महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-10, verse-9

मरुत्त उवाच ।
इममश्मानं प्लवमानमारादध्वा दूरं तेन न दृश्यतेऽद्य ।
प्रपद्येऽहं शर्म विप्रेन्द्र त्वत्तः प्रयच्छ तस्मादभयं विप्रमुख्य ॥९॥

9. marutta uvāca ,
imamaśmānaṁ plavamānamārā;dadhvā dūraṁ tena na dṛśyate'dya ,
prapadye'haṁ śarma viprendra tvattaḥ; prayaccha tasmādabhayaṁ vipramukhya.

9. Maruttaḥ uvāca imam aśmānam plavamānam
ārāt adhvā dūram tena na dṛśyate adya
prapadye aham śarma vipra-indra tvattaḥ
prayaccha tasmāt abhayam vipra-mukhya

9. मरुत्तः उवाच अद्य इमम् प्लवमानम्
अश्मानम् आरात् दूरम् अध्वा तेन न दृश्यते
विप्र-इन्द्र अहम् त्वत्तः शर्म
प्रपद्ये विप्र-मुख्य तस्मात् अभयम् प्रयच्छ

9. Marutta said: 'This floating stone is not seen by him (Indra) today, as the distance is great. I seek refuge from you, O best of brahmins. Therefore, grant me fearlessness, O foremost brahmin!'

Words meanings summery:

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta (a proper name, a mythical king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• अश्मानम् (aśmānam) - stone, rock

• प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating (floating, swimming, moving)

• आरात् (ārāt) - from afar, (implying distance) (from a distance, near, close by)

• अध्वा (adhvā) - the path / distance (path, road, journey, distance)

• दूरम् (dūram) - far (far, distant; a distance)

• तेन (tena) - by him (referring to Indra) (by that, by him)

• न (na) - not, no

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived)

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I seek refuge (I approach, I resort to, I seek refuge)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• शर्म (śarma) - shelter / protection (shelter, refuge, protection, happiness)

• विप्र-इन्द्र (vipra-indra) - O chief among brahmins, O best of brahmins

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant (give, grant, bestow)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, from him)

• अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness (fearlessness, safety, security)

• विप्र-मुख्य (vipra-mukhya) - O principal brahmin, O chief brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - Marutta (a proper name, a mythical king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Marutta

Marutta - Marutta (a name of a mythical king)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

perfect active 3rd singular

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Qualifies 'aśmānam'.

अश्मानम् (aśmānam) - stone, rock

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśman

aśman - stone, rock, thunderbolt, cloud

Note: Object of 'dṛśyate' (in passive).

प्लवमानम् (plavamānam) - floating (floating, swimming, moving)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, moving, wandering

present middle participle

From root √plu (to float, swim, flow) + -māna (present middle participle suffix).

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with 'aśmānam'.

आरात् (ārāt) - from afar, (implying distance) (from a distance, near, close by)

(indeclinable)

Note: It reinforces 'dūram'.

अध्वा (adhvā) - the path / distance (path, road, journey, distance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - path, road, journey, course, distance

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is'.

दूरम् (dūram) - far (far, distant; a distance)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūra

dūra - far, distant, remote; distance (as a noun)

Note: Describes the state of the path.

तेन (tena) - by him (referring to Indra) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'dṛśyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, is perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √dṛś

present passive 3rd singular

From root √dṛś (to see). Passive voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'aśmānam'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

प्रपद्ये (prapadye) - I seek refuge (I approach, I resort to, I seek refuge)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √pad

present middle 1st singular

From pra-√pad (to go towards, resort to, take refuge).

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Subject of 'prapadye'.

शर्म (śarma) - shelter / protection (shelter, refuge, protection, happiness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarman

śarman - shelter, refuge, protection, happiness, joy

Root: śṛ

Note: Object of 'prapadye'.

विप्र-इन्द्र (vipra-indra) - O chief among brahmins, O best of brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra-indra

vipra-indra - chief of brahmins, best among brahmins

compound of vipra (brahmin) and indra (chief, best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+Indra)

• vipra – brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• Indra – Indra, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a brahmin.

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

From tvam + -tas (ablative suffix).

Note: Indicates source.

प्रयच्छ (prayaccha) - grant (give, grant, bestow)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √yam

imperative active 2nd singular

From pra-√yam (to give, grant, present).

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied 'you'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

अभयम् (abhayam) - fearlessness (fearlessness, safety, security)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, safety, security, freedom from danger

compound of a- (negation) and bhaya (fear)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  from root √bhī
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'prayaccha'.

विप्र-मुख्य (vipra-mukhya) - O principal brahmin, O chief brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra-mukhya

vipra-mukhya - chief of brahmins, principal brahmin

compound of vipra (brahmin) and mukhya (chief, principal).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+mukhya)

• vipra – brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
  adjective
  from mukha (face, front)

Note: Addressed to a brahmin.