महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-34

सुखश्रव्यतया विद्वन्मुहूर्तमिव मे गतम् ।
न हि तृप्तोऽस्मि भगवञ्शृण्वानो धर्ममुत्तमम् ॥३४॥

34. sukhaśravyatayā vidvanmuhūrtamiva me gatam ,
na hi tṛpto'smi bhagavañśṛṇvāno dharmamuttamam.

34. sukhaśravyatayā vidvan muhūrtam iva me gatam | na
hi tṛptaḥ asmi bhagavan śṛṇvānaḥ dharmam uttamam

34. O learned one, because it was so pleasant to hear, time passed for me as if it were just a moment. Indeed, O Venerable one, I am not yet satisfied by listening to this supreme natural law (dharma).

34. הו נבון, היה כל כך נעים לשמוע, עד שנדמה לי שחלף רק רגע. הו אדון נכבד, איני שבע משמיעת דרך היושר העליונה.

Words meanings summery:

• सुखश्रव्यतया (sukhaśravyatayā) - by reason of being pleasant to hear, due to its easy audibility

• विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one (addressed to the Brahmin/speaker) (O learned one, O wise one)

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short while

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

• मे (me) - for me (referring to the time passed for me) (to me, for me, my)

• गतम् (gatam) - has passed (referring to time) (gone, passed)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, content

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Venerable one (addressed to the sage) (O Venerable one, O Lord, O possessor of fortune)

• शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while listening (listening, hearing)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - this natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

Words meanings and morphology

सुखश्रव्यतया (sukhaśravyatayā) - by reason of being pleasant to hear, due to its easy audibility

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sukhaśravyatā

sukhaśravyatā - pleasantness to hear, easy audibility

Compound of 'sukha' (easy/pleasant) and 'śravyatā' (listenability), abstract noun from 'śravya' + 'tā'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sukha+śravyatā)

• sukha – ease, happiness, pleasant
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• śravyatā – listenability, audibility
  noun (feminine)
  From 'śravya' (fit to be heard) + 'tā' (abstract suffix).
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.

विद्वन् (vidvan) - O learned one (addressed to the Brahmin/speaker) (O learned one, O wise one)

(participle)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knowing

Present Active Participle

From root 'vid' (to know) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: vid (class 2)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short while

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, a specific division of time (48 minutes)

Note: Adverbial accusative, indicating duration.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

मे (me) - for me (referring to the time passed for me) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

First person pronoun.

गतम् (gatam) - has passed (referring to time) (gone, passed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gam' (to go) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally or with implied subject 'time'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or cause.

तृप्तः (tṛptaḥ) - satisfied, content

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛpta

tṛpta - satisfied, contented, satiated

Past Passive Participle

From root 'tṛp' (to be satisfied) + 'kta' suffix.

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'asmi' (I am).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense

Root: as (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Venerable one (addressed to the sage) (O Venerable one, O Lord, O possessor of fortune)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, fortunate, divine, lord

Possessive adjective from 'bhaga' (fortune, glory).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while listening (listening, hearing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvāna

śṛṇvāna - listening, hearing

Present Middle Participle (Śānac)

From root 'śru' (to hear) + 'śānac' suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - this natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue, righteousness, religion

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇvānaḥ'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Superlative of 'ud' (up) or 'ut'.

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

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