महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-2, verse-22

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स तत्कुणपदुर्गन्धमशिवं रोमहर्षणम् ।
जगाम राजा धर्मात्मा मध्ये बहु विचिन्तयन् ॥२२॥

22. sa tatkuṇapadurgandhamaśivaṁ romaharṣaṇam ,
jagāma rājā dharmātmā madhye bahu vicintayan.

22. saḥ tat kuṇapadurghandham aśivam romaharṣaṇam
jagāma rājā dharmātmā madhye bahu vicintayan

22. That king, whose spirit was righteous (dharma), approached that inauspicious, hair-raising place, which was foul-smelling from corpses, pondering many things in its midst.

Words meanings summery:

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सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

तत् (tat) - that

कुणपदुर्घन्धम् (kuṇapadurghandham) - foul-smelling like a corpse

अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious, unlucky, terrible

रोमहर्षणम् (romaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, causing goosebumps

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he approached

राजा (rājā) - king

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose soul is (dedicated to) righteousness

मध्ये (madhye) - while there, along the way (in the middle, in the midst)

बहु (bahu) - deeply (pondering) (much, many, greatly)

विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - pondering, thinking

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'rājā'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Adjective modifying the implied destination (e.g., 'sthānam').

कुणपदुर्घन्धम् (kuṇapadurghandham) - foul-smelling like a corpse

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇapadurghandha

kuṇapadurghandha - having the foul smell of a corpse

Compound of kuṇapa (corpse) + durghandha (foul smell).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (descriptive compound) (kuṇapa+durghandha)

kuṇapa – corpse, dead body
noun (masculine/neuter)
durghandha – foul smell, stench, ill-smelling
noun/adjective (masculine)
Compound of dur- (bad, ill) + ghandha (smell).
Prefix: dur

Note: Modifies the implied destination.

अशिवम् (aśivam) - inauspicious, unlucky, terrible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśiva

aśiva - inauspicious, unpropitious, evil, terrible

Compound of a- (not) + śiva (auspicious).

Note: Modifies the implied destination.

रोमहर्षणम् (romaharṣaṇam) - hair-raising, causing goosebumps

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of romaharṣaṇa

romaharṣaṇa - hair-raising, causing horripilation

Causal participle/noun

Compound of roman (hair) + harṣaṇa (causing excitement/bristling).

Compound type : Upapada Tatpurusha (roman+harṣaṇa)

roman – hair (of the body)
noun (neuter)
harṣaṇa – causing joy or bristling, exciting
adjective/noun (neuter)
Causal participle/noun
From root HṚṢ (to bristle, rejoice) + ana suffix.
Root: HṚṢ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the implied destination.

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: GAM (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Subject of 'jagāma'.

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose soul is (dedicated to) righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, whose essence is (dharma)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose inner self (ātman) is (dharma)'. (dharma) (righteousness, natural law) + (ātman) (self, soul).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

dharma – righteousness, moral law, duty, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature
noun (masculine)
ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'rājā'.

मध्ये (madhye) - while there, along the way (in the middle, in the midst)

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of madhya, used adverbially.

बहु (bahu) - deeply (pondering) (much, many, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially.

Note: Adverb modifying 'vicintayan'.

विचिन्तयन् (vicintayan) - pondering, thinking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicintayat

vicintayat - pondering, reflecting, thinking over