महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-1

अर्जुन उवाच ।
ततोऽहं स्तूयमानस्तु तत्र तत्र महर्षिभिः ।
अपश्यमुदधिं भीममपांपतिमथाव्ययम् ॥१॥

1. arjuna uvāca ,
tato'haṁ stūyamānastu tatra tatra maharṣibhiḥ ,
apaśyamudadhiṁ bhīmamapāṁpatimathāvyayam.

1. arjuna uvāca tataḥ aham stūyamānaḥ tu tatra tatra
maharṣibhiḥ apaśyam udadhim bhīmam apām patim atha avyayam

1. Arjuna said: Then, as I was being praised by great sages everywhere, I beheld the dreadful ocean, the lord of waters, which is also imperishable.

1. אַרְג׳וּנַה אמר, אז, בעוד חוזים גדולים משבחים אותי פה ושם, ראיתי את האוקיינוס המפחיד, אדון המים הבלתי נכחד.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being eulogized

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by wise seers

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• उदधिम् (udadhim) - the ocean, sea

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• पतिम् (patim) - lord, master, protector

• अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, unchanging

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being eulogized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stūyamāna

stūyamāna - being praised

Present Passive Participle

Formed from root stu (to praise) in passive voice with the śānac suffix.

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' indicates 'here and there' or 'everywhere'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' indicates 'here and there' or 'everywhere'.

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by wise seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, esteemed seer

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root dṛś is replaced by paś in present and imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उदधिम् (udadhim) - the ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea (lit. 'water-receptacle')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (udaka+dhi)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container (from root dhā 'to place')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable, fearful

Derived from root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'udadhim'.

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

पतिम् (patim) - lord, master, protector

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Note: Forms a compound with 'apām' meaning 'lord of waters'.

अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, unchanging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, unchanging; an indeclinable word

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – decay, loss, destruction, expenditure
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'udadhim'.

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