महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-4

श्रुत्वा गुणानहं तस्याः सभायाः पाण्डुनन्दन ।
दर्शनेप्सुस्तथा राजन्नादित्यमहमब्रुवम् ॥४॥

4. śrutvā guṇānahaṁ tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍunandana ,
darśanepsustathā rājannādityamahamabruvam.

4. śrutvā guṇān aham tasyāḥ sabhāyāḥ pāṇḍunandana
darśanepsuḥ tathā rājan ādityam aham abruvam

4. O son of Pāṇḍu (pāṇḍunandana), O King, after hearing the qualities of that assembly, I, desiring to see it, then spoke to the Sun.

4. לאחר ששמעתי על מעלות האולם ההוא, הו בן פָּאנְדוּ, ורציתי לראותו, אמרתי כך לאָאדִיטְיַה:

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that

• सभायाः (sabhāyāḥ) - of the assembly, of the court

• पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pāṇḍu

• दर्शनेप्सुः (darśanepsuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

• तथा (tathā) - then, thus

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the Sun, to the Sun god

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to 'aham'.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, strand

Note: Object of śrutvā.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Nārada.

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to sabhā.

सभायाः (sabhāyāḥ) - of the assembly, of the court

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, court, hall

पाण्डुनन्दन (pāṇḍunandana) - O son of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍunandana

pāṇḍunandana - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+nandana)

• pāṇḍu – name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdening
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

दर्शनेप्सुः (darśanepsuḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśanepsu

darśanepsu - desirous of seeing

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darśana+īpsu)

• darśana – seeing, vision, sight
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• īpsu – desirous of obtaining, wishing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative suffix
  Derived from root āp (to obtain) with desiderative suffix -san + u
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with aham.

तथा (tathā) - then, thus

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

आदित्यम् (ādityam) - the Sun, to the Sun god

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āditya

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

Note: Object of abruvam.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Refers to Nārada.

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense form

Root: brū (class 2)

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