महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-139, verse-7

स तस्य प्रेतकार्याणि कृत्वा सर्वाणि भारत ।
पुनरागम्य तत्सत्रमब्रवीद्भ्रातरं वचः ॥७॥

7. sa tasya pretakāryāṇi kṛtvā sarvāṇi bhārata ,
punarāgamya tatsatramabravīdbhrātaraṁ vacaḥ.

7. saḥ tasya pretakāryāṇi kṛtvā sarvāṇi bhārata
punar āgamya tat satram abravīt bhrātaram vacaḥ

7. O Bhārata, having performed all of his father's funeral rites, he (Parāvasu) returned to that sacrificial session (satra) and spoke these words to his brother.

7. לאחר שביצע (פַּרָאוַסוּ) את כל טקסי ההלוויה של אביו, הו בְּהָארַטַה, הוא שב אל הטקס הוודי הגדול (סַטְרַה) ואמר לאחיו את הדברים הבאים:

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Parāvasu (he, that)

• तस्य (tasya) - of his father (his, of that)

• प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having returned

• तत् (tat) - referring to the specific sacrificial session (satra) mentioned earlier (that)

• सत्रम् (satram) - sacrificial session, great sacrifice (satra)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to his brother (Upamanyu) (brother)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech, statement

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Parāvasu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Parāvasu.

तस्य (tasya) - of his father (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to his father.

प्रेतकार्याणि (pretakāryāṇi) - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pretakārya

pretakārya - funeral rites, ceremonies for the dead

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (preta+kārya)

• preta – deceased, departed spirit, ghost
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from pra-√i (to go) + kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• kārya – work, action, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + ṇya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root 'kṛ' + ktvā suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Conveys prior action to the main verb 'abravīt'.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, entire, every

Note: Agrees with 'pretakāryāṇi'.

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O Bhārata, descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

From 'bharata' + 'aṇ' suffix

Note: Addressed to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who is the audience of Sanjaya's narration.

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

Note: Precedes 'āgamya'.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having returned

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from prefix 'ā' + root 'gam' + lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Conveys prior action to the main verb 'abravīt'.

तत् (tat) - referring to the specific sacrificial session (satra) mentioned earlier (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Adjective to 'satram'.

सत्रम् (satram) - sacrificial session, great sacrifice (satra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satra

satra - sacrificial session, great sacrifice, assembly

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āgamya' (implicitly, as 'came to the sacrifice').

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Imperfect active

Formed with augment 'a' + root 'brū' + 's' + 'it' suffix

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - to his brother (Upamanyu) (brother)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Indirect object of 'abravīt'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Direct object of 'abravīt'.

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