महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-37

वटाकरमयं पाशमथ मत्स्यस्य मूर्धनि ।
मनुर्मनुजशार्दूल तस्मिञ्शृङ्गे न्यवेशयत् ॥३७॥

37. vaṭākaramayaṁ pāśamatha matsyasya mūrdhani ,
manurmanujaśārdūla tasmiñśṛṅge nyaveśayat.

37. vaṭākaramayam pāśam atha matsyasya mūrdhani
| manuḥ manujaśārdūla tasmin śṛṅge nyaveśayat

37. O tiger among men (manujaśārdūla)! Manu then placed a rope made of tree bark (vaṭākaramaya) on the head of that fish, on its horn.

37. הו אריה בין בני האדם, הוא קשר על קרנו של הדג, בראשו, את החבל שהכין.

Words meanings summery:

• वटाकरमयम् (vaṭākaramayam) - made of tree bark (made of tree bark, made of the essence of the banyan tree)

• पाशम् (pāśam) - a rope (rope, snare, noose)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind))

• मनुजशार्दूल (manujaśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (horn) (on that, in that)

• शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the horn (on the horn, in the horn)

• न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - Manu placed (he placed, he caused to enter)

Words meanings and morphology

वटाकरमयम् (vaṭākaramayam) - made of tree bark (made of tree bark, made of the essence of the banyan tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṭākaramaya

vaṭākaramaya - made of tree bark; made of the essence/core of the banyan tree

Compound 'vaṭa' (banyan tree) + 'ākāra' (form/appearance/essence) + '-maya' (made of). Or 'vaṭa' (banyan tree) + 'akara' (bark, as in 'valkala') + '-maya'. 'ākāra' meaning tree-bark (from Monier-Williams).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṭa+ākāra+maya)

• vaṭa – banyan tree (Ficus indica)
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, manner, bark
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Qualifies 'pāśam'.

पाशम् (pāśam) - a rope (rope, snare, noose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, noose, chain

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a particular constellation

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, first man, sage

मनुजशार्दूल (manujaśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujaśārdūla

manujaśārdūla - tiger among men, foremost of men, excellent man

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'manuja' (man) + 'śārdūla' (tiger). Used metaphorically to mean 'foremost/best'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+śārdūla)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manu' (man) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śārdūla – tiger; also used as an intensifier or superlative meaning 'best', 'foremost'
  noun (masculine)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (horn) (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śṛṅge'.

शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the horn (on the horn, in the horn)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle

न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - Manu placed (he placed, he caused to enter)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Causative

Imperfect form of the causative of root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni' (down, into).

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

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