महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-31

नौस्थश्च मां प्रतीक्षेथास्तदा मुनिजनप्रिय ।
आगमिष्याम्यहं शृङ्गी विज्ञेयस्तेन तापस ॥३१॥

31. nausthaśca māṁ pratīkṣethāstadā munijanapriya ,
āgamiṣyāmyahaṁ śṛṅgī vijñeyastena tāpasa.

31. nau-sthaḥ ca mām pratīkṣethāḥ tadā muni-jana-priya
āgamiṣyāmi aham śṛṅgī vijñeyaḥ tena tāpasa

31. O beloved of the sages, you should then wait for me, who will be in the boat. I will come as the horned one, O ascetic, and by that sign, you are to recognize me.

31. הו אהוב הקדושים, המתן לי אז בספינה. אני אבוא עם קרן, ובכך תזהה אותי, הו בעל עוצמה רוחנית.

Words meanings summery:

• नौ-स्थः (nau-sthaḥ) - who is in the boat (referring to Manu who will be in the boat) (one standing in a boat, boat-dweller)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रतीक्षेथाः (pratīkṣethāḥ) - you should wait (you should wait, you should expect)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• मुनि-जन-प्रिय (muni-jana-priya) - O beloved of the sages (vocative, referring to Manu) (beloved of the sages, dear to ascetics)

• आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

• अहम् (aham) - I (the fish) (I)

• शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - (as) the horned one (referring to the fish) (having a horn, horned)

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - to be recognized (to be known, to be recognized)

• तेन (tena) - by that (sign/horn) (by that, by him)

• तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative, referring to Manu) (ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

नौ-स्थः (nau-sthaḥ) - who is in the boat (referring to Manu who will be in the boat) (one standing in a boat, boat-dweller)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nau-stha

nau-stha - one standing in a boat, boat-dweller

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nau+stha)

• nau – boat
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix (Dha)
  Derived from √sthā with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

प्रतीक्षेथाः (pratīkṣethāḥ) - you should wait (you should wait, you should expect)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pratīkṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + affix -dā

मुनि-जन-प्रिय (muni-jana-priya) - O beloved of the sages (vocative, referring to Manu) (beloved of the sages, dear to ascetics)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-jana-priya

muni-jana-priya - dear to the people of sages, beloved by ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+jana+priya)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• jana – people, person, individual
  noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Manu.

आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (the fish) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - (as) the horned one (referring to the fish) (having a horn, horned)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, having horns, a horned animal

Derived from śṛṅga (horn) with suffix -in

Note: Used here as an adjective in apposition to 'aham'.

विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - to be recognized (to be known, to be recognized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, recognizable, discernible

Gerundive

Derived from √jñā with prefix vi and suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the speaker (the fish).

तेन (tena) - by that (sign/horn) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the 'horned one' as the means of recognition.

तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative, referring to Manu) (ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Derived from tapas (penance) + suffix -a

Note: Addressed to Manu.

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