महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-22

इत्युक्ते स तदा तेन यमदूतेन वै गृहान् ।
नीतश्चकार च तथा सर्वं तद्यमशासनम् ॥२२॥

22. ityukte sa tadā tena yamadūtena vai gṛhān ,
nītaścakāra ca tathā sarvaṁ tadyamaśāsanam.

22. iti ukte saḥ tadā tena yamadūtena vai gṛhān |
nītaḥ cakāra ca tathā sarvam tat yamaśāsanam

22. iti ukte tadā tena yamadūtena vai saḥ gṛhān
nītaḥ ca tathā tat sarvam yamaśāsanam cakāra

22. When this was stated, he was then led to his home by that messenger of (Yama), and he accordingly executed all those commands of (Yama).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - when this was (said) (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्ते (ukte) - (when it was) stated (when said, having been spoken)

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Śarmiṇ, the Brahmin from previous context) (he, that)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तेन (tena) - by that (messenger) (by him, by that)

• यमदूतेन (yamadūtena) - by the messenger of (Yama) (by the messenger of Yama)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - to his home (to the houses, to his home)

• नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, carried, taken

• चकार (cakāra) - he executed (he did, he made)

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all those (all, every, whole)

• तत् (tat) - those (commands) (that)

• यमशासनम् (yamaśāsanam) - commands of (Yama) (Yama's command, the instruction of Yama)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - when this was (said) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - (when it was) stated (when said, having been spoken)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Śarmiṇ, the Brahmin from previous context) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - by that (messenger) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यमदूतेन (yamadūtena) - by the messenger of (Yama) (by the messenger of Yama)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yamadūta

yamadūta - Yama's messenger

compound of Yama + dūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Yama+dūta)

• Yama – the god of death, controller of dharma
  proper noun (masculine)
• dūta – messenger, envoy, ambassador
  noun (masculine)
  from root dū (to go)
  Root: dū (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

गृहान् (gṛhān) - to his home (to the houses, to his home)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

नीतः (nītaḥ) - led, carried, taken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nīta

nīta - led, carried, taken, guided

Past Passive Participle

from root nī

Root: nī (class 1)

चकार (cakāra) - he executed (he did, he made)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all those (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तत् (tat) - those (commands) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यमशासनम् (yamaśāsanam) - commands of (Yama) (Yama's command, the instruction of Yama)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yamaśāsana

yamaśāsana - Yama's command, instruction from Yama

compound of Yama + śāsana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (Yama+śāsana)

• Yama – the god of death, controller of dharma
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – command, instruction, rule
  noun (neuter)
  from root śās (to command, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)

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