महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-187, verse-50

यः स देवो मया दृष्टः पुरा पद्मनिभेक्षणः ।
स एष पुरुषव्याघ्र संबन्धी ते जनार्दनः ॥५०॥

50. yaḥ sa devo mayā dṛṣṭaḥ purā padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ ,
sa eṣa puruṣavyāghra saṁbandhī te janārdanaḥ.

50. yaḥ sa devaḥ mayā dṛṣṭaḥ purā padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ
| sa eṣaḥ puruṣavyāghra sambandhī te janārdanaḥ

50. O tiger among men, that lotus-eyed god whom I saw formerly, He indeed is this Janārdana, your relative.

50. האל שראיתי בימים ההם, בעל העיניים כפרחי לוטוס, הוא ג׳ַנָארְדַנַה הזה, קרוב משפחתך, הו נמר בין בני אדם.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• स (sa) - that, he

• देवः (devaḥ) - the god (Vishnu) (god, deity)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, beheld

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• पद्मनिभेक्षणः (padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ) - lotus-eyed, one whose eyes are like lotuses

• स (sa) - that, he

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• सम्बन्धी (sambandhī) - a relative, kin

• ते (te) - your

• जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to `devaḥ`.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवः (devaḥ) - the god (Vishnu) (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, beheld

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see) + kta (passive participle suffix)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `devaḥ`.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

पद्मनिभेक्षणः (padmanibhekṣaṇaḥ) - lotus-eyed, one whose eyes are like lotuses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmanibhekṣaṇa

padmanibhekṣaṇa - lotus-eyed, having eyes like a lotus

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+nibha+īkṣaṇa)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nibha – resembling, like, similar to
  adjective
• īkṣaṇa – eye, seeing, looking
  noun (neuter)
  From root īkṣ (to see) + ana suffix
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `devaḥ`.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - O tiger among men (addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

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

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, person, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira.

सम्बन्धी (sambandhī) - a relative, kin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambandhin

sambandhin - relative, kinsman, connected, related

From sam-bandh (to bind together); derived from sambandha (relation) + -in suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: bandh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `janārdanaḥ`.

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, your

जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana (a name of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - suppressor of men, agitator of men, name of Vishnu or Krishna

From jana (men) + ardana (agitator/destroyer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ardana)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• ardana – causing pain, tormenting, suppressor
  adjective
  Agent noun
  From root ard (to pain, trouble)
  Root: ard (class 10)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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