महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-17

तस्मिन्नष्टे जगद्भीतमथर्वाणमथाश्रितम् ।
अर्चयामासुरेवैनमथर्वाणं सुरर्षयः ॥१७॥

17. tasminnaṣṭe jagadbhītamatharvāṇamathāśritam ,
arcayāmāsurevainamatharvāṇaṁ surarṣayaḥ.

17. tasmin naṣṭe jagat bhītam atharvāṇam atha āśritam
| arcayām āsuḥ eva enam atharvāṇam surarṣayaḥ

17. When he (the fire-god) had disappeared, the world became terrified and consequently sought refuge in Atharvan. Indeed, the divine sages (surarṣi) then worshipped Atharvan himself.

17. כשנעלם, העולם נבהל ופנה אל אַטְהַרְוַן, וחוזי האלים כיבדו את אַטְהַרְוַן.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the fire-god) (in that, when he)

• नष्टे (naṣṭe) - had disappeared (disappeared, lost, perished)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

• भीतम् (bhītam) - became terrified (terrified, frightened)

• अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

• अथ (atha) - consequently (then, thereupon, now)

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - sought refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

• अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

• एनम् (enam) - him (Atharvan) (him, this one)

• अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

• सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when he (the fire-god) (in that, when he)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नष्टे (naṣṭe) - had disappeared (disappeared, lost, perished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - disappeared, lost, destroyed

past passive participle

Formed from root naś (to perish, disappear) with suffix kta

Root: naś (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving

Present participle of gam (to go), used as a noun

Root: gam (class 1)

भीतम् (bhītam) - became terrified (terrified, frightened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhīta

bhīta - afraid, terrified, frightened

past passive participle

Formed from root bhī (to fear) with suffix kta

Root: bhī (class 3)

अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atharvan

atharvan - name of a Vedic Rishi, priest of fire

Note: Refers to the sage Atharvan.

अथ (atha) - consequently (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - sought refuge in (resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on

past passive participle

Formed from ā-śri (to resort to, rely on) with suffix kta

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

अर्चयाम् (arcayām) - worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

periphrastic perfect stem

Formed from the root arc with the suffix -ām, used in periphrastic perfect conjugations

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: This is the `ām` suffix form of the verb for periphrastic perfect.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they were (auxiliary verb)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect 3rd plural of the root as (to be), used as auxiliary verb in periphrastic perfect

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him (Atharvan) (him, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him

Used as an emphatic pronoun

Note: Refers to Atharvan.

अथर्वाणम् (atharvāṇam) - Atharvan (Atharvan (name of a Rishi))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atharvan

atharvan - name of a Vedic Rishi, priest of fire

सुरर्षयः (surarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of surarṣi

surarṣi - divine sage, celestial seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sura+ṛṣi)

• sura – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Previous Verse Next Verse