महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-79

अपर्वणि महाराज सूर्यं राहुरुपैष्यति ।
युगान्ते हुतभुक्चापि सर्वतः प्रज्वलिष्यति ॥७९॥

79. aparvaṇi mahārāja sūryaṁ rāhurupaiṣyati ,
yugānte hutabhukcāpi sarvataḥ prajvaliṣyati.

79. aparvaṇi mahārāja sūryam rāhuḥ upaiṣyati
yugānte hutabhuk ca api sarvataḥ prajvaliṣyati

79. O great king, Rāhu will seize the sun even on an inauspicious day. And at the end of the age (yuga), fire will blaze forth from everywhere.

79. הו מלך גדול, שלא בעתו (בלי ליקוי מחזורי) יתקרב רָאהוּ אל השמש, ובקץ היוּגַה גם האש תבער מכל עבר.

Words meanings summery:

• अपर्वणि (aparvaṇi) - at an unsuitable time, on an inauspicious day

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

• राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (the demon or celestial node causing eclipses)

• उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - he will eclipse (the sun) (he will approach, he will seize, he will obtain)

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age (yuga)

• हुतभुक् (hutabhuk) - fire, fire god

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

• प्रज्वलिष्यति (prajvaliṣyati) - it will blaze forth, it will burn brightly

Words meanings and morphology

अपर्वणि (aparvaṇi) - at an unsuitable time, on an inauspicious day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aparvan

aparvan - not a festival, inauspicious time, unsuitable time

Compound a- (negation) + parvan (festival day, joint).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+parvan)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• parvan – knot, joint, festival, auspicious time
  noun (neuter)

Note: Temporal adverbial use.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of mahā (great) and rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Directly addressing the king.

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the sun

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, sun god

Note: Object of upaiṣyati.

राहुः (rāhuḥ) - Rāhu (the demon or celestial node causing eclipses)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāhu

rāhu - Rāhu, the ascending lunar node, demon who swallows the sun or moon causing eclipses

Note: Subject of upaiṣyati.

उपैष्यति (upaiṣyati) - he will eclipse (the sun) (he will approach, he will seize, he will obtain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future Tense

With prefix upa-, 3rd person singular, future active.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of the age (yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of an age (yuga), end of an era

Tatpuruṣa compound of yuga (age, era) and anta (end).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, era, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Temporal adverbial phrase.

हुतभुक् (hutabhuk) - fire, fire god

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutabhuj

hutabhuj - fire, consumer of offerings, fire god (Agni)

Compound of huta (offered, sacrificed) and bhuj (to eat, consume). The j changes to k at the end of a word (nom. sg.).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+bhuj)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu-
  Root: hu (class 3)
• bhuj – eater, consumer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root bhuj-
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Subject of prajvaliṣyati.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - from all sides, everywhere

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix -tas from sarva (all).

प्रज्वलिष्यति (prajvaliṣyati) - it will blaze forth, it will burn brightly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of jval

Future Tense

With prefix pra-, 3rd person singular, future active.

Prefix: pra

Root: jval (class 1)

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