महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-36

तस्य पुत्रः समभवद्दिलीपो नाम धर्मवित् ।
तस्मै राज्यं समाधाय अंशुमानपि संस्थितः ॥३६॥

36. tasya putraḥ samabhavaddilīpo nāma dharmavit ,
tasmai rājyaṁ samādhāya aṁśumānapi saṁsthitaḥ.

36. tasya putraḥ samabhavat dilīpaḥ nāma dharmavit
tasmai rājyam samādhāya aṃśumān api saṃsthitaḥ

36. A son named Dilipa, who understood natural law (dharma), was born to him (Ansuman). After entrusting the kingdom to Dilipa, Ansuman also passed away.

36. נולד לו בן בשם דִילִיפַה, היודע את היושר. אַמְשׁוּמָאן מסר לו את המלוכה והלך לעולמו.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - referring to Ansuman (his)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - he was born, he became

• दिलीपः (dilīpaḥ) - Dilipa (name of a king)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Dilipa (to him)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom

• समाधाय (samādhāya) - having entrusted, having placed

• अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - Ansuman

• अपि (api) - also, even

• संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - passed away, died (stood still, established, deceased, departed)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - referring to Ansuman (his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular of tad

Note: Possessive, modifying 'putraḥ'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Root: pu

Note: Subject of 'samabhavat'.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - he was born, he became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense

Imperfect of bhū- with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

दिलीपः (dilīpaḥ) - Dilipa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dilīpa

dilīpa - Dilipa (a king in the Ikṣvāku dynasty)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'putraḥ'.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed

(indeclinable)

Originally an accusative of 'nāman', used adverbially.

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma (natural law), righteous

Tatpurusha compound, derived from vid (to know).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• vid – knowing, knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying Dilipa.

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Dilipa (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Dative singular of tad

राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

Root: rāj

Note: Object of 'samādhāya'.

समाधाय (samādhāya) - having entrusted, having placed

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root dhā- with prefixes sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

अंशुमान् (aṁśumān) - Ansuman

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṃśumat

aṁśumat - Ansuman (name of a king)

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Subject of 'saṃsthitaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

संस्थितः (saṁsthitaḥ) - passed away, died (stood still, established, deceased, departed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - standing together, established, fixed; deceased, dead

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā- with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here in the sense of 'having departed' or 'having passed away', acting like a verb.

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