महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-151, verse-14

ततः सर्वे महाबाहुं समासाद्य वृकोदरम् ।
तेजोयुक्तमपृच्छन्त कस्त्वमाख्यातुमर्हसि ॥१४॥

14. tataḥ sarve mahābāhuṁ samāsādya vṛkodaram ,
tejoyuktamapṛcchanta kastvamākhyātumarhasi.

14. tataḥ sarve mahābāhum sam-āsādya vṛkodaram
tejaḥ-yuktam apṛcchanta kaḥ tvam ākhyātum arhasi

14. Then, all of them, having approached the mighty-armed Vṛkodara, who was filled with splendor, asked, "Who are you? You should tell us."

14. אז כולם ניגשו אל בְּהִימַה (וְרְקוֹדַרַה), רחב הזרוע והעוטה הוד, ושאלו אותו, מי אתה, עליך לומר לנו.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - referring to Bhīma (the mighty-armed one)

• सम्-आसाद्य (sam-āsādya) - having approached, having reached

• वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - referring to Bhīma (wolf-bellied, a specific person)

• तेजः-युक्तम् (tejaḥ-yuktam) - endowed with splendor/radiance

• अपृच्छन्त (apṛcchanta) - they asked

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to explain

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, after that

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - referring to Bhīma (the mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, strong-armed, a strong person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bāhu)

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

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkodaram'

सम्-आसाद्य (sam-āsādya) - having approached, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive form of root 'sad' (to sit, approach) with prefixes 'ā' and 'sam'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

वृकोदरम् (vṛkodaram) - referring to Bhīma (wolf-bellied, a specific person)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a voracious eater; an epithet of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

तेजः-युक्तम् (tejaḥ-yuktam) - endowed with splendor/radiance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tejaḥ-yukta

tejaḥ-yukta - endowed with splendor, full of energy, powerful

Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+yukta)

• tejas – splendor, radiance, energy, spiritual power
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'yuj' (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'mahābāhum' and 'vṛkodaram'

अपृच्छन्त (apṛcchanta) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pṛcch

Root: praś (class 6)

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to tell, to explain

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

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