महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-107, verse-24
एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचो राजन्महाराजो भगीरथः ।
कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम् ॥२४॥
कैलासं पर्वतं गत्वा तोषयामास शंकरम् ॥२४॥
24. etacchrutvā vaco rājanmahārājo bhagīrathaḥ ,
kailāsaṁ parvataṁ gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṁkaram.
kailāsaṁ parvataṁ gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṁkaram.
24.
etat śrutvā vacas rājan mahārājaḥ bhagīrathaḥ
kailāsam parvatam gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram
kailāsam parvatam gatvā toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram
24.
O king, having heard these words, the great king Bhagīratha went to Mount Kailāsa and propitiated Śaṃkara.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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.