महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-16, verse-49

ततस्ते भरतश्रेष्ठ काशिराजसुते शुभे ।
तं बालमभिपत्याशु प्रस्नवैरभिषिञ्चताम् ॥४९॥

49. tataste bharataśreṣṭha kāśirājasute śubhe ,
taṁ bālamabhipatyāśu prasnavairabhiṣiñcatām.

49. tataḥ te bharataśreṣṭha kāśirājasute śubhe tam
bālam abhipatya āśu prasnavaiḥ abhiṣiñcatām

49. Then, O best among the Bharatas, let those two auspicious daughters of the King of Kāśi quickly approach that child and anoint him with streams (of fluid).

49. אז שתי בנות מלך קָאשִׁי, הנאות, הו הדגול שבצאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, התכופפו מהר אל הילד והרטיבו אותו בזרמי חלב.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from that)

• ते (te) - those two (referring to the two daughters) (those two, they (dual nominative/accusative), to you (dative/genitive singular))

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative address) (O best of Bharatas, O most excellent among Bharatas)

• काशिराजसुते (kāśirājasute) - the two daughters of the King of Kāśi

• शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious (referring to the two daughters) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant (feminine dual))

• तम् (tam) - that (child) (that, him)

• बालम् (bālam) - the child (child, boy, infant)

• अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached (having approached, having come near)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

• प्रस्नवैः (prasnavaiḥ) - with streams (of fluid/milk) (with streams, with flows, with exudations)

• अभिषिञ्चताम् (abhiṣiñcatām) - let them anoint (let them sprinkle, let them anoint)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (indicating sequence) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from tad.

ते (te) - those two (referring to the two daughters) (those two, they (dual nominative/accusative), to you (dative/genitive singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Feminine dual nominative, agreeing with kāśirājasute and śubhe.

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative address) (O best of Bharatas, O most excellent among Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian, name of a king, a warrior
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya.

Note: Vocative singular.

काशिराजसुते (kāśirājasute) - the two daughters of the King of Kāśi

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of kāśirājasutā

kāśirājasutā - daughter of the King of Kāśi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāśi+rājan+sutā)

• kāśi – Name of an ancient kingdom and its capital, modern Varanasi.
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'su' (to give birth).
  Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Compound kāśirāja-sutā. Dual nominative agreeing with te and śubhe.

शुभे (śubhe) - auspicious (referring to the two daughters) (auspicious, beautiful, brilliant (feminine dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, beautiful, brilliant, pure

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Feminine dual nominative, agreeing with kāśirājasute.

तम् (tam) - that (child) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Accusative singular, refers to the child.

बालम् (bālam) - the child (child, boy, infant)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, infant, young

Note: Accusative singular, object of abhipatya and abhiṣiñcatām.

अभिपत्य (abhipatya) - having approached (having approached, having come near)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefix abhi- + root pat + suffix -ya.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Absolutive/Gerund, indicating an action completed before the main verb.

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the action of approaching and anointing.

प्रस्नवैः (prasnavaiḥ) - with streams (of fluid/milk) (with streams, with flows, with exudations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of prasnava

prasnava - a flow, a stream, an exudation, a gush (often milk)

Derived from pra- + root snu (to flow).

Prefix: pra

Root: snu (class 2)

Note: Instrumental plural, indicating the means by which the anointing happens.

अभिषिञ्चताम् (abhiṣiñcatām) - let them anoint (let them sprinkle, let them anoint)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhiṣic

Root sic with prefix abhi-. ṣic due to sandhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: 3rd person plural imperative active.

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