महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-20

स तत्र ववृधे मत्स्यः किंचित्कालमरिंदम ।
ततः पुनर्मनुं दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२०॥

20. sa tatra vavṛdhe matsyaḥ kiṁcitkālamariṁdama ,
tataḥ punarmanuṁ dṛṣṭvā matsyo vacanamabravīt.

20. sa tatra vavṛdhe matsyaḥ kiṃcitkālam ariṃdama
tataḥ punaḥ manum dṛṣṭvā matsyaḥ vacanam abravīt

20. He, the fish, grew there for some time, O subduer of enemies (ariṃdama). Then, having seen Manu again, the fish spoke these words.

20. הו מכניע אויבים, הדג גדל שם זמן מה. אחר כך ראה שוב את מַנוּ ואמר לו.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - referring to the fish (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - in the Ganga river (there, in that place)

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• किंचित्कालम् (kiṁcitkālam) - for some time, for a little while

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (vocative, addressing Manu) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• मनुम् (manum) - Manu

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - referring to the fish (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

तत्र (tatra) - in the Ganga river (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

किंचित्कालम् (kiṁcitkālam) - for some time, for a little while

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiṃcitkāla

kiṁcitkāla - a little time, some time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiṃcit+kāla)

• kiṃcit – something, a little, some
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (vocative, addressing Manu) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

From 'ari' (enemy) and root 'dam' (to subdue).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

मनुम् (manum) - Manu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, human being, man

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: Repetition of matsyaḥ for clarity as the subject.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

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