) - having undertaken, having engaged in, having brought about

• हित-कारणम् (hita-kāraṇam) - cause of welfare, task of doing good, beneficial counsel

Words meanings and morphology

संबुबोधयिषुः (saṁbubodhayiṣuḥ) - wishing to awaken, desirous of enlightening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbubodhayiṣu

saṁbubodhayiṣu - desirous of awakening or instructing

desiderative adjective

desiderative adjective from saṃ-budh

Prefix: sam

Root: budh (class 1)

मित्रम् (mitram) - friend

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion

सत् (sat) - good, fine, noble, true

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, good, true, fine

Note: part of a compound

अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer, driver

अतिमन्युप्रसक्तः (atimanyuprasaktaḥ) - overcome by excessive anger, deeply engrossed in wrath

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atimanyu-prasakta

atimanyu-prasakta - overcome by excessive anger

Past Passive Participle

tatpurusha compound of ati-manyu and prasakta

Compound type : tatpurusha (atimanyu+prasakta)

• atimanyu – excessive anger
  noun (masculine)
• prasakta – engrossed, attached, overcome
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  pra + sañj
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sañj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

प्रसज्य (prasajya) - having undertaken, having engaged in, having brought about

(indeclinable)

absolutive / gerund

pra + sañj + ya

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

हित-कारणम् (hita-kāraṇam) - cause of welfare, task of doing good, beneficial counsel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hita-kāraṇa

hita-kāraṇa - doing good, cause of welfare

tatpurusha compound of hita and kāraṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (hita+kāraṇa)

• hita – good, welfare, beneficial
  adjective (neuter)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, matter, action
  noun (neuter)

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