महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-8

ततो राजन्काश्यपस्यैकपुत्रं प्रवेश्य योगेन विमुच्य नावम् ।
प्रलोभयन्त्यो विविधैरुपायैराजग्मुरङ्गाधिपतेः समीपम् ॥८॥

8. tato rājankāśyapasyaikaputraṁ; praveśya yogena vimucya nāvam ,
pralobhayantyo vividhairupāyai;rājagmuraṅgādhipateḥ samīpam.

8. tataḥ rājan kāśyapasya ekaputram
praveśya yogena vimucya nāvam
pralobhayantyaḥ vividhaiḥ upāyaiḥ
ājagmuḥ aṅgādhipateḥ samīpam

8. Then, O King, having skillfully (yoga) brought the sole son of Kaśyapa (Ṛṣyaśṛṅga) onto their boat and then setting it free, they (the courtesans), tempting him with various stratagems, arrived near the king of Aṅga.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• काश्यपस्य (kāśyapasya) - of Vibhāṇḍaka, the descendant of Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa)

• एकपुत्रम् (ekaputram) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the only son of Vibhāṇḍaka (the only son)

• प्रवेश्य (praveśya) - having brought (him) onto (the boat) (having caused to enter, having introduced)

• योगेन (yogena) - by means of their cunning and skill (by means of skill, by artifice (yoga))

• विमुच्य (vimucya) - having untied/released the boat (from its moorings) (having released, having set free)

• नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

• प्रलोभयन्त्यः (pralobhayantyaḥ) - the courtesans, in the act of tempting (tempting, enticing)

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

• उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by stratagems

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

• अङ्गाधिपतेः (aṅgādhipateḥ) - of the king of Aṅga (of the lord of Anga)

• समीपम् (samīpam) - near, vicinity

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

काश्यपस्य (kāśyapasya) - of Vibhāṇḍaka, the descendant of Kaśyapa (of Kaśyapa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - a descendant of Kaśyapa; name of a sage

एकपुत्रम् (ekaputram) - Ṛṣyaśṛṅga, the only son of Vibhāṇḍaka (the only son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekaputra

ekaputra - an only son

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+putra)

• eka – one, sole, single
  numeral
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

प्रवेश्य (praveśya) - having brought (him) onto (the boat) (having caused to enter, having introduced)

(indeclinable participle)

योगेन (yogena) - by means of their cunning and skill (by means of skill, by artifice (yoga))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, conjunction, application, skill, discipline, artifice (yoga)

विमुच्य (vimucya) - having untied/released the boat (from its moorings) (having released, having set free)

(indeclinable participle)

नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

प्रलोभयन्त्यः (pralobhayantyaḥ) - the courtesans, in the act of tempting (tempting, enticing)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pralobhayantī

pralobhayantī - tempting, enticing, alluring

Present Active Participle (causative)

feminine nominative plural of the present active participle of the causative root pra-lubh

Prefix: pra

Root: lubh (class 4)

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by diverse

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by stratagems

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, stratagem, device

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ājagmuḥ

perfect tense 3rd person plural

root gam with prefix ā-, perfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अङ्गाधिपतेः (aṅgādhipateḥ) - of the king of Aṅga (of the lord of Anga)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of aṅgādhipati

aṅgādhipati - lord of Anga, king of Anga

Compound type : tatpurusha (aṅga+adhipati)

• aṅga – Anga (name of a country or kingdom)
  proper noun (neuter)
• adhipati – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

समीपम् (samīpam) - near, vicinity

(indeclinable)

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