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18,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-3, verse-6

ततो वायुः सुखस्पर्शः पुण्यगन्धवहः शिवः ।
ववौ देवसमीपस्थः शीतलोऽतीव भारत ॥६॥
6. tato vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śivaḥ ,
vavau devasamīpasthaḥ śītalo'tīva bhārata.
6. tataḥ vāyuḥ sukhasparśaḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śivaḥ
vavau devasamīpasthaḥ śītalaḥ atīva bhārata
6. bhārata tataḥ devasamīpasthaḥ atīva śītalaḥ
sukhasparśaḥ puṇyagandhavahaḥ śivaḥ vāyuḥ vavau
6. Then, O Bhārata, a very cool wind, pleasant to the touch, carrying a sacred fragrance, and auspicious, blew near the gods.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereupon, from there)
  • वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, atmosphere
  • सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch
  • पुण्यगन्धवहः (puṇyagandhavahaḥ) - carrying sacred fragrance
  • शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, benevolent, Shiva)
  • ववौ (vavau) - he/it blew
  • देवसमीपस्थः (devasamīpasthaḥ) - near the gods (standing/being near the gods)
  • शीतलः (śītalaḥ) - cool, cold
  • अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a common address in the Mahabharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, subsequently (then, thereupon, from there)
(indeclinable)
from pronominal base 'tad' + suffix 'tas'
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air, atmosphere
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - wind, air, a deity (Vāyu)
from √vā (to blow)
Root: vā (class 2)
सुखस्पर्शः (sukhasparśaḥ) - pleasant to touch
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhasparśa
sukhasparśa - pleasant to the touch, soft, agreeable contact
from sukha (pleasure) + sparśa (touch)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+sparśa)
  • sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
    noun (neuter)
  • sparśa – touch, contact, feeling
    noun (masculine)
    from √spṛś (to touch)
    Root: spṛś (class 6)
पुण्यगन्धवहः (puṇyagandhavahaḥ) - carrying sacred fragrance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyagandhavaha
puṇyagandhavaha - carrying holy/sacred fragrance
from puṇya (sacred) + gandha (fragrance) + vaha (carrying)
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (puṇya+gandha+vaha)
  • puṇya – sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous
    adjective (neuter)
  • gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
    noun (masculine)
  • vaha – carrying, conveying, bringing
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective from √vah
    suffix -a from √vah (to carry)
    Root: vah (class 1)
शिवः (śivaḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, benevolent, Shiva)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, kind, gracious, lucky, Shiva (the deity)
Note: Agrees with 'vāyuḥ'.
ववौ (vavau) - he/it blew
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vā
perfect active
3rd singular perfect active of √vā (2nd class)
Root: vā (class 2)
देवसमीपस्थः (devasamīpasthaḥ) - near the gods (standing/being near the gods)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devasamīpastha
devasamīpastha - standing near the gods, being in the presence of gods
from deva (god) + samīpa (proximity) + stha (standing)
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+samīpa+stha)
  • deva – god, deity, divine
    noun (masculine)
  • samīpa – proximity, nearness, vicinity
    noun (neuter)
  • stha – standing, staying, situated in
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun/adjective from √sthā
    suffix -a from √sthā (to stand)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
शीतलः (śītalaḥ) - cool, cold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śītala
śītala - cool, cold, frigid
from śīta (cold) + -la (suffix)
Note: Agrees with 'vāyuḥ'.
अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much, greatly
(indeclinable)
ati (over, beyond) as an adverbial intensifier
Note: Modifies 'śītalaḥ'.
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a common address in the Mahabharata) (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian
patronymic from Bharata