महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-6

ततः पूर्वोत्तरो वायुः पवमानो यदृच्छया ।
सहस्रपत्रमर्काभं दिव्यं पद्ममुदावहत् ॥६॥

6. tataḥ pūrvottaro vāyuḥ pavamāno yadṛcchayā ,
sahasrapatramarkābhaṁ divyaṁ padmamudāvahat.

6. tataḥ pūrvottaraḥ vāyuḥ pavamānaḥ yadṛcchayā
sahasrapatram arkābham divyam padmam udāvahat

6. Then, the north-easterly wind, blowing spontaneously, brought forth a divine lotus, thousand-petaled and radiant like the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• पूर्वोत्तरः (pūrvottaraḥ) - north-easterly

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

• पवमानः (pavamānaḥ) - blowing, purifying

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by its own will, spontaneously

• सहस्रपत्रम् (sahasrapatram) - thousand-petaled

• अर्काभम् (arkābham) - sun-like, radiant as the sun

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, wonderful

• पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

• उदावहत् (udāvahat) - carried, brought forth

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

पूर्वोत्तरः (pūrvottaraḥ) - north-easterly

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrvottara

pūrvottara - north-east, north-easterly

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+uttara)

• pūrva – eastern, prior, former
  adjective (masculine)
• uttara – northern, later, higher, superior
  adjective (masculine)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, god of wind, vital breath

पवमानः (pavamānaḥ) - blowing, purifying

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavamāna

pavamāna - blowing, purifying, sacred, the wind-god

Present Middle Participle

Derived from the root √pū (to purify, to blow) with the śānac (ātmanepada participle) suffix.

Root: pū (class 1)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by its own will, spontaneously

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - freedom, independence, self-will, chance, accident

सहस्रपत्रम् (sahasrapatram) - thousand-petaled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sahasrapatra

sahasrapatra - thousand-leaved, thousand-petaled (used for a lotus)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sahasra+patra)

• sahasra – thousand
  numeral (neuter)
• patra – leaf, petal, wing
  noun (neuter)

अर्काभम् (arkābham) - sun-like, radiant as the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arkābha

arkābha - resembling the sun in splendor, sun-like

Compound type : karmadhāraya (arka+ābha)

• arka – sun, ray of light
  noun (masculine)
• ābha – splendor, light, likeness
  adjective (masculine)

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, wonderful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, supernatural, wonderful

पद्मम् (padmam) - lotus

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of padma

padma - lotus flower, a symbol of purity and beauty

उदावहत् (udāvahat) - carried, brought forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vah

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: vah (class 1)