महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-41, verse-35

तथैव देवशर्मापि सभार्यः स महातपाः ।
निर्भयो बलवृत्रघ्नाच्चचार विजने वने ॥३५॥

35. tathaiva devaśarmāpi sabhāryaḥ sa mahātapāḥ ,
nirbhayo balavṛtraghnāccacāra vijane vane.

35. tathā eva devaśarmā api sa-bhāryaḥ saḥ mahā-tapāḥ
nirbhayaḥ balavṛtraghsnāt cacāra vijane vane

35. tathā eva saḥ mahā-tapāḥ devaśarmā api sa-bhāryaḥ
balavṛtraghsnāt nirbhayaḥ vijane vane cacāra

35. Similarly, Devasharma, that great ascetic (tapas), along with his wife, wandered fearlessly in a solitary forest, even from Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

• देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharma (a proper name)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - with his wife, accompanied by his wife

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• महा-तपाः (mahā-tapāḥ) - a great ascetic, one who performs great austerity

• निर्भयः (nirbhayaḥ) - fearless, without fear

• बलवृत्रघ्स्नात् (balavṛtraghsnāt) - from Indra (from Indra (the slayer of Bala and Vritra))

• चचार (cacāra) - wandered, roamed, lived (perfect tense)

• विजने (vijane) - in a solitary, in a desolate

• वने (vane) - in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: serves as an emphatic particle

देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaśarman

devaśarman - one whose protection is the gods, a proper name

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+śarman)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• śarman – protection, shelter, happiness
  noun (neuter)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - with his wife, accompanied by his wife

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-bhārya

sa-bhārya - accompanied by one's wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+bhāryā)

• sa – with, together with (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)
  from root √bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: refers to Devasharma

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to Devasharma

महा-तपाः (mahā-tapāḥ) - a great ascetic, one who performs great austerity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-tapas

mahā-tapas - having great (tapas), a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tapas – heat, austerity, asceticism, penance
  noun (neuter)
  from root √tap
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: refers to Devasharma

निर्भयः (nirbhayaḥ) - fearless, without fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirbhaya

nirbhaya - fearless, intrepid

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nis+bhaya)

• nis – out, away, without (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  from root √bhī
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: refers to Devasharma

बलवृत्रघ्स्नात् (balavṛtraghsnāt) - from Indra (from Indra (the slayer of Bala and Vritra))

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of balavṛtraghna

balavṛtraghna - slayer of Bala and Vritra, an epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (bala+vṛtra+ghna)

• bala – Bala (a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – Vritra (a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ghna – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  from root √han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: refers to Indra

चचार (cacāra) - wandered, roamed, lived (perfect tense)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: reduplicated perfect form of √car

विजने (vijane) - in a solitary, in a desolate

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, desolate, lonely

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+jana)

• vi – apart, away, without (as a prefix)
  indeclinable
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  from root √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: modifies "vane"

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

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