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2,52

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-52, verse-28

अभिवाद्य स गान्धारीं तया च प्रतिनन्दितः ।
ददर्श पितरं वृद्धं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् ॥२८॥
28. abhivādya sa gāndhārīṁ tayā ca pratinanditaḥ ,
dadarśa pitaraṁ vṛddhaṁ prajñācakṣuṣamīśvaram.
28. abhivādya sa gāndhārīm tayā ca pratinanditaḥ
dadarśa pitaram vṛddham prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram
28. After saluting Gāndhārī and being welcomed by her, he saw his aged father, the mighty lord Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whose eyes were wisdom (prajñācakṣuṣam).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down
  • (sa) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied subject from context) (he, that one)
  • गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gāndhārī, the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Gāndhārī)
  • तया (tayā) - by Gāndhārī (by her)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • प्रतिनन्दितः (pratinanditaḥ) - welcomed, greeted
  • ददर्श (dadarśa) - He saw, he beheld
  • पितरम् (pitaram) - father (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
  • वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - aged, old, venerable
  • प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् (prajñācakṣuṣam) - refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's inner wisdom due to physical blindness (having wisdom as his eye, whose eye is knowledge)
  • ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord, the mighty one, sovereign

Words meanings and morphology

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having saluted, having bowed down
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Formed from root 'vad' with prefix 'abhi' and suffix '-ya'
Prefix: abhi
Root: vad (class 1)
Note: Gerund/absolutive
(sa) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira, implied subject from context) (he, that one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Nominative masculine singular form
Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'
गान्धारीम् (gāndhārīm) - Gāndhārī, the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Gāndhārī)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī
gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
तया (tayā) - by Gāndhārī (by her)
(pronoun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she
Instrumental feminine singular form
Note: Agent in the passive construction
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
प्रतिनन्दितः (pratinanditaḥ) - welcomed, greeted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pratinandita
pratinandita - welcomed, greeted, gladdened
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root 'nand' (to rejoice) with prefix 'prati'
Prefix: prati
Root: nand (class 1)
Note: Functions as an adjective describing the state of 'he'
ददर्श (dadarśa) - He saw, he beheld
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś
Perfect tense
Reduplicated perfect (lit), formed from root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the sentence
पितरम् (pitaram) - father (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father
ṛ-stem noun
वृद्धम् (vṛddham) - aged, old, venerable
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased
Past Passive Participle
From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Functions as an adjective
प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् (prajñācakṣuṣam) - refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra's inner wisdom due to physical blindness (having wisdom as his eye, whose eye is knowledge)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prajñācakṣus
prajñācakṣus - having the eye of wisdom, endowed with wisdom, whose eye is knowledge
Compound noun used adjectivally. From 'prajñā' (wisdom) and 'cakṣus' (eye)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prajñā+cakṣus)
  • prajñā – wisdom, insight, knowledge, intelligence
    noun (feminine)
    From prefix 'pra' + root 'jñā' (to know)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • cakṣus – eye, sight, vision
    noun (neuter)
    s-stem noun
    Root: cakṣ (class 2)
Note: Compound word
ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - the lord, the mighty one, sovereign
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller, mighty one
From root 'īś' (to rule, to be master of)
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Describes Dhṛtarāṣṭra's position