महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-76

पूर्णमिन्दुं यथा दृष्ट्वा नृणां दृष्टिः प्रसीदति ।
गङ्गां त्रिपथगां दृष्ट्वा तथा दृष्टिः प्रसीदति ॥७६॥

76. pūrṇaminduṁ yathā dṛṣṭvā nṛṇāṁ dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati ,
gaṅgāṁ tripathagāṁ dṛṣṭvā tathā dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati.

76. pūrṇam indum yathā dṛṣṭvā nṝṇām dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati
gaṅgām tripathagām dṛṣṭvā tathā dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati

76. yathā pūrṇam indum dṛṣṭvā nṝṇām dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati
tathā tripathagām gaṅgām dṛṣṭvā dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati

76. Just as people's vision becomes serene upon seeing the full moon, similarly, their vision becomes serene upon seeing the Gaṅgā, the river that flows in three paths.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete

• इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of men, of people

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (sight, vision, eye, view)

• प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes serene (becomes clear, becomes serene, is pleased, is gratified)

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā

• त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - going in three paths, flowing in three ways (an epithet of the Gaṅgā)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

• दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (sight, vision, eye, view)

• प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes serene (becomes clear, becomes serene, is pleased, is gratified)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्णम् (pūrṇam) - full, complete

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrṇa

pūrṇa - full, complete, filled, perfect

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root pṛ (to fill).

Root: pṛ (class 9)

इन्दुम् (indum) - moon

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indu

indu - moon, drop, spot

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नॄणाम् (nṝṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, hero

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (sight, vision, eye, view)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, eye, view, intelligence

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes serene (becomes clear, becomes serene, is pleased, is gratified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-sad

Present Indicative Mood, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice, from root sad with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - the Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

त्रिपथगाम् (tripathagām) - going in three paths, flowing in three ways (an epithet of the Gaṅgā)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tripathagā

tripathagā - going in three paths, flowing in three ways (referring to Gaṅgā's celestial, earthly, and subterranean courses)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+patha+ga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, leading to
  adjective (feminine)
  Suffix -ga from root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - so, similarly, thus

(indeclinable)

दृष्टिः (dṛṣṭiḥ) - vision (sight, vision, eye, view)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭi

dṛṣṭi - sight, vision, eye, view, intelligence

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्रसीदति (prasīdati) - becomes serene (becomes clear, becomes serene, is pleased, is gratified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-sad

Present Indicative Mood, Parasmaipada

3rd person singular, present indicative, active voice, from root sad with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

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