महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-160, verse-10

यं प्राप्य सविता राजन्सत्येन प्रतितिष्ठति ।
अस्तं पर्वतराजानमेतमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥१०॥

10. yaṁ prāpya savitā rājansatyena pratitiṣṭhati ,
astaṁ parvatarājānametamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.

10. yam prāpya savitā rājan satyena pratitiṣṭhati
| astam paravatarājānam etam āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

10. O King, the wise ones refer to this chief of mountains as "Asta" (the setting mountain), for upon reaching it, the sun god remains firmly established by truth (satya).

10. הו מלך, השמש מגיעה אליו ומתבססת באמת, ואת מלך ההרים הזה מכנים החכמים אַסְטַה (הר השקיעה).

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which (mountain) (which, whom)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after reaching

• सविता (savitā) - the sun, the sun god

• राजन् (rājan) - O king, O ruler

• सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality, by honesty

• प्रतितिष्ठति (pratitiṣṭhati) - remains established, stands firmly, endures

• अस्तम् (astam) - the Asta mountain (where the sun sets) (setting, sunset, western mountain)

• परवतराजानम् (paravatarājānam) - the chief of mountains, the king of mountains

• एतम् (etam) - this (mountain) (this, this one)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, sages, intelligent people

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which (mountain) (which, whom)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, after reaching

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from pra-āp (to obtain, reach) + lyap suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सविता (savitā) - the sun, the sun god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - the sun, the sun god, instigator, stimulator

Agent noun from root sū (to impel, generate)

Root: sū (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king, O ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

सत्येन (satyena) - by truth, by reality, by honesty

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, sincerity, honest

Root: as (class 2)

प्रतितिष्ठति (pratitiṣṭhati) - remains established, stands firmly, endures

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prati-sthā

Present Active

Root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati (towards, against)

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

अस्तम् (astam) - the Asta mountain (where the sun sets) (setting, sunset, western mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting, sunset, disappearance, western mountain (over which the sun sets)

Root: as (class 2)

परवतराजानम् (paravatarājānam) - the chief of mountains, the king of mountains

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvatārāja

parvatārāja - chief of mountains, king of mountains

Compound type : tatpurusha (parvata+rājan)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

एतम् (etam) - this (mountain) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one (near the speaker)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they call

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Active (used as Present)

Root ah, third plural perfect active

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often used in present sense

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, sages, intelligent people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious; a wise man, sage

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