महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-136, verse-11

स निमित्ते विनष्टे तु ममार सहसा शिशुः ।
तं मृतं पुत्रमादाय विललाप ततः पिता ॥११॥

11. sa nimitte vinaṣṭe tu mamāra sahasā śiśuḥ ,
taṁ mṛtaṁ putramādāya vilalāpa tataḥ pitā.

11. saḥ nimitte vinaṣṭe tu mamāra sahasā śiśuḥ
tam mṛtam putram ādāya vilalāpa tataḥ pitā

11. But when that protective sign was destroyed, the child suddenly died. Then, taking that dead son, the father lamented.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that (sign), in the context of a locative absolute construction meaning 'when that' (that, when that)

• निमित्ते (nimitte) - when the protective sign (was destroyed) (in the sign, on the omen)

• विनष्टे (vinaṣṭe) - having been destroyed, lost, ruined

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ममार (mamāra) - died

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant, young one

• तम् (tam) - that (dead) son (that, him)

• मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking, grasping

• विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented, wept, wailed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• पिता (pitā) - Medhāvī, the child's father (father)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that (sign), in the context of a locative absolute construction meaning 'when that' (that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction 'sa nimitte vinaṣṭe'.

निमित्ते (nimitte) - when the protective sign (was destroyed) (in the sign, on the omen)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - sign, omen, cause, mark, means

Root: mī (class 4)

Note: Part of the locative absolute construction.

विनष्टे (vinaṣṭe) - having been destroyed, lost, ruined

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vinaṣṭa

vinaṣṭa - destroyed, lost, ruined, perished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √naś (to perish) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'nimitte', part of the locative absolute construction.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a consequence or transition.

ममार (mamāra) - died

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Perfect (liṭ) of mṛ

Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect of √mṛ.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, quickly, by force

(indeclinable)

Instrumental of sahas (force) used adverbially.

Note: Modifies 'mamāra'.

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant, young one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young one

Note: Subject of 'mamāra'.

तम् (tam) - that (dead) son (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the son and is qualified by 'mṛtam'.

मृतम् (mṛtam) - dead, deceased

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'putram'.

पुत्रम् (putram) - son, child

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of the absolutive 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking, grasping

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of √dā with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Connects the act of taking with the lamentation.

विललाप (vilalāpa) - lamented, wept, wailed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Perfect (liṭ) of vilap

Perfect

3rd person singular Perfect of √lap (to speak/lament) with prefix vi.

Prefix: vi

Root: lap (class 1)

Note: Main action of the father.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

पिता (pitā) - Medhāvī, the child's father (father)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Subject of 'vilalāpa'.