महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-71, verse-24

एवमाकारलिङ्गैस्ते व्यवसायं मनोगतम् ।
कथयन्तः स्म कौन्तेया वनं जग्मुर्मनस्विनः ॥२४॥

24. evamākāraliṅgaiste vyavasāyaṁ manogatam ,
kathayantaḥ sma kaunteyā vanaṁ jagmurmanasvinaḥ.

24. evam ākāra-liṅgaiḥ te vyavasāyam manogatam
kathayantaḥ sma kaunteyā vanam jagmuḥ manasvinaḥ

24. The resolute (manasvin) sons of Kunti (Kaunteyā), indicating their inner resolve through such gestures and signs, went to the forest.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• आकार-लिङ्गैः (ākāra-liṅgaiḥ) - by gestures and signs

• ते (te) - they

• व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, determination, effort, undertaking

• मनोगतम् (manogatam) - mental, residing in the mind, conceived in the mind

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - expressing, indicating, narrating

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense (when used with present tense verb)

• कौन्तेया (kaunteyā) - the sons of Kunti (Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna)

• वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they have gone

• मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - resolute, noble-minded, high-spirited

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

आकार-लिङ्गैः (ākāra-liṅgaiḥ) - by gestures and signs

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of ākāra-liṅga

ākāra-liṅga - gesture and sign, outward mark

Dvandva compound: "ākāra and liṅga", here used in instrumental plural.

Compound type : dvandva (ākāra+liṅga)

• ākāra – form, shape, gesture, expression
  noun (masculine)
• liṅga – sign, mark, characteristic, symptom
  noun (neuter)

Note: Sandhi of 'm' + 'ā' in `evam ākāra-liṅgaiḥ` creates `evamākāraliṅgaiḥ` in roman_words_separated.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Masculine nominative plural of 'tad'.

व्यवसायम् (vyavasāyam) - resolve, determination, effort, undertaking

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyavasāya

vyavasāya - resolve, determination, enterprise, effort, business

Formed with upasargas 'vi' and 'ava' and root 'sā' (to fix, resolve).

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kathayantaḥ'.

मनोगतम् (manogatam) - mental, residing in the mind, conceived in the mind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manogata

manogata - gone to the mind, mental, conceived in mind

Past Passive Participle

Bahuvrihi compound: "that which has gone to the mind". 'gata' is PPP of 'gam' (to go).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root 'gam' (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vyavasāyam'.

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - expressing, indicating, narrating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling, expressing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the causative form of root 'kath' (to tell). Causative stem 'kathay'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Present active participle, here used as an adjective agreeing with 'te' or 'kaunteyāḥ'. The 'sma' particle indicates past tense for the action.

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense (when used with present tense verb)

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेया (kaunteyā) - the sons of Kunti (Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

Patronymic derived from 'Kunti'.

वनम् (vanam) - to the forest, forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, thicket

Note: Object of motion.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they have gone

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect active, 3rd plural, of root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

मनस्विनः (manasvinaḥ) - resolute, noble-minded, high-spirited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manasvin

manasvin - high-minded, resolute, spirited, thoughtful

Possessive adjective derived from 'manas' (mind).

Note: Agrees with 'kaunteyā'.