महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-43, verse-12

अप्रहृष्टेन मनसा राजसूये महाक्रतौ ।
प्रेक्ष्य तामद्भुतामृद्धिं जगाम गजसाह्वयम् ॥१२॥

12. aprahṛṣṭena manasā rājasūye mahākratau ,
prekṣya tāmadbhutāmṛddhiṁ jagāma gajasāhvayam.

12. aprahṛṣṭena manasā rājasūye mahākratau |
prekṣya tām adbhutām ṛddhim jagāma gajasāhvayam

12. At the great Rājasūya sacrifice, with an unelated mind, having seen that wonderful prosperity, he departed for Hastināpura.

12. ויצא אל גַג׳ַסָאהְוַיַה ברוח לא שמחה, לאחר שראה את העושר המופלא בטקס הרַאג׳ַסוּיַה הגדול.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रहृष्टेन (aprahṛṣṭena) - with an unelated, dejected

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• राजसूये (rājasūye) - at the Rājasūya sacrifice

• महाक्रतौ (mahākratau) - at the great sacrifice

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

• अद्भुताम् (adbhutām) - wonderful, amazing

• ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity, abundance, success

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, departed

• गजसाह्वयम् (gajasāhvayam) - named Hastināpura, (the city) named after an elephant

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रहृष्टेन (aprahṛṣṭena) - with an unelated, dejected

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aprahṛṣṭa

aprahṛṣṭa - unelated, dejected, unhappy

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Negative prefix a- + pra- + root hṛṣ

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prahṛṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• prahṛṣṭa – joyful, delighted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hṛṣ with upasarga pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect

Root: man (class 4)

राजसूये (rājasūye) - at the Rājasūya sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - a great royal sacrifice

महाक्रतौ (mahākratau) - at the great sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahākratu

mahākratu - great sacrifice

Compound of mahat and kratu

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+kratu)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• kratu – sacrifice, ritual, action, power
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root īkṣ with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Qualifies 'ṛddhim'.

अद्भुताम् (adbhutām) - wonderful, amazing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adbhuta

adbhuta - wonderful, amazing, miraculous

ऋद्धिम् (ṛddhim) - prosperity, abundance, success

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ṛddhi

ṛddhi - prosperity, abundance, success, wealth

From root ṛdh

Root: ṛdh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'prekṣya'.

जगाम (jagāma) - went, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Perfect tense of root gam, reduplication

Root: gam (class 1)

गजसाह्वयम् (gajasāhvayam) - named Hastināpura, (the city) named after an elephant

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gajasāhvaya

gajasāhvaya - Hastināpura (literally, 'named after an elephant')

Compound of gaja and sāhvaya

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gaja+sāhvaya)

• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• sāhvaya – named, called, having the same name
  adjective (neuter)
  From prefix sa- (same) + āhvaya (name)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hve (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jagāma'.

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