महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-142, verse-22

ते वयं तं नरव्याघ्रं सर्वे वीर दिदृक्षवः ।
प्रवेक्ष्यामो महाबाहो पर्वतं गन्धमादनम् ॥२२॥

22. te vayaṁ taṁ naravyāghraṁ sarve vīra didṛkṣavaḥ ,
pravekṣyāmo mahābāho parvataṁ gandhamādanam.

22. te vayam tam naravyāghram sarve vīra didṛkṣavaḥ
pravekṣyāmaḥ mahābāho parvatam gandhamādanam

22. O hero, O mighty-armed one, all of us, eager to see that tiger among men (puruṣa), shall enter the Gandhamādana mountain.

22. ולכן כולנו, הו גיבור אדיר זרוע, נכנס להר גַנְדְהַמָאדַנַה מתוך כמיהה לראות את אותו אדם דגול הדומה לנמר.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - We (implied as referring to the speakers 'vayam') (those, they)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men, best of men, excellent man

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone, whole

• वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one, O warrior

• दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see, eager to behold

• प्रवेक्ष्यामः (pravekṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter, we will go into

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one, O great-armed hero

• पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain, hill, rock

• गन्धमादनम् (gandhamādanam) - Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - We (implied as referring to the speakers 'vayam') (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'we' (vayam), functioning as an emphatic pronoun.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरव्याघ्रम् (naravyāghram) - tiger among men, best of men, excellent man

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, preeminent man (puruṣa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being, person, primeval man (Nara)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ
• vyāghra – tiger, an eminent person (used metaphorically)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: ghrā (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O brave one, O warrior

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior, chief

Root: vī (class 2)

दिदृक्षवः (didṛkṣavaḥ) - desirous of seeing, wishing to see, eager to behold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of didṛkṣu

didṛkṣu - desirous of seeing, wishing to see, eager to behold

desiderative adjective

formed from the desiderative stem of the root 'dṛś' (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

प्रवेक्ष्यामः (pravekṣyāmaḥ) - we shall enter, we will go into

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of praviś

Future tense, 1st person plural, active voice, from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra' (forth, in front of)

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one, O great-armed hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed, a person with powerful arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bāhu)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective
• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)

पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain, hill, rock

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock, cloud

गन्धमादनम् (gandhamādanam) - Gandhamādana (a mythical mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - Gandhamādana (name of a mythical mountain, literally 'fragrance-intoxicating')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+mādana)

• gandha – fragrance, smell, perfume, odor
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gandh (class 1)
• mādana – intoxicating, exhilarating, gladdening, exciting
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  from root 'mad' (to rejoice, intoxicate) with suffix '-ana'
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'parvatam'.

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