महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-37

छद्मना मम काकश्च गमितो यमसादनम् ।
दृष्टं ह्येतन्मया राजंस्तपोदीर्घेण चक्षुषा ॥३७॥

37. chadmanā mama kākaśca gamito yamasādanam ,
dṛṣṭaṁ hyetanmayā rājaṁstapodīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā.

37. छद्मना मम काकः च गमितः यमसादनम् दृष्टम्
हि एतत् मया राजन् तपःदीर्घेण चक्षुषा

37. राजन्,
मम काकः च छद्मना यमसादनम् गमितः,
एतत् मया तपःदीर्घेण चक्षुषा हि दृष्टम्।

37. O king, and my crow was sent to the abode of Yama through deception, - this indeed was seen by me with my vision expanded by spiritual practices.

Words meanings summery:

• छद्मना (छद्मना) - by deception, by disguise, by fraud

• मम (मम) - of me, my

• काकः (काकः) - crow

• च (च) - and, also

• गमितः (गमितः) - made to go, sent

• यमसादनम् (यमसादनम्) - the abode of Yama, death's realm

• दृष्टम् (दृष्टम्) - seen, perceived

• हि (हि) - indeed, surely, for

• एतत् (एतत्) - this

• मया (मया) - by me

• राजन् (राजन्) - O king

• तपःदीर्घेण (तपःदीर्घेण) - by the extended through spiritual practices, by the expanded through tapas

• चक्षुषा (चक्षुषा) - by the eye, by vision

Words meanings and morphology

छद्मना (छद्मना) - by deception, by disguise, by fraud

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of छद्मन्

छद्मन् - deception, disguise, fraud, trick

मम (मम) - of me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of अस्मद्

अस्मद् - I, we

काकः (काकः) - crow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of काक

काक - crow

च (च) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गमितः (गमितः) - made to go, sent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of गमित

गमित - caused to go, sent

Past Passive Participle (Causal)

Causal past passive participle from gam

Root: gam (class 1)

यमसादनम् (यमसादनम्) - the abode of Yama, death's realm

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of यमसादन

यमसादन - abode of Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (यम+सादन)

• यम – Yama (god of death)
  proper noun (masculine)
• सादन – abode, seat, dwelling
  noun (neuter)
  Root: sad (class 1)

दृष्टम् (दृष्टम्) - seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of दृष्ट

दृष्ट - seen

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (हि) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एतत् (एतत्) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of एतद्

एतद् - this

मया (मया) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of अस्मद्

अस्मद् - I, we

राजन् (राजन्) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of राजन्

राजन् - king

तपःदीर्घेण (तपःदीर्घेण) - by the extended through spiritual practices, by the expanded through tapas

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of तपःदीर्घ

तपःदीर्घ - extended or expanded through spiritual practices (tapas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (तस्+दीर्घ)

• तस् – spiritual practice, austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• दीर्घ – long, extended, vast
  adjective (masculine)

चक्षुषा (चक्षुषा) - by the eye, by vision

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of चक्षुस्

चक्षुस् - eye, vision

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