महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-84

ततो मे पृथिवीपाल विस्मयः सुमहानभूत् ।
कथं त्वयं शिशुः शेते लोके नाशमुपागते ॥८४॥

84. tato me pṛthivīpāla vismayaḥ sumahānabhūt ,
kathaṁ tvayaṁ śiśuḥ śete loke nāśamupāgate.

84. tataḥ me pṛthivīpāla vismayaḥ sumahān abhūt
katham tu ayam śiśuḥ śete loke nāśamupāgate

84. Then, O protector of the earth, a great wonder arose in me: "How can this child be sleeping when the world has reached destruction?"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• मे (me) - in me (a wonder arose) (to me, in me, my)

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

• विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

• अभूत् (abhūt) - arose, became, happened

• कथम् (katham) - how?, why?

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant

• शेते (śete) - sleeps, lies down

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• नाशमुपागते (nāśamupāgate) - when destruction has been reached, having met destruction

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - in me (a wonder arose) (to me, in me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

विस्मयः (vismayaḥ) - wonder, astonishment, surprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismaya

vismaya - wonder, astonishment, surprise, perplexity

From root smi (to wonder, smile) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahānt

sumahānt - very great, very large, enormous, mighty

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+mahānt)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahānt – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of root mah (to be great)
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vismayaḥ

अभूत् (abhūt) - arose, became, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

3rd person singular Aorist (luṅ) active, a-augment

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how?, why?

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with śiśuḥ

शिशुः (śiśuḥ) - child, infant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiśu

śiśu - child, infant, young animal, offspring

शेते (śete) - sleeps, lies down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śī

Present Middle

3rd person singular Present (laṭ) middle (ātmanepada)

Root: śī (class 2)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, region, space

Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with nāśamupāgate

नाशमुपागते (nāśamupāgate) - when destruction has been reached, having met destruction

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nāśamupāgata

nāśamupāgata - having reached destruction, met with ruin

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāśa+upāgata)

• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś (to perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• upāgata – approached, arrived, obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gam (to go) with prefixes upa + ā
  Prefixes: upa+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with loke, forming a locative absolute construction