महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-113

ततोऽहं सहसा राजन्वायुवेगेन निःसृतः ।
महात्मनो मुखात्तस्य विवृतात्पुरुषोत्तम ॥११३॥

113. tato'haṁ sahasā rājanvāyuvegena niḥsṛtaḥ ,
mahātmano mukhāttasya vivṛtātpuruṣottama.

113. tataḥ aham sahasā rājan vāyuvegena niḥsṛtaḥ
mahātmanaḥ mukhāt tasya vivṛtāt puruṣottama

113. Then, O King, I suddenly emerged with the speed of wind from the open mouth of that great being (mahātman), the Supreme Person (puruṣottama).

113. ואז, הו מלך, יצאתי בבת אחת במהירות הרוח מפיו הפתוח של בעל הנפש הגדולה, הו מובחר בני האדם.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefrom)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Mārkaṇḍeya) (I)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to the listener) (O king, O ruler)

• वायुवेगेन (vāyuvegena) - with the speed of wind (by the speed of wind, with the force of wind)

• निःसृतः (niḥsṛtaḥ) - emerged (emerged, gone out, flowed out)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - from that great being (mahātman) (of the great soul, from the great being)

• मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth (from the mouth, out of the face)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the great being) (of him, his, of that)

• विवृतात् (vivṛtāt) - from the open (mouth) (from the open, from the uncovered)

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O Supreme Person (puruṣottama) (O best among men, O Supreme Person)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefrom)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (Mārkaṇḍeya) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, forcibly)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressed to the listener) (O king, O ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

वायुवेगेन (vāyuvegena) - with the speed of wind (by the speed of wind, with the force of wind)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyuvega

vāyuvega - speed of wind, force of wind

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāyu+vega)

• vāyu – wind, air, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impulse
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vij (class 1)

निःसृतः (niḥsṛtaḥ) - emerged (emerged, gone out, flowed out)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥsṛta

niḥsṛta - emerged, gone out, flowed out, issued forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'sṛ' with the prefix 'nis'.

Prefix: nis

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - from that great being (mahātman) (of the great soul, from the great being)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person, magnanimous, a great being (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Governed by 'mukhāt'.

मुखात् (mukhāt) - from the mouth (from the mouth, out of the face)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, opening, principal part

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the great being) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'mahātmanaḥ'.

विवृतात् (vivṛtāt) - from the open (mouth) (from the open, from the uncovered)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vivṛta

vivṛta - open, uncovered, revealed, manifest

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'vṛ' with the prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mukhāt'.

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O Supreme Person (puruṣottama) (O best among men, O Supreme Person)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, highest person, Supreme Being (puruṣottama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, human being, person, male, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective

Note: Refers to the deity.

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