महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-22

ततः प्रसन्ना पृथिवी तपसा तस्य पाण्डव ।
पुनरुन्मज्ज्य सलिलाद्वेदीरूपा स्थिता बभौ ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ prasannā pṛthivī tapasā tasya pāṇḍava ,
punarunmajjya salilādvedīrūpā sthitā babhau.

22. tataḥ prasannā pṛthivī tapasā tasya pāṇḍava
punaḥ unmajya salilāt vedīrūpā sthitā babhau

22. Then, O Pāṇḍava, the Earth (Pṛthivī) was pleased by his penance (tapas). Having emerged again from the waters, she appeared shining in the form of an altar (vedī).

22. אז נרגעה האדמה בזכות העוצמה הרוחנית שלו, הו בן פָּאנְדוּ, עלתה שוב מן המים, ועמדה זורחת בדמות מזבח.

Words meanings summery:

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

• प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased, gracious, serene, clear

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - The planet Earth, personified as a goddess. (Earth, the world)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, by austerity, by spiritual fervor

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Kaśyapa. (his, of him, its)

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, once more

• उन्मज्य (unmajya) - having emerged, having come up

• सलिलात् (salilāt) - from the water, from the waters

• वेदीरूपा (vedīrūpā) - in the form of an altar

• स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, situated, remained

• बभौ (babhau) - she shone, she appeared, she was resplendent

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रसन्ना (prasannā) - pleased, gracious, serene, clear

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - pleased, gracious, serene, clear, propitiated

past passive participle

Past passive participle of 'pra-sad' (to become clear, to be pleased)

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pṛthivī`.

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - The planet Earth, personified as a goddess. (Earth, the world)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - the Earth, ground, land

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तपसा (tapasā) - by penance, by austerity, by spiritual fervor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, pain, austerity, penance, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means by which the Earth was pleased.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Kaśyapa. (his, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Kaśyapa, whose penance pleased the Earth.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O descendant of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic derived from Pāṇḍu

Note: The speaker is addressing a Pāṇḍava.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, once more

(indeclinable)

Note: This is the form `punar` due to sandhi before a vowel. The base is `punas`.

उन्मज्य (unmajya) - having emerged, having come up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form of 'ut-maj' (to emerge). Here, the 't' of 'ut' assimilates to 'n' before 'maj'.

Prefix: ut

Root: maj (class 6)

सलिलात् (salilāt) - from the water, from the waters

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, ocean

Note: Indicates the source from which the Earth emerged.

वेदीरूपा (vedīrūpā) - in the form of an altar

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vedīrūpa

vedīrūpa - having the form of an altar, in the shape of a sacrificial altar

Compound noun used as an adjective, 'vedī' (altar) + 'rūpa' (form)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedī+rūpa)

• vedī – an altar, a sacrificial ground
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `pṛthivī` and `sthitā`.

स्थिता (sthitā) - stood, situated, remained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, existing

past passive participle

Past passive participle of 'sthā' (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pṛthivī`.

बभौ (babhau) - she shone, she appeared, she was resplendent

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to `pṛthivī`.

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