महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-166, verse-6
तमतीत्य महावेगं सर्वाम्भोनिधिमुत्तमम् ।
अपश्यं दानवाकीर्णं तद्दैत्यपुरमन्तिकात् ॥६॥
अपश्यं दानवाकीर्णं तद्दैत्यपुरमन्तिकात् ॥६॥
6. tamatītya mahāvegaṁ sarvāmbhonidhimuttamam ,
apaśyaṁ dānavākīrṇaṁ taddaityapuramantikāt.
apaśyaṁ dānavākīrṇaṁ taddaityapuramantikāt.
6.
tam atītya mahāvegam sarvāmbhonidhim uttamam
apaśyam dānavākīrṇam tat daityapuram antikāt
apaśyam dānavākīrṇam tat daityapuram antikāt
6.
Having swiftly traversed that entire, supreme, and swiftly flowing ocean, I saw from nearby that city of Daityas, which was teeming with Dānavas.
Words meanings summery:
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- तम् (tam) - that, him, it
- अतीत्य (atītya) - having crossed over, having surpassed, having traversed
- महावेगम् (mahāvegam) - very swift, of great speed, mighty
- सर्वाम्भोनिधिम् (sarvāmbhonidhim) - the entire ocean, all oceans
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
- अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw
- दानवाकीर्णम् (dānavākīrṇam) - filled with Dānavas (demons), teeming with Dānavas
- तत् (tat) - that
- दैत्यपुरम् (daityapuram) - the city of Daityas (demons)
- अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from near, from nearby
Words meanings and morphology
तम् (tam) - that, him, it
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Refers to the ocean implied by 'sarvāmbhonidhim'
अतीत्य (atītya) - having crossed over, having surpassed, having traversed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root I (to go) with prefix ATI and suffix LYAP (prefixed gerund)
Prefix: ati
Root: i (class 2)
महावेगम् (mahāvegam) - very swift, of great speed, mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāvega
mahāvega - great speed, great velocity, mighty, swift
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+vega)
- mahat – great, large, mighty
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - vega – speed, velocity, force, current
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'sarvāmbhonidhim'
सर्वाम्भोनिधिम् (sarvāmbhonidhim) - the entire ocean, all oceans
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sarvāmbhonidhi
sarvāmbhonidhi - the entire ocean, all oceans
Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+ambhas+nidhi)
- sarva – all, every, entire
pronoun/adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter) - ambhas – water, fluid
noun (neuter) - nidhi – receptacle, store, treasury, ocean (as a receptacle of water)
noun (masculine)
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama
uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme
Note: Agrees with 'sarvāmbhonidhim'
अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of dṛś
Imperfect Tense, Active Voice
From root DṚŚ (to see), imperfect 1st singular apaśyam
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दानवाकीर्णम् (dānavākīrṇam) - filled with Dānavas (demons), teeming with Dānavas
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dānavākīrṇa
dānavākīrṇa - filled/covered with Dānavas
Compound type : Instrumental Tatpurusha (dānava+ākīrṇa)
- dānava – a descendant of Danu, a class of demons
proper noun/noun (masculine) - ākīrṇa – covered, filled, teeming, scattered
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root KṚ (to scatter, spread) with prefix Ā + kta suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛ (class 6)
Note: Agrees with 'daityapuram'
तत् (tat) - that
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, it, he, she
Note: Modifies 'daityapuram'
दैत्यपुरम् (daityapuram) - the city of Daityas (demons)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daityapura
daityapura - city of Daityas
Compound type : Genitive Tatpurusha (daitya+pura)
- daitya – a descendant of Diti, a class of demons
proper noun/noun (masculine) - pura – city, town, fortress
noun (neuter)
अन्तिकात् (antikāt) - from near, from nearby
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of antika
antika - near, vicinity, proximity
Note: Used adverbially