महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-115

तेनैव बालवेषेण श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणम् ।
आसीनं तं नरव्याघ्र पश्याम्यमिततेजसम् ॥११५॥

115. tenaiva bālaveṣeṇa śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇam ,
āsīnaṁ taṁ naravyāghra paśyāmyamitatejasam.

115. tena eva bālaveṣeṇa śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇam
āsīnam tam naravyāghra paśyāmi amitatejasam

115. O best of men, I see him—that one (Viṣṇu) of immeasurable splendor (amitatejas)—seated in that very child's guise, marked with the Śrīvatsa.

115. באותה דמות ילדותית עצמה, הנושאת את סימן שְׁרִיוַטְסַה, ראיתי אותו יושב, הו אדם דגול, והוא בעל זוהר שאין לו קץ.

Words meanings summery:

• तेन (tena) - with that (guise) (by that, with that)

• एव (eva) - very (indeed, just, only, very)

• बालवेषेण (bālaveṣeṇa) - in the child's guise (by the guise of a child, in the form of a child)

• श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणम् (śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇam) - marked with the Śrīvatsa (marked with the Śrīvatsa, having the mark of Śrīvatsa)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (sitting, seated, remaining)

• तम् (tam) - him (Viṣṇu) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O best of men (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• अमिततेजसम् (amitatejasam) - of immeasurable splendor (amitatejas) (having immeasurable splendor, of boundless energy)

Words meanings and morphology

तेन (tena) - with that (guise) (by that, with that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'bālaveṣeṇa'.

एव (eva) - very (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

बालवेषेण (bālaveṣeṇa) - in the child's guise (by the guise of a child, in the form of a child)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bālaveṣa

bālaveṣa - child's dress, child's guise, form of a child

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāla+veṣa)

• bāla – child, young boy, ignorant
  noun (masculine)
• veṣa – dress, guise, costume, form, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial use indicating manner or state.

श्रीवत्सकृतलक्षणम् (śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇam) - marked with the Śrīvatsa (marked with the Śrīvatsa, having the mark of Śrīvatsa)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇa

śrīvatsakṛtalakṣaṇa - having the mark of Śrīvatsa, distinguished by the Śrīvatsa mark

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śrīvatsa+kṛta+lakṣaṇa)

• śrīvatsa – curl of hair on Viṣṇu's breast, a mark of Viṣṇu
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed, created
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'kṛ'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated (sitting, seated, remaining)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - sitting, seated, remaining, abiding

Present Active Participle (ātmanepada)

From root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

तम् (tam) - him (Viṣṇu) (him, that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O best of men (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the king being addressed.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes the 'paśya' stem in the present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'aham' (implicit).

अमिततेजसम् (amitatejasam) - of immeasurable splendor (amitatejas) (having immeasurable splendor, of boundless energy)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of amitatejas

amitatejas - having immeasurable splendor, boundless energy, infinite majesty

Compound type : bahuvrihi (amita+tejas)

• amita – immeasurable, infinite, boundless
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative compound)
  From 'a-mita' (not measured), root 'mā' with negative prefix 'a'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• tejas – splendor, energy, radiance, spiritual power, fiery essence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

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