महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-217, verse-3

स भूत्वा भगवान्संख्ये रक्षंश्छागमुखस्तदा ।
वृतः कन्यागणैः सर्वैरात्मनीनैश्च पुत्रकैः ॥३॥

3. sa bhūtvā bhagavānsaṁkhye rakṣaṁśchāgamukhastadā ,
vṛtaḥ kanyāgaṇaiḥ sarvairātmanīnaiśca putrakaiḥ.

3. sa bhūtvā bhagavān saṅkhye rakṣan chāga-mukhaḥ tadā
vṛtaḥ kanyā-gaṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ ca ātmanīnaiḥ ca putrakaiḥ

3. Then, having become the divine lord in battle, that goat-faced one protected. He was surrounded by all the groups of maidens and by his own sons.

3. הוא, האדון, נעשה אז בקרב לשומר בעל פני עז, מוקף בכל קבוצות הבנות ובבנים הקרובים ללבו,

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, lord

• सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

• रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

• छाग-मुखः (chāga-mukhaḥ) - goat-faced

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• कन्या-गणैः (kanyā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of maidens

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

• च (ca) - and

• आत्मनीनैः (ātmanīnaiḥ) - by his own, by one's own

• च (ca) - and

• पुत्रकैः (putrakaiḥ) - by sons, by children

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Skanda.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root bhū, with suffix -tvā

Root: bhū (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, lord

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, worshipful, lord

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

सङ्ख्ये (saṅkhye) - in battle, in combat

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkhya

saṅkhya - battle, combat, war

रक्षन् (rakṣan) - protecting, guarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣat

rakṣat - protecting, guarding

Present Active Participle

From root rakṣ (class 1)

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

छाग-मुखः (chāga-mukhaḥ) - goat-faced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of chāga-mukha

chāga-mukha - goat-faced, having a goat's face

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (chāga+mukha)

• chāga – a goat
  noun (masculine)
• mukha – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, encompass)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

कन्या-गणैः (kanyā-gaṇaiḥ) - by groups of maidens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kanyā-gaṇa

kanyā-gaṇa - a group of maidens

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+gaṇa)

• kanyā – a maiden, a girl
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – a group, a host, a multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by all

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with kanyā-gaṇaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects kanyā-gaṇaiḥ and putrakaiḥ.

आत्मनीनैः (ātmanīnaiḥ) - by his own, by one's own

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ātmanīna

ātmanīna - one's own, peculiar to oneself

From ātman with suffix -īna

Note: Qualifies putrakaiḥ.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुत्रकैः (putrakaiḥ) - by sons, by children

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of putraka

putraka - a little son, a son

Note: Agent of 'vṛtaḥ'.

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