महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-44

ततो हिमवतः शृङ्गं यत्परं पुरुषर्षभ ।
तत्राकर्षत्ततो नावं स मत्स्यः कुरुनन्दन ॥४४॥

44. tato himavataḥ śṛṅgaṁ yatparaṁ puruṣarṣabha ,
tatrākarṣattato nāvaṁ sa matsyaḥ kurunandana.

44. tataḥ himavataḥ śṛṅgam yat param puruṣarṣabha |
tatra akarṣat tataḥ nāvam saḥ matsyaḥ kurunandana

44. Then, O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), that fish, O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), pulled the boat to that supreme peak of the Himalayas.

44. הו מבחר בני האדם, בן קוּרוּ, אז משך הדג את הספינה אל הפסגה העליונה של הִימַוַט.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas, of Himavat

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak, horn, summit

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• अकर्षत् (akarṣat) - he pulled, he dragged

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas, of Himavat

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat (the Himalayas), snowy (mountain)

Possessive adjective formed with -vat suffix, referring to the mountain range.

Note: Genitive singular, modifying śṛṅgam.

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak, horn, summit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle

Note: Accusative singular, indicating the destination of the action.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to śṛṅgam.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next

Note: Agrees with yat and śṛṅgam, completing the description 'which is supreme'.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, bull among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for the listener, Yudhishthira, often used in the Mahabharata.

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

अकर्षत् (akarṣat) - he pulled, he dragged

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form (laṅ).

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of 'then' emphasizes the sequence of events.

नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

Note: Object of akarṣat.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the fish, subject of akarṣat.

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: In apposition with saḥ.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, joy of the Kuru dynasty, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighter, joy, pleasing
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from √nand (to rejoice, be glad).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: An epithet for the listener, Yudhishthira, often used in the Mahabharata.

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