महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-22

ततश्चेदिपतेर्देहात्तेजोऽग्र्यं ददृशुर्नृपाः ।
उत्पतन्तं महाराज गगनादिव भास्करम् ॥२२॥

22. tataścedipaterdehāttejo'gryaṁ dadṛśurnṛpāḥ ,
utpatantaṁ mahārāja gaganādiva bhāskaram.

22. tataḥ ca cedipateḥ dehāt tejaḥ agryaṃ dadṛśuḥ
nṛpāḥ utpatantaṃ mahārāja gaganāt iva bhāskaram

22. Then, O great king, the kings saw an excellent light (tejaḥ) rising from the body of the Cedi king, just as the sun rises from the sky.

22. ואז ראו המלכים להבה עילאית יוצאת מגופו של מלך צ׳ֶדִי, הו מלך גדול, ועולה כשמש מן השמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefore, from that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• चेदिपतेः (cedipateḥ) - of Śiśupāla, the king of Cedi (of the lord of Cedi)

• देहात् (dehāt) - from the physical body (of Śiśupāla) (from the body)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light or aura (splendor, light, energy)

• अग्र्यं (agryaṁ) - brilliant, excellent (describing the light) (excellent, foremost, best)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the kings saw (they saw)

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the assembled kings (kings)

• उत्पतन्तं (utpatantaṁ) - rising up (describing the sun) (rising, flying up)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

• गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

• इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

• भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

चेदिपतेः (cedipateḥ) - of Śiśupāla, the king of Cedi (of the lord of Cedi)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cedipati

cedipati - lord of Cedi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cedi+pati)

• cedi – Cedi (a kingdom/region)
  proper noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: From cedipati (i-stem masculine noun)

देहात् (dehāt) - from the physical body (of Śiśupāla) (from the body)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body

तेजः (tejaḥ) - a brilliant light or aura (splendor, light, energy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, light, radiance, energy, spiritual power

अग्र्यं (agryaṁ) - brilliant, excellent (describing the light) (excellent, foremost, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, excellent, chief, principal

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'tejas'

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - the kings saw (they saw)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - the assembled kings (kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

उत्पतन्तं (utpatantaṁ) - rising up (describing the sun) (rising, flying up)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpatat

utpatat - rising, flying up, emerging

Present Active Participle

Derived from √pat (to fall, fly) with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'bhāskaram'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

गगनात् (gaganāt) - from the sky (from the sky, from space)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of gagana

gagana - sky, heaven, atmosphere

इव (iva) - as if, like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

भास्करम् (bhāskaram) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāskara

bhāskara - sun, creator of light

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