महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-11

वाराहं रूपमास्थाय मयेयं जगती पुरा ।
मज्जमाना जले विप्र वीर्येणासीत्समुद्धृता ॥११॥

11. vārāhaṁ rūpamāsthāya mayeyaṁ jagatī purā ,
majjamānā jale vipra vīryeṇāsītsamuddhṛtā.

11. vārāham rūpam āsthāya mayā iyam jagatī purā
majjamānā jale vipra vīryeṇa āsīt samuddhṛtā

11. O Brahmin, formerly, by me, having assumed the boar (Vārāha) form, this Earth, which was sinking in water, was lifted up by my power.

11. בעבר, כשהארץ הזאת טבעה במים, הו בְּרַהְמִין, לבשתי דמות חזיר הבר (וָארָאהַה) והרמתי אותה בכוחי.

Words meanings summery:

• वाराहम् (vārāham) - boar-like (form) (boar-like, relating to a boar)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed, having taken up

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इयम् (iyam) - this (Earth) (this (fem. nom.))

• जगती (jagatī) - the Earth (the Earth, the world, moving)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

• मज्जमाना (majjamānā) - sinking, submerging

• जले (jale) - in water

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin! (addressing Markandeya) (O Brahmin!, wise person)

• वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by strength, by power

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, she was

• समुद्धृता (samuddhṛtā) - lifted up, rescued, raised

Words meanings and morphology

वाराहम् (vārāham) - boar-like (form) (boar-like, relating to a boar)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vārāha

vārāha - boar-like, relating to a boar (varāha)

From 'varāha' (boar)

Note: Agrees with 'rūpam'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape, appearance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance

Note: Object of 'āsthāya' (implied).

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having assumed, having taken up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā' + suffix 'lyap'

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

Note: Instrumental singular of 'aham'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (Earth) (this (fem. nom.))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'jagatī' and 'samuddhṛtā'.

जगती (jagatī) - the Earth (the Earth, the world, moving)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - the Earth, the world (lit. 'that which moves')

Note: Subject of 'āsīt samuddhṛtā'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in the past, anciently)

(indeclinable)

मज्जमाना (majjamānā) - sinking, submerging

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of majjamāna

majjamāna - sinking, submerging

Present Middle Participle

From root 'majj' (to sink) + suffix 'śānac'

Root: majj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'jagatī'.

जले (jale) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin! (addressing Markandeya) (O Brahmin!, wise person)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, wise, inspired

वीर्येण (vīryeṇa) - by valor, by strength, by power

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vīrya

vīrya - valor, strength, power, semen

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, she was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

समुद्धृता (samuddhṛtā) - lifted up, rescued, raised

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samuddhṛta

samuddhṛta - lifted up, rescued, raised

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhṛ' (to bear, hold) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud' + suffix 'kta'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'jagatī'.

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