महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-23

सुमहानपि मत्स्यः सन्स मनोर्मनसस्तदा ।
आसीद्यथेष्टहार्यश्च स्पर्शगन्धसुखश्च वै ॥२३॥

23. sumahānapi matsyaḥ sansa manormanasastadā ,
āsīdyatheṣṭahāryaśca sparśagandhasukhaśca vai.

23. sumahān api matsyaḥ san saḥ manoḥ manasaḥ tadā āsīt
yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ ca sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ ca vai

23. Although that fish was truly enormous, it was then, for Manu, easy to handle as he wished, and pleasant to touch and smell.

23. אף שהיה הדג ענק, מַנוּ יכול היה אז להעביר אותו לכל מקום שרצה, והוא היה נעים למגע ולריח.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge, enormous

• अपि (api) - although, even though (even, also, too, indeed, although)

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• सन् (san) - being (the fish) (being, existing)

• सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

• मनोः (manoḥ) - for Manu (of Manu, for Manu)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - for the mind (referring to Manu's perception or experience) (of the mind, from the mind, for the mind)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• यथेष्ट-हार्यः (yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ) - easy to handle as he wished (easily carried as desired, to be handled as one wishes)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्पर्श-गन्ध-सुखः (sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ) - pleasant to touch and smell (pleasant by touch and smell, pleasant to touch and smell)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge, enormous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, huge, enormous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, immense
  adjective
  Derived from root mah (to be great).
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular of sumahat.

अपि (api) - although, even though (even, also, too, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

सन् (san) - being (the fish) (being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with śatṛ affix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: masculine nominative singular of present active participle of 'as' (to be).

सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular of tad.

मनोः (manoḥ) - for Manu (of Manu, for Manu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver), man

Root: man

Note: can be genitive or dative singular. Contextually, 'for Manu' makes sense with 'manasaḥ'.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - for the mind (referring to Manu's perception or experience) (of the mind, from the mind, for the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can be genitive or ablative singular. With manoḥ, it forms a sense of 'for Manu's mind' or 'to Manu's perception'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + dā affix.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

यथेष्ट-हार्यः (yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ) - easy to handle as he wished (easily carried as desired, to be handled as one wishes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatheṣṭa-hārya

yatheṣṭa-hārya - to be carried according to wish, manageable as desired

Compound. 'Yatheṣṭa' means 'as desired', 'hārya' means 'to be carried/managed'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yatheṣṭa+hārya)

• yatheṣṭa – as desired, according to wish
  adjective
  From 'yathā' (as) and 'iṣṭa' (desired, pp. of iṣ).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• hārya – to be carried, to be taken, to be removed, manageable
  gerundive
  Gerundive (kṛtya)
  Derived from root 'hṛ' + ṇyat affix.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्पर्श-गन्ध-सुखः (sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ) - pleasant to touch and smell (pleasant by touch and smell, pleasant to touch and smell)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa-gandha-sukha

sparśa-gandha-sukha - pleasant due to touch and smell

Compound of 'sparśa', 'gandha', and 'sukha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sparśa+gandha+sukha)

• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spṛś' (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gandh (class 1)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy, pleasant
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

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