महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-28

गृहीत्वा तत्तु गच्छन्ति समुद्रौ पूर्वदक्षिणौ ।
तथैव पश्चिमं यान्ति गृहीत्वा भरतर्षभ ॥२८॥

28. gṛhītvā tattu gacchanti samudrau pūrvadakṣiṇau ,
tathaiva paścimaṁ yānti gṛhītvā bharatarṣabha.

28. gṛhītvā tat tu gacchanti samudrau pūrvadakṣiṇau
tathā eva paścimaṃ yānti gṛhītvā bharatarṣabha

28. O best among the Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), taking that, they proceed to the eastern and southern oceans. Similarly, they journey west, also taking it.

28. לאחר שלקחו זאת הם הולכים אל שני הימים במזרח ובדרום, וכך גם אל המערב, הו אציל בני בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, taking, grasping

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move

• समुद्रौ (samudrau) - two oceans

• पूर्वदक्षिणौ (pūrvadakṣiṇau) - eastern and southern

• तथा (tathā) - in that manner, thus, so

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

• पश्चिमं (paścimaṁ) - to the western, westwards

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

• गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, taking, grasping

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, taking, grasping

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root grah (9th class) with the suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Can also be nominative neuter singular.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of gam

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: gam (class 1)

समुद्रौ (samudrau) - two oceans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Note: Can also be nominative dual.

पूर्वदक्षिणौ (pūrvadakṣiṇau) - eastern and southern

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pūrvadakṣiṇa

pūrvadakṣiṇa - eastern and southern

Compound type : dvandva (pūrva+dakṣiṇa)

• pūrva – eastern, former, prior
  adjective (masculine)
• dakṣiṇa – southern, right
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with samudrau.

तथा (tathā) - in that manner, thus, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, even

(indeclinable)

पश्चिमं (paścimaṁ) - to the western, westwards

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paścima

paścima - western, last

Note: Implied 'ocean' or 'region'.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of yā

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root: yā (class 2)

गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having taken, taking, grasping

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root grah (9th class) with the suffix -tvā

Root: grah (class 9)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, chief of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

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