महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-11

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तच्चापि हत्वा परिवर्ततेऽसौ वातेरितो वृक्ष इवावघूर्णः ।
तं प्रेक्ष्य मे पुत्रमिवामराणां प्रीतिः परा तात रतिश्च जाता ॥११॥

11. taccāpi hatvā parivartate'sau; vāterito vṛkṣa ivāvaghūrṇaḥ ,
taṁ prekṣya me putramivāmarāṇāṁ; prītiḥ parā tāta ratiśca jātā.

11. tat ca api hatvā parivartate asau
vāta īritaḥ vṛkṣaḥ iva avaghūrṇaḥ
tam prekṣya me putram iva amarāṇām
prītiḥ parā tāta ratiḥ ca jātā

11. Having slain that too, he whirls about, swaying like a tree agitated by the wind. Seeing him, O father, a supreme affection and delight arose in me, as if he were my own son, (a joy) similar to that of the gods (amara).

Words meanings summery:

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तत् (tat) - that (object) (that, therefore, then)

च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

अपि (api) - too, also (also, even, too)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, having slain)

परिवर्तते (parivartate) - he turns about, he whirls (he turns, he revolves, he whirls)

असौ (asau) - he (the person in question) (that one, he, she, it)

वात (vāta) - wind (wind, air, atmosphere)

ईरितः (īritaḥ) - agitated, tossed (by wind) (set in motion, agitated, impelled)

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

अवघूर्णः (avaghūrṇaḥ) - swaying, reeling (swaying, reeling, whirling)

तम् (tam) - him (the person who is swaying) (him, that)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing, upon seeing (having seen, seeing)

मे (me) - in me, to me (referring to the speaker) (to me, for me, my)

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

अमराणाम् (amarāṇām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the immortals)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, joy (joy, pleasure, affection, love)

परा (parā) - supreme, great (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

तात (tāta) - O father (addressing the listener) (father, dear one (vocative of affection))

रतिः (ratiḥ) - delight (delight, pleasure, enjoyment, love)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

जाता (jātā) - arose, was born (born, produced, arisen)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (object) (that, therefore, then)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the object that was killed.

च (ca) - and, also (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - too, also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed (having killed, having slain)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root han + suffix -tvā

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Gerund of 'han' (to kill).

परिवर्तते (parivartate) - he turns about, he whirls (he turns, he revolves, he whirls)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parivart

present active

root vṛt with prefix pari, Atmanepada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

असौ (asau) - he (the person in question) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative)

वात (vāta) - wind (wind, air, atmosphere)

(noun)

masculine, singular of vāta

vāta - wind, air, atmosphere

Note: First part of a tatpurusha compound 'vāterita'.

ईरितः (īritaḥ) - agitated, tossed (by wind) (set in motion, agitated, impelled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īrita

īrita - set in motion, agitated, impelled, uttered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'īr' (to move, excite) + suffix -ta

Root: īr (class 6)

Note: Second part of a tatpurusha compound 'vāterita'.

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अवघूर्णः (avaghūrṇaḥ) - swaying, reeling (swaying, reeling, whirling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avaghūrṇa

avaghūrṇa - swaying, reeling, whirling

Past Passive Participle

from root ghūrṇ (to whirl) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: ghūrṇ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him (the person who is swaying) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - seeing, upon seeing (having seen, seeing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root dṛś with prefix pra + suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerund of 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'pra'.

मे (me) - in me, to me (referring to the speaker) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I

Note: Alternative form for mama (genitive) or mahyam (dative).

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अमराणाम् (amarāṇām) - of the gods (of the gods, of the immortals)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

a + mara (from root mṛ, to die)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mara)

a – not, un-, without
indeclinable
negative prefix
mara – dying, death, mortal
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/derivative
from root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6)

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, joy (joy, pleasure, affection, love)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, pleasure, affection, love

from root prī (to please, delight)

Root: prī (class 9)

परा (parā) - supreme, great (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, remote, other

Note: Agrees with 'prītiḥ'.

तात (tāta) - O father (addressing the listener) (father, dear one (vocative of affection))