महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-43, verse-10

द्वारं च विवृताकारं ललाटेन समाहनत् ।
संवृतं चेति मन्वानो द्वारदेशादुपारमत् ॥१०॥

10. dvāraṁ ca vivṛtākāraṁ lalāṭena samāhanat ,
saṁvṛtaṁ ceti manvāno dvāradeśādupāramat.

10. dvāram ca vivṛtākāram lalāṭena samāhanat |
saṃvṛtam ca iti manvānaḥ dvāradeśāt upāramat

10. He struck the apparently open door with his forehead, and thinking it was closed, he stopped at the doorway.

10. ופעם נוספת הוא היכה במצחו בדלת שהיתה פתוחה אך נראתה סגורה, ואילו כשחשב שהיא סגורה, נסוג מכניסה שהיתה פתוחה באמת.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

• च (ca) - and, also

• विवृताकारम् (vivṛtākāram) - having an open form, open-shaped

• ललाटेन (lalāṭena) - by the forehead

• समाहनत् (samāhanat) - struck, hit

• संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - closed, shut

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

• मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - thinking, believing

• द्वारदेशात् (dvāradeśāt) - from the doorway, from the door-region

• उपारमत् (upāramat) - stopped, ceased

Words meanings and morphology

द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

Note: Also nominative singular, but accusative fits the context of 'struck the door'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विवृताकारम् (vivṛtākāram) - having an open form, open-shaped

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivṛtākāra

vivṛtākāra - having an open form, open-shaped

Compound of vivṛta and ākāra

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vivṛta+ākāra)

• vivṛta – opened, uncovered
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'dvāram'.

ललाटेन (lalāṭena) - by the forehead

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lalāṭa

lalāṭa - forehead

समाहनत् (samāhanat) - struck, hit

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of han

Root han with upasarga sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Formed with upasargas 'sam' and 'ā'.

संवृतम् (saṁvṛtam) - closed, shut

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃvṛta

saṁvṛta - closed, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ with upasarga sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Can also be nominative. Here, it is the object of the thought implied by 'iti manvānaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or thought

(indeclinable)

मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - thinking, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, considering

Present Middle Participle

From root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implicit subject (he).

द्वारदेशात् (dvāradeśāt) - from the doorway, from the door-region

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dvāradeśa

dvāradeśa - doorway, door-region

Compound of dvāra and deśa

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvāra+deśa)

• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)
• deśa – region, place, country
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)

उपारमत् (upāramat) - stopped, ceased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ram

Root ram with upasarga upa-ā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Formed with upasargas 'upa' and 'ā'.

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