महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-5, verse-21

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मत्वात्मानमपराद्धं स तस्य जग्राह पादौ शिरसा चार्तरूपः ।
आश्वासयत्तं महात्मा तदानीं गच्छन्नूर्ध्वं रोदसी व्याप्य लक्ष्म्या ॥२१॥

21. matvātmānamaparāddhaṁ sa tasya; jagrāha pādau śirasā cārtarūpaḥ ,
āśvāsayattaṁ mahātmā tadānīṁ; gacchannūrdhvaṁ rodasī vyāpya lakṣmyā.

21. matvā ātmānam aparāddham saḥ tasya
jagrāha pādau śirasā ca ārta-rūpaḥ
āśvāsayat tam mahātmā tadānīm
gacchan ūrdhvam rodasī vyāpya lakṣmyā

21. saḥ ārta-rūpaḥ ātmānam aparāddham
matvā tasya pādau śirasā ca jagrāha
tadānīm mahātmā gacchan ūrdhvam
rodasī lakṣmyā vyāpya tam āśvāsayat

21. Thinking himself to have offended, he, in distress, clasped his feet with his head. The great-souled one (mahātmā) then comforted him as he ascended, pervading heaven and earth with his glory.

Words meanings summery:

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मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self

अपराद्धम् (aparāddham) - offended, having committed a fault

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (implied) (he, that)

तस्य (tasya) - Krishna's (his, its)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - took, seized, clasped

पादौ (pādau) - feet

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

च (ca) - and, also

आर्त-रूपः (ārta-rūpaḥ) - distressed-looking, in a distressed form

आश्वासयत् (āśvāsayat) - comforted, consoled

तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - Lord Krishna (great-souled one)

तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then, at that time

गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, moving

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above

रोदसी (rodasī) - heaven and earth, the two worlds

व्याप्य (vyāpya) - having pervaded, encompassing

लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with glory, with splendor, with fortune

Words meanings and morphology

मत्वा (matvā) - having thought, having considered

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive form of the root man-

Root: man (class 4)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - himself, the self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual

Root: an

अपराद्धम् (aparāddham) - offended, having committed a fault

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aparāddha

aparāddha - offended, committed a fault, transgressed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of apa-rādh (to offend)

Prefix: apa

Root: rādh (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - Arjuna (implied) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - Krishna's (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जग्राह (jagrāha) - took, seized, clasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of jagrāha

perfect

perfect 3rd person singular active of root grah-

Root: grah (class 9)

पादौ (pādau) - feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

शिरसा (śirasā) - with the head

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras

śiras - head, top, peak

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आर्त-रूपः (ārta-rūpaḥ) - distressed-looking, in a distressed form

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārta-rūpa

ārta-rūpa - having a distressed appearance, distressed-looking

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārta+rūpa)

ārta – distressed, afflicted, suffering
adjective
Past Passive Participle
PPP of root ṛ- (to suffer)
Root: ṛ (class 1)
rūpa – form, appearance, shape
noun (masculine)

आश्वासयत् (āśvāsayat) - comforted, consoled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of āśvāsaya

causative

causative of ā-śvas (to breathe, recover)

Prefix: ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

तम् (tam) - Arjuna (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मा (mahātmā) - Lord Krishna (great-souled one)