महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-137, verse-17

स काल्यमानो घोरेण शूलहस्तेन रक्षसा ।
अग्निहोत्रं पितुर्भीतः सहसा समुपाद्रवत् ॥१७॥

17. sa kālyamāno ghoreṇa śūlahastena rakṣasā ,
agnihotraṁ piturbhītaḥ sahasā samupādravat.

17. saḥ kālyamānaḥ ghoreṇa śūlahastena rakṣasā
agnihotram pituḥ bhītaḥ sahasā samupādravat

17. Being pursued by the terrible, trident-wielding demon (rakṣasa), he, filled with fear, suddenly fled to his father's sacred fire (agnihotra).

17. השד האיום עם החנית בידו רדף אחריו, ובפחדו מיהר יַוַקְרִי לפתע אל מקום טקס האש היומי (אַגְנִיהוֹטְרַה) של אביו.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Yavakrī) (he, that)

• काल्यमानः (kālyamānaḥ) - being pursued (being driven, being called, being pursued)

• घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the terrible (demon) (by the terrible, by the dreadful)

• शूलहस्तेन (śūlahastena) - by the trident-wielding (demon) (by the trident-wielding, by one holding a trident)

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (rakṣasa) (by the demon, by the rakṣasa)

• अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - his father's sacred fire (agnihotra) (fire sacrifice, sacred fire (agnihotra))

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Yavakrī's) father (of the father, father's)

• भीतः (bhītaḥ) - (he was) frightened (frightened, afraid)

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

• समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - he fled towards (the agnihotra) (he ran towards, he fled to)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Yavakrī) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'samupādravat'.

काल्यमानः (kālyamānaḥ) - being pursued (being driven, being called, being pursued)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kālyamāna

kālyamāna - being driven, being called, being pursued

Present Passive Participle

Derived from causative of √kal (to drive, call) in passive voice

Root: kal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

घोरेण (ghoreṇa) - by the terrible (demon) (by the terrible, by the dreadful)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣasā'.

शूलहस्तेन (śūlahastena) - by the trident-wielding (demon) (by the trident-wielding, by one holding a trident)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śūlahasta

śūlahasta - trident-in-hand, one who holds a trident

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śūla+hasta)

• śūla – trident, spear
  noun (masculine)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'rakṣasā'.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by the demon (rakṣasa) (by the demon, by the rakṣasa)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, evil spirit, rakṣasa

Note: Agent of 'kālyamānaḥ'.

अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - his father's sacred fire (agnihotra) (fire sacrifice, sacred fire (agnihotra))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnihotra

agnihotra - fire sacrifice, sacred fire, agnihotra

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire, sacred fire
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – sacrifice, oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Object of motion for 'samupādravat'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his (Yavakrī's) father (of the father, father's)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Possessive for 'agnihotram'.

भीतः (bhītaḥ) - (he was) frightened (frightened, afraid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīta

bhīta - frightened, afraid

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Instrumental case of sahas used as an adverb

समुपाद्रवत् (samupādravat) - he fled towards (the agnihotra) (he ran towards, he fled to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of samupadrav

Derived from √dru (to run) with prefixes sam, upa, and ā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: dru (class 1)

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