महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-177, verse-6

सर्प उवाच ।
नहुषो नाम राजाहमासं पूर्वस्तवानघ ।
प्रथितः पञ्चमः सोमादायोः पुत्रो नराधिप ॥६॥

6. sarpa uvāca ,
nahuṣo nāma rājāhamāsaṁ pūrvastavānagha ,
prathitaḥ pañcamaḥ somādāyoḥ putro narādhipa.

6. sarpaḥ uvāca | nahuṣaḥ nāma rājā aham āsam pūrvaḥ tava
anagha | prathitaḥ pañcamaḥ somāt āyoḥ putraḥ narādhipa

6. The serpent said: "O sinless one (anagha), I was a king named Nahuṣa, your ancestor (pūrva). I was renowned as the fifth (descendant) from Soma, and the son of Āyus, O lord of men (narādhipa)."

6. הנחש אמר, הו נקי מחטא, אני הייתי בעבר מלך בשם נַהוּשַׁה. הו שליט בני האדם, התפרסמתי כחמישי בשושלת שמתחילה בסוֹמַה, כבנו של אָאיוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - the serpent

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa (proper noun)

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• राजा (rājā) - king

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आसम् (āsam) - I was

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - former, ancient, ancestor

• तव (tava) - your

• अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O sinless one)

• प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous, renowned

• पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

• सोमात् (somāt) - Referring to Soma, the Moon deity and ancestor. (from Soma)

• आयोः (āyoḥ) - Āyus, son of Soma, and father of Nahuṣa. (of Āyus)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्पः (sarpaḥ) - the serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Root: sṛp (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular active of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahuṣa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahuṣa (a mythical king, ancestor of the Pūru dynasty)

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

Note: Can also be a noun.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

आसम् (āsam) - I was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

Imperfect 1st singular active of as

Root: as (class 2)

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - former, ancient, ancestor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, preceding, prior, ancestor

Note: Qualifies "aham" (Nahuṣa) and refers to him being an ancestor of Yudhiṣṭhira.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अनघ (anagha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Negative prefix an- + agha (sin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+agha)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• agha – sin, evil, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathita

prathita - famed, celebrated, known

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root prath

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Qualifies "aham" (Nahuṣa).

पञ्चमः (pañcamaḥ) - fifth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pañcama

pañcama - fifth

Note: Qualifies "aham" (Nahuṣa).

सोमात् (somāt) - Referring to Soma, the Moon deity and ancestor. (from Soma)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (name of the Moon deity, also a plant and its juice)

Note: Indicates origin in lineage.

आयोः (āyoḥ) - Āyus, son of Soma, and father of Nahuṣa. (of Āyus)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āyu

āyu - Āyu (a mythical king, son of Soma)

Note: Āyoḥ can be genitive or ablative singular. Here genitive, 'son of Āyu'.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Qualifies "aham" (Nahuṣa).

नराधिप (narādhipa) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

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