महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-15

अस्माभिर्विचिता राजञ्शासनात्तव पार्थिव ।
न चाश्वमधिगच्छामो नाश्वहर्तारमेव च ॥१५॥

15. asmābhirvicitā rājañśāsanāttava pārthiva ,
na cāśvamadhigacchāmo nāśvahartārameva ca.

15. asmābhiḥ vicītā rājan śāsanāt tava pārthiva na
ca aśvam adhigacchāmaḥ na aśvahartāram eva ca

15. O King, O ruler of the earth, we have searched (the earth) at your command. But we have found neither the horse nor its abductor.

15. (כולה) נסרקה על ידינו בהוראתך, הו שליט, ואיננו מוצאים לא את הסוס ולא את האיש שגנב אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• विचीता (vicītā) - searched (referring to the earth) (searched, explored)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• शासनात् (śāsanāt) - at your command (from the command, by the order)

• तव (tava) - your

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O ruler of the earth (O ruler of the earth, O king)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• अश्वम् (aśvam) - the horse (horse)

• अधिगच्छामः (adhigacchāmaḥ) - we find (we find, we obtain, we reach)

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• अश्वहर्तारम् (aśvahartāram) - its abductor (the abductor of the horse, the horse-thief)

• एव (eva) - even (even, only, just, indeed)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

विचीता (vicītā) - searched (referring to the earth) (searched, explored)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vicīta

vicīta - searched, sought, investigated

Past Passive Participle

From upasarga 'vi' + root 'ci' (to search, gather) + 'kta' (past participle suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

शासनात् (śāsanāt) - at your command (from the command, by the order)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance

Derived from root 'śās' (to command, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Expresses the cause or source, 'due to your command'.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O ruler of the earth (O ruler of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, prince, ruler of the earth

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth) with the suffix '-aṇ'.

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अश्वम् (aśvam) - the horse (horse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Object of 'adhigacchāmaḥ'.

अधिगच्छामः (adhigacchāmaḥ) - we find (we find, we obtain, we reach)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Present active 1st plural

From upasarga 'adhi' + root 'gam' in the present tense (laṭ), active voice.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अश्वहर्तारम् (aśvahartāram) - its abductor (the abductor of the horse, the horse-thief)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśvahartṛ

aśvahartṛ - horse-stealer, abductor of a horse

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+hartṛ)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• hartṛ – taker, stealer, abductor, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry, steal).
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'adhigacchāmaḥ'.

एव (eva) - even (even, only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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