महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-34

ततो मनुर्महाराज यथोक्तं मत्स्यकेन ह ।
बीजान्यादाय सर्वाणि सागरं पुप्लुवे तदा ।
नावा तु शुभया वीर महोर्मिणमरिंदम ॥३४॥

34. tato manurmahārāja yathoktaṁ matsyakena ha ,
bījānyādāya sarvāṇi sāgaraṁ pupluve tadā ,
nāvā tu śubhayā vīra mahormiṇamariṁdama.

34. tataḥ manuḥ mahā-rāja yathā-uktam
matsyakena ha bījāni ādāya sarvāṇi
sāgaram pupluve tadā nāvā tu
śubhayā vīra mahā-ūrmiṇam ariṃ-dama

34. Then, O great king, as instructed by the fish, Manu, having indeed collected all the seeds, then sailed into the greatly-waving ocean on a beautiful boat, O hero, O vanquisher of enemies.

34. אז, הו מלך גדול, לקח מַנוּ את כל הזרעים כפי שאמר הדג, והפליג על הים בספינה יפה בין גלים גדולים, הו גיבור, הו מכניע אויבים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the progenitor of mankind) (Manu (proper noun), human, man)

• महा-राज (mahā-rāja) - O great king (vocative, addressing the listener) (great king, emperor)

• यथा-उक्तम् (yathā-uktam) - as instructed (by the fish) (as said, as spoken, according to what was stated)

• मत्स्यकेन (matsyakena) - by the fish

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• बीजानि (bījāni) - all the seeds (seeds)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having collected (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the seeds) (all, whole, every)

• सागरम् (sāgaram) - into the ocean (ocean, sea)

• पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he sailed, he floated (he swam, he floated)

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

• नावा (nāvā) - by means of a boat (by boat)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• शुभया (śubhayā) - beautiful (boat) (beautiful, auspicious, bright)

• वीर (vīra) - O hero (vocative, addressing the listener) (hero, brave man)

• महा-ऊर्मिणम् (mahā-ūrmiṇam) - characterized by great waves (describing the ocean) (having great waves, wavy)

• अरिं-दम (ariṁ-dama) - O vanquisher of enemies (vocative, addressing the listener) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, after that)

(indeclinable)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the progenitor of mankind) (Manu (proper noun), human, man)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

महा-राज (mahā-rāja) - O great king (vocative, addressing the listener) (great king, emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-rāja

mahā-rāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: A common address to the narrator's audience in epics.

यथा-उक्तम् (yathā-uktam) - as instructed (by the fish) (as said, as spoken, according to what was stated)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound acting adverbially

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ukta)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √vac
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions adverbially.

मत्स्यकेन (matsyakena) - by the fish

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of matsyaka

matsyaka - a small fish, fish

Diminutive of matsya, or simply alternative form

Note: Agent of 'yathā-uktam'.

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

बीजानि (bījāni) - all the seeds (seeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, element

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having collected (having taken, having seized, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from √dā (to give) with prefix ā and suffix -ya (lyap)

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Action preceding 'pupluve'.

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (the seeds) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'bījāni'.

सागरम् (sāgaram) - into the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea

Note: Destination of motion.

पुप्लुवे (pupluve) - he sailed, he floated (he swam, he floated)

(verb)

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

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada perfect.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + affix -dā

नावा (nāvā) - by means of a boat (by boat)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

तु (tu) - indeed (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or adversative particle.

शुभया (śubhayā) - beautiful (boat) (beautiful, auspicious, bright)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - beautiful, bright, auspicious, splendid

Note: Agrees with 'nāvā'.

वीर (vīra) - O hero (vocative, addressing the listener) (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Note: Used as an address to the listener/king.

महा-ऊर्मिणम् (mahā-ūrmiṇam) - characterized by great waves (describing the ocean) (having great waves, wavy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahā-ūrmin

mahā-ūrmin - having great waves, billowy

Derived from mahā-ūrmi (great wave) + suffix -in

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ūrmi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ūrmi – wave, billow
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sāgaram'.

अरिं-दम (ariṁ-dama) - O vanquisher of enemies (vocative, addressing the listener) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃ-dama

ariṁ-dama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming, subduer
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √dam (to tame)
  Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Used as an address to the listener/king.

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