महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-13, verse-73

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तज्जीर्णमविकारेण सहान्नेन जनार्दन ।
सशेषत्वान्महाबाहो भीमस्य पुरुषोत्तम ॥७३॥

73. tajjīrṇamavikāreṇa sahānnena janārdana ,
saśeṣatvānmahābāho bhīmasya puruṣottama.

73. tat jīrṇam avikāreṇa saha annena janārdana
saśeṣatvāt mahābāho bhīmasya puruṣottama

73. O Janārdana, that poison was digested along with the food without causing any adverse effect, O mighty-armed one, O best among persons (puruṣa), due to Bhima's resilience.

Words meanings summery:

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तत् (tat) - that (poison mentioned in the previous verse) (that, it)

जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - digested (the poison) (digested, old, worn out, decayed)

अविकारेण (avikāreṇa) - without change, without alteration, without harm/adverse effect

सह (saha) - with, together with

अन्नेन (annena) - with food

जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janārdana (agitator of men, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

सशेषत्वात् (saśeṣatvāt) - due to Bhima's remaining vital essence/resilience (because of the remaining portion, due to the remainder, due to having a remnant)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

भीमस्य (bhīmasya) - of Bhimasena

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣa), O Supreme Person (puruṣa)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (poison mentioned in the previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - digested (the poison) (digested, old, worn out, decayed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - digested, assimilated, old, worn out, decayed

Past Passive Participle

from √jṝ (to wear out, decay, digest)

Root: jṝ (class 9)

अविकारेण (avikāreṇa) - without change, without alteration, without harm/adverse effect

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of avikāra

avikāra - unchanged, unaltered, without adverse effect, natural state

from a (negation) + vikāra (change, alteration, disease)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vikāra)

a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix
vikāra – change, alteration, transformation, disease, disorder
noun (masculine)
from vi + √kṛ (to do, make)
Prefix: vi
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: used adverbially to mean 'without any adverse effect'

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

अन्नेन (annena) - with food

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna

anna - food, rice, cooked grain

from √ad (to eat) + na suffix

Root: ad (class 2)

जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janārdana (agitator of men, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janārdana (epithet of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa, 'agitator of men')

from jana (men) + ardana (agitator, tormentor)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

jana – man, person, people
noun (masculine)
ardana – agitating, tormenting, destroying; an agitator
noun (masculine)
agent noun
from √ard (to hurt, vex, agitate)
Root: ard (class 1)

सशेषत्वात् (saśeṣatvāt) - due to Bhima's remaining vital essence/resilience (because of the remaining portion, due to the remainder, due to having a remnant)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saśeṣatva

saśeṣatva - the state of having a remainder, residual nature, remaining vital essence

from sa (with) + śeṣa (remainder) + tva (suffix for abstract noun)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sa+śeṣa+tva)

sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix
śeṣa – remainder, residue, rest
noun (masculine)
from √śiṣ (to leave remaining)
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, 'nature of'
suffix (neuter)

Note: denoting cause

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms; an epithet of strong heroes, Viṣṇu, Kṛṣṇa

from mahā (great) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)