महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
पुरा देवयुगे राजन्नादित्यो भगवान्दिवः ।
आगच्छन्मानुषं लोकं दिदृक्षुर्विगतक्लमः ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
purā devayuge rājannādityo bhagavāndivaḥ ,
āgacchanmānuṣaṁ lokaṁ didṛkṣurvigataklamaḥ.

1. nārada uvāca purā devayuge rājan ādityaḥ bhagavān
divaḥ āgacchan mānuṣam lokam didṛkṣuḥ vigataklamaḥ

1. Nārada said: O King, long ago, in a divine age, the revered Sun god descended from heaven to the human world, desiring to see it and free from weariness.

1. נָארַדַה אמר, בעבר, בתקופת האלים, הו מלך, בא האל אָאדִיטְיַה (השמש) מהשמים אל עולם בני האדם, מבקש לראות ונקי מעייפות.

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago

• देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun, the Sun god

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, glorious, divine lord

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from the sky

• आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming, approaching, descending

• मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, relating to humans

• लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm

• दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing

• विगतक्लमः (vigataklamaḥ) - free from weariness, whose fatigue has gone

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, long ago

(indeclinable)

देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devayuga

devayuga - age of the gods, divine age

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yuga)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yuga – age, era, period
  noun (masculine)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the Sun, the Sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the Sun, a solar deity, son of Aditi

भगवान् (bhagavān) - revered, glorious, divine lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, revered, divine, lord

दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven, from the sky

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - coming, approaching, descending

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgam

āgam - to come, approach, descend

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मानुषम् (mānuṣam) - human, relating to humans

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, belonging to men

लोकम् (lokam) - world, realm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

दिदृक्षुः (didṛkṣuḥ) - desirous of seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

Desiderative noun/adjective

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with desiderative suffix -san + u

Root: dṛś (class 1)

विगतक्लमः (vigataklamaḥ) - free from weariness, whose fatigue has gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigataklama

vigataklama - free from weariness, whose fatigue has vanished

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+klama)

• vigata – gone, vanished, removed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• klama – weariness, fatigue, exhaustion
  noun (masculine)

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