महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-24

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजन्महाराजो भगीरथः ।
कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम् ॥२४॥

24. etacchrutvā vaco rājanmahārājo bhagīrathaḥ ,
kailāsaṁ parvataṁ gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṁkaram.

24. etat śrutvā vacas rājan mahārājaḥ bhagīrathaḥ
kailāsam parvatam gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram

24. O king, having heard these words, the great king Bhagīratha went to Mount Kailāsa and propitiated Śaṃkara.

24. כששמע זאת, הו מלך, המלך הגדול בְּהַגִירַתְהַא הלך אל הר קַילָאסַה וריצה את שַׁנְקַרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the word/speech) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचस् (vacas) - words (word, speech, command)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king, the emperor

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha

• कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Kailāsa (accusative)

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (accusative)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - he propitiated (he pleased, he propitiated)

• शंकरम् (śaṁkaram) - Śaṃkara (an epithet of Śiva) (Śaṃkara (an epithet of Śiva), benevolent)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the word/speech) (this (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it (proximate demonstrative)

Note: Agrees with vacas.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root śru- with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

वचस् (vacas) - words (word, speech, command)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, command

From root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of śrutvā.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

महाराजः (mahārājaḥ) - the great king, the emperor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - name of a king, celebrated for bringing the river Gaṅgā to earth

Note: Proper name.

कैलासम् (kailāsam) - Kailāsa (accusative)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kailāsa

kailāsa - Mount Kailāsa, a sacred mountain, abode of Śiva

Note: Object of motion with gatvā.

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Agrees with kailāsam.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root gam- with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

तोषयामास (toṣayāmāsa) - he propitiated (he pleased, he propitiated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of tuṣ

Causative Periphrastic Perfect

3rd person singular, parasmaipada, periphrastic perfect with causative stem toṣaya- and auxiliary verb ās-

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: The auxiliary verb ās (to be) is part of the periphrastic perfect construction.

शंकरम् (śaṁkaram) - Śaṃkara (an epithet of Śiva) (Śaṃkara (an epithet of Śiva), benevolent)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṃkara

śaṁkara - causing prosperity, benevolent, auspicious; an epithet of Śiva

From śam (happiness, prosperity) + kṛ (to make)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śam+kara)

• śam – happiness, welfare, prosperity
  noun (neuter)
• kara – maker, doer, causing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to make, do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of toṣayāmāsa.

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