महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-15

ते वै मुमुदिरे वीराः प्रसन्नसलिलां शिवाम् ।
पश्यन्तो दृढधन्वानः परिपूर्णां सरस्वतीम् ॥१५॥

15. te vai mumudire vīrāḥ prasannasalilāṁ śivām ,
paśyanto dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ paripūrṇāṁ sarasvatīm.

15. te vai mumudire vīrāḥ prasannasalilām śivām
paśyantaḥ dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ paripūrṇām sarasvatīm

15. The brave heroes (vīrāḥ), firm-bowed (dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ), indeed rejoiced while seeing the Sarasvatī river (Sarasvatīm), which had clear water, was auspicious, and completely full.

15. הגיבורים, אוחזי הקשתות החזקות, שמחו מאוד למראה סַרַסְוַטִי הנעימה, מלאה ושמימיה צלולים.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they

• वै (vai) - indeed

• मुमुदिरे (mumudire) - they rejoiced

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

• प्रसन्नसलिलाम् (prasannasalilām) - having clear water

• शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent

• पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing

• दृढधन्वानः (dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ) - with strong bows, firm-bowed

• परिपूर्णाम् (paripūrṇām) - completely full, abundant

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the Sarasvatī river

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

वै (vai) - indeed

(indeclinable)

मुमुदिरे (mumudire) - they rejoiced

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of mud

Root: mud (class 1)

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - heroes, brave men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

प्रसन्नसलिलाम् (prasannasalilām) - having clear water

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prasannasalila

prasannasalila - having clear water

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (prasanna+salila)

• prasanna – clear, serene, calm, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from prefix pra- and root sad
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• salila – water
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śiva

śiva - auspicious, benevolent, gracious; Shiva

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, beholding

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś (with paśyati stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Participle modifying `vīrāḥ`.

दृढधन्वानः (dṛḍhadhanvānaḥ) - with strong bows, firm-bowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛḍhadhanvan

dṛḍhadhanvan - having a strong bow, firm-bowed

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dṛḍha+dhanvan)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛh
  Root: dṛh (class 4)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying `vīrāḥ`.

परिपूर्णाम् (paripūrṇām) - completely full, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paripūrṇa

paripūrṇa - completely full, quite complete, abundant

Past Passive Participle

from prefix pari- and root pṛ (to fill)

Compound type : Prādi-samāsa (pari+pūrṇa)

• pari – around, completely, very
  indeclinable
• pūrṇa – full, complete, fulfilled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pṛ
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective modifying `sarasvatīm`.

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the Sarasvatī river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a sacred river and goddess of knowledge)

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