महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-103, verse-29

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नहुषोऽपि त्वया राजंस्तस्माच्छापात्समुद्धृतः ।
जगाम ब्रह्मसदनं पश्यतस्ते जनाधिप ॥२९॥

29. nahuṣo'pi tvayā rājaṁstasmācchāpātsamuddhṛtaḥ ,
jagāma brahmasadanaṁ paśyataste janādhipa.

29. nahuṣaḥ api tvayā rājan tasmāt śāpāt samuddhṛtaḥ
jagāma brahmasadanam paśyataḥ te janādhipa

29. rājan janādhipa api tvayā tasmāt śāpāt nahuṣaḥ
samuddhṛtaḥ te paśyataḥ brahmasadanam jagāma

29. O king (rājan), Nahuṣa was also rescued by you from that curse. He went to the abode of Brahmā (brahmasadana) while you, O lord of men (janādhipa), were observing.

Words meanings summery:

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नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - King Nahuṣa, who was turned into a serpent (Nahuṣa (name of a king))

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by you)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhiṣṭhira (O king)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (specific) (from that, therefore)

शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse (that befell Nahuṣa) (from a curse)

समुद्धृतः (samuddhṛtaḥ) - liberated (from the curse) (rescued, liberated, lifted up)

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

ब्रह्मसदनम् (brahmasadanam) - the divine abode of Brahmā (brahmasadana) (abode of Brahmā, dwelling of Brahmā)

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while you were observing (seeing, while seeing, of one who sees)

ते (te) - of you (Yudhiṣṭhira), indicating the observer (your, by you, to you)

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O lord of men, O ruler of people)

Words meanings and morphology

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - King Nahuṣa, who was turned into a serpent (Nahuṣa (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Name of a mythical king, father of Yayāti, who usurped Indra's throne and was cursed by Agastya to become a serpent.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive verb `samuddhṛtaḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Yudhiṣṭhira (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (specific) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शापात् (śāpāt) - from the curse (that befell Nahuṣa) (from a curse)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śāpa

śāpa - curse, imprecation, malediction

Root: śap (class 1)

Note: Source from which liberation occurred.

समुद्धृतः (samuddhṛtaḥ) - liberated (from the curse) (rescued, liberated, lifted up)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samuddhṛta

samuddhṛta - lifted up, raised, rescued, delivered, liberated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ud-√hṛ

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: gam (class 1)

ब्रह्मसदनम् (brahmasadanam) - the divine abode of Brahmā (brahmasadana) (abode of Brahmā, dwelling of Brahmā)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmasadana

brahmasadana - abode of Brahmā, a celestial world

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+sadana)

brahman – Brahmā (the creator god); the absolute reality (brahman); sacred word or knowledge
proper noun (masculine)
sadana – seat, abode, dwelling, house
noun (neuter)
Derived from √sad (to sit)
Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of `jagāma`.

पश्यतः (paśyataḥ) - while you were observing (seeing, while seeing, of one who sees)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing, looking

Present Active Participle

Derived from √dṛś (which uses paśya stem in present) with suffix -at

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to the observer, Yudhiṣṭhira.

ते (te) - of you (Yudhiṣṭhira), indicating the observer (your, by you, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad