महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-20

लोमश उवाच ।
एतावदुक्त्वा विरराम बन्दी श्लोकस्यार्धं व्याजहाराष्टवक्रः ।
त्रयोदशाहानि ससार केशी त्रयोदशादीन्यतिच्छन्दांसि चाहुः ॥२०॥

20. lomaśa uvāca ,
etāvaduktvā virarāma bandī; ślokasyārdhaṁ vyājahārāṣṭavakraḥ ,
trayodaśāhāni sasāra keśī; trayodaśādīnyaticchandāṁsi cāhuḥ.

20. Lomaśaḥ uvāca | etāvat uktvā virarāma
Bandī | ślokasya ardham vyājahāra
Aṣṭāvakraḥ | trayodaśa ahāni sasāra Keśī
| trayodaśa ādīni atichandāṃsi ca āhuḥ

20. Lomaśa spoke: "Having said this much, Bandi stopped. Aṣṭāvakra then completed the verse by saying: Keśī journeyed for thirteen days, and the wise also refer to the Atichandāṃsi (meters) as those classified from thirteen onwards."

20. לוֹמַשַׁה אמר, כך אמר בַּנְדִי והפסיק, ואַשְׁתָאוַקְרַה השלים את חצי השלוק: (שלושה עשר) ימים נע קֵשִׁין, ואומרים שהמקצבים העל-רגילים (אַטִיצ׳ַנְדַס) מתחילים בשלוש עשרה (הברות).

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - The sage Lomaśa (Lomaśa (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (referring to what was spoken) (so much, this much, thus)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (this much) (having said, having spoken)

• विरराम (virarāma) - stopped (speaking) (stopped, ceased, rested)

• बन्दी (bandī) - The sage Bandi (Bandi (the sage/bard))

• श्लोकस्य (ślokasya) - of the verse

• अर्धम् (ardham) - the second half (of the verse) (half, part)

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - uttered, spoke (the half of the verse) (uttered, spoke, said)

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

• अहानि (ahāni) - days

• ससार (sasāra) - traveled, wandered (wandered, moved, flowed)

• केशी (keśī) - Keśī (a proper name, likely a character in a narrative) (Keśī (name of a demon or a divine being, or one with beautiful hair))

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

• आदीनि (ādīni) - (those) beginning with (thirteen), and so on (beginnings, etc., those beginning with)

• अतिछन्दांसि (atichandāṁsi) - Atichandas meters (Vedic meters of a specific class) (Atichandas meters (meters exceeding a certain length))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - The sage Lomaśa (Lomaśa (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Lomaśa

Lomaśa - Name of a sage, literally 'hairy', often associated with Lomaharṣaṇa.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (referring to what was spoken) (so much, this much, thus)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (this much) (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

विरराम (virarāma) - stopped (speaking) (stopped, ceased, rested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of viram

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `viram`. `vi` is upasarga, `ram` is root.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

बन्दी (bandī) - The sage Bandi (Bandi (the sage/bard))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bandin

Bandin - Name of a sage, son of Bandya, a bard.

Note: Acts as the subject.

श्लोकस्य (ślokasya) - of the verse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, praise

From `śru` (to hear) + `a` suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्धम् (ardham) - the second half (of the verse) (half, part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, side, place

Note: Object of `vyājahāra`.

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - uttered, spoke (the half of the verse) (uttered, spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of vyāhṛ

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `vyāhṛ`. Upasargas `vi` + `ā`, root `hṛ`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Aṣṭāvakra

Aṣṭāvakra - A proper name, literally 'one with eight (aṣṭa) bends (vakra)', name of a sage.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+vakra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

अहानि (ahāni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Duration of time, hence accusative.

ससार (sasāra) - traveled, wandered (wandered, moved, flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of sṛ

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `sṛ`.

Root: sṛ (class 1)

केशी (keśī) - Keśī (a proper name, likely a character in a narrative) (Keśī (name of a demon or a divine being, or one with beautiful hair))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Keśin

Keśin - long-haired, hairy; a name of a demon, or a divine being/sage; name of a horse.

Root: keśa (hair)

Note: Subject of `sasāra`.

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

आदीनि (ādīni) - (those) beginning with (thirteen), and so on (beginnings, etc., those beginning with)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; first, primeval; etcetera, and so on.

Prefix: ā

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `atichandāṃsi`.

अतिछन्दांसि (atichandāṁsi) - Atichandas meters (Vedic meters of a specific class) (Atichandas meters (meters exceeding a certain length))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of atichandas

atichandas - a meter exceeding the regular Vedic meters (like Atijagatī, Atiśakvarī), generally having more than 48 syllables.

Compound with prefix `ati-` (beyond, excessive).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+chandas)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
• chandas – meter, hymn, Veda
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chad

Note: Object of `āhuḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of ah

Present active

3rd person plural, Present active, of `ah`

Root: ah (class 2)

Previous Verse Next Verse