महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-205, verse-27

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मन्वानस्तं मृगं चाहं संप्राप्तः सहसा मुनिम् ।
अपश्यं तमृषिं विद्धं शरेणानतपर्वणा ।
तमुग्रतपसं विप्रं निष्टनन्तं महीतले ॥२७॥

27. manvānastaṁ mṛgaṁ cāhaṁ saṁprāptaḥ sahasā munim ,
apaśyaṁ tamṛṣiṁ viddhaṁ śareṇānataparvaṇā ,
tamugratapasaṁ vipraṁ niṣṭanantaṁ mahītale.

27. manvānaḥ tam mṛgam ca aham saṃprāptaḥ
sahasā munim apaśyam tam ṛṣim
viddham śareṇa ānataparvaṇā tam
ugratapasam vipram niṣṭanantam mahītale

27. And I, thinking it was a deer, suddenly came upon the sage. I saw that sage, wounded by an arrow with a straight shaft – that brahmin (vipra) of severe asceticism (tapas), groaning on the ground.

Words meanings summery:

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मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - thinking (it was) (thinking, supposing, considering)

तम् (tam) - that (it was a deer) (that, him)

मृगम् (mṛgam) - (a) deer (deer, wild animal)

च (ca) - and

अहम् (aham) - I

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - arrived (at) (arrived, reached, obtained)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

मुनिम् (munim) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

विद्धम् (viddham) - wounded (wounded, pierced, struck)

शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow (by an arrow, with an arrow)

आनतपर्वणा (ānataparvaṇā) - with a straight shaft (with unbent joints/knots (of the arrow shaft))

तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (that, him)

उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - of severe asceticism (tapas) (having fierce asceticism, of severe austerity)

विप्रम् (vipram) - that brahmin (vipra) (brahmin, sage, inspired one)

निष्टनन्तम् (niṣṭanantam) - groaning (with pain) (groaning, moaning, roaring)

महीतले (mahītale) - on the ground (on the ground, on the earth's surface)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्वानः (manvānaḥ) - thinking (it was) (thinking, supposing, considering)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, supposing, believing, considering

Present Middle Participle

derived from verb root man (to think) with middle voice suffix -āna

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Modifies aham, acting adverbially.

तम् (tam) - that (it was a deer) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to mṛgam.

मृगम् (mṛgam) - (a) deer (deer, wild animal)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Note: Object of manvānaḥ (thinking).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the idea of 'thinking it was a deer' to the main action.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject of saṃprāptaḥ and apaśyam.

संप्राप्तः (saṁprāptaḥ) - arrived (at) (arrived, reached, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived at, reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root āp (to obtain) with upasargas sam (together, completely) and pra (forth)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies aham, indicates the action of arrival.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of manner for saṃprāptaḥ.

मुनिम् (munim) - the sage (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

Note: Object of saṃprāptaḥ.

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

Imperfect Active

root dṛś (to see), stem paśya, with augment a-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the second clause.

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to ṛṣim.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Object of apaśyam.

विद्धम् (viddham) - wounded (wounded, pierced, struck)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viddha

viddha - wounded, pierced, struck

Past Passive Participle

derived from verb root vyadh (to pierce, strike)

Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Modifies ṛṣim.

शरेण (śareṇa) - by an arrow (by an arrow, with an arrow)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śara

śara - arrow, reed

Note: Instrument of viddham.

आनतपर्वणा (ānataparvaṇā) - with a straight shaft (with unbent joints/knots (of the arrow shaft))

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ānataparvan

ānataparvan - having unbent joints/knots (of an arrow shaft), straight

compound of ā-nata (not bent, straight) and parvan (joint, knot, segment)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ā-nata+parvan)

ā-nata – unbent, straight
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Past Passive Participle
derived from verb root nam (to bend) with upasarga ā (towards, here indicating negation of bending)
Prefix: ā
Root: nam (class 1)
parvan – joint, knot, segment, festival
noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies śareṇa.

तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to vipram.

उग्रतपसम् (ugratapasam) - of severe asceticism (tapas) (having fierce asceticism, of severe austerity)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ugratapas

ugratapas - having fierce asceticism (tapas), of severe austerity

compound of ugra (fierce, severe) and tapas (asceticism)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+tapas)