महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-145, verse-23

ततस्तमाश्रमं पुण्यं नरनारायणाश्रितम् ।
ददृशुः पाण्डवा राजन्सहिता द्विजपुंगवैः ॥२३॥

23. tatastamāśramaṁ puṇyaṁ naranārāyaṇāśritam ,
dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavā rājansahitā dvijapuṁgavaiḥ.

23. tataḥ tam āśramam puṇyam nara-nārāyaṇa-āśritam
dadṛśuḥ pāṇḍavāḥ rājan sahitāḥ dvija-puṅgavaiḥ

23. Then, O King, the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by the foremost among the twice-born (dvija), saw that holy (puṇyam) abode (āśrama) where Nara and Nārāyaṇa resided.

23. הו מלך, אז ראו בני פָּאנְדוּ, יחד עם הבְּרַהְמִינים הדגולים, את המשכן הקדוש ההוא, משכנם של נַרַה ונָארָאיַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• तम् (tam) - referring to the ashram (that (masculine, acc. sg.))

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode (āśrama)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy, sacred, virtuous (masculine, acc. sg.)

• नरनारायणाश्रितम् (naranārāyaṇāśritam) - resorted to by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, inhabited by Nara and Nārāyaṇa

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

• राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya. (O King!)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with (masculine nominative plural)

• द्विजपुङ्गवैः (dvijapuṅgavaiḥ) - by/with the chief/best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - referring to the ashram (that (masculine, acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Modifies `āśramam`.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage, abode (āśrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, abode, stage of life (āśrama)

from `ā` + root `śram` (to toil, exert)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of `dadṛśuḥ`.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - holy, sacred, virtuous (masculine, acc. sg.)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, virtuous, meritorious, auspicious

Note: Modifies `āśramam`.

नरनारायणाश्रितम् (naranārāyaṇāśritam) - resorted to by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, inhabited by Nara and Nārāyaṇa

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of naranārāyaṇāśrita

naranārāyaṇāśrita - resorted to by Nara and Nārāyaṇa, dependent on Nara and Nārāyaṇa

`nara` (man, a specific sage) + `nārāyaṇa` (Lord Nārāyaṇa, a specific sage) + `āśrita` (resorted to, inhabited)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara-nārāyaṇa+āśrita)

• naranārāyaṇa – Nara and Nārāyaṇa (mythological sages/divine beings)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Dvandva compound
• āśrita – resorted to, inhabited, dependent on
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  `ā` + root `śri` (to resort to, cling)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies `āśramam`.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Tense (Liṭ)

Reduplicated perfect

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

Patronymic from `Pāṇḍu`

Note: Subject of `dadṛśuḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra by Sañjaya. (O King!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - accompanied, together with (masculine nominative plural)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, together with, connected with

Past Passive Participle

`sa` (with) + root `dhā` (to place, put) + `ita` (Ppp. suffix, here often from `i` (to go) in combination with `sa`)

Prefix: sa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies `pāṇḍavāḥ`.

द्विजपुङ्गवैः (dvijapuṅgavaiḥ) - by/with the chief/best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvijapuṅgava

dvijapuṅgava - chief among the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

`dvija` (twice-born) + `puṅgava` (bull, chief, excellent one)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+puṅgava)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  `dvi` (twice) + `ja` (born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accompanies `sahitāḥ`.

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