Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
2,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-3, verse-16

तत्र गत्वा स जग्राह गदां शङ्खं च भारत ।
स्फाटिकं च सभाद्रव्यं यदासीद्वृषपर्वणः ।
किंकरैः सह रक्षोभिरगृह्णात्सर्वमेव तत् ॥१६॥
16. tatra gatvā sa jagrāha gadāṁ śaṅkhaṁ ca bhārata ,
sphāṭikaṁ ca sabhādravyaṁ yadāsīdvṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ,
kiṁkaraiḥ saha rakṣobhiragṛhṇātsarvameva tat.
16. tatra gatvā sa jagrāha gadām śaṅkham
ca bhārata sphāṭikam ca sabhādravyam
yat āsīt vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ kiṃkaraiḥ
saha rakṣobhiḥ agṛhṇāt sarvam eva tat
16. Having gone there, O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata), he seized a mace and a conch, as well as the crystal materials for the assembly hall that had belonged to Vṛṣaparvan. He took all of that with his attendants and Rākṣasas.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)
  • गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, having proceeded)
  • (sa) - he (he, that)
  • जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (he seized, he took, he grasped)
  • गदाम् (gadām) - a mace (a mace, a club)
  • शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - a conch (a conch, a conch-shell)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a vocative address, common in the Mahābhārata) (O descendant of Bharata)
  • स्फाटिकम् (sphāṭikam) - crystal (adjective describing 'sabhādravyam') (crystal, made of crystal)
  • (ca) - as well as (and, also)
  • सभाद्रव्यम् (sabhādravyam) - materials for the assembly hall (materials for an assembly hall)
  • यत् (yat) - which (referring to 'sabhādravyam') (which, what)
  • आसीत् (āsīt) - had belonged (it was, it existed)
  • वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan
  • किंकरैः (kiṁkaraiḥ) - with his attendants (by attendants, with servants)
  • सह (saha) - with (with, together with)
  • रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - with Rākṣasas (by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas)
  • अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he seized (he seized, he took)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (only, indeed, just)
  • तत् (tat) - that (referring to all the items previously mentioned) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone (having gone, having proceeded)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Root 'gam' + suffix '-tvā'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Functions adverbially, indicating a preceding action.
(sa) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the subject (likely Duryodhana or Jarāsandha depending on context of epic, but 'he' is sufficient).
जग्राह (jagrāha) - he seized (he seized, he took, he grasped)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah
Perfect Active Third Person Singular
Reduplicated perfect formation of root 'grah' (Class 9)
Root: grah (class 9)
गदाम् (gadām) - a mace (a mace, a club)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gadā
gadā - mace, club, an iron bar for striking
Note: Direct object of 'jagrāha'.
शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) - a conch (a conch, a conch-shell)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṅkha
śaṅkha - conch-shell, a trumpet made from a conch
Note: Direct object of 'jagrāha'.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (a vocative address, common in the Mahābhārata) (O descendant of Bharata)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata; relating to Bharata; an Indian
स्फाटिकम् (sphāṭikam) - crystal (adjective describing 'sabhādravyam') (crystal, made of crystal)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sphāṭika
sphāṭika - crystal, made of crystal, crystalline
From 'sphaṭika' (crystal) + '-a' (suffix indicating material)
Note: Agrees with 'sabhādravyam'.
(ca) - as well as (and, also)
(indeclinable)
सभाद्रव्यम् (sabhādravyam) - materials for the assembly hall (materials for an assembly hall)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sabhādravya
sabhādravya - materials for an assembly hall or council
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+dravya)
  • sabhā – assembly, council, assembly hall, court
    noun (feminine)
  • dravya – substance, material, wealth, thing
    noun (neuter)
Note: Direct object of 'jagrāha'.
यत् (yat) - which (referring to 'sabhādravyam') (which, what)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
Note: Subject of the clause 'yat āsīt'.
आसीत् (āsīt) - had belonged (it was, it existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as
Imperfect Active Third Person Singular
Root 'as' (Class 2) with augment 'a-' for imperfect
Root: as (class 2)
वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛṣaparvan
vṛṣaparvan - Name of a powerful Daitya king, father of Śarmiṣṭhā
Note: Indicates possession ('belonging to').
किंकरैः (kiṁkaraiḥ) - with his attendants (by attendants, with servants)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of kiṃkara
kiṁkara - servant, attendant, slave (literally 'what shall I do?')
Note: Indicates accompaniment with 'saha'.
सह (saha) - with (with, together with)
(indeclinable)
रक्षोभिः (rakṣobhiḥ) - with Rākṣasas (by Rākṣasas, with Rākṣasas)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of rakṣas
rakṣas - a demon, a Rākṣasa (a class of mythological beings, often malevolent)
Note: Indicates accompaniment with 'saha'.
अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he seized (he seized, he took)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of grah
Imperfect Active Third Person Singular
Root 'grah' (Class 9) with augment 'a-' for imperfect tense
Root: grah (class 9)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole, entire)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Object of 'agṛhṇāt'.
एव (eva) - indeed, exactly (only, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
Note: Emphasizes 'sarvam' (all of it).
तत् (tat) - that (referring to all the items previously mentioned) (that, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Object of 'agṛhṇāt'.