महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-26

आगम्य मनुजव्याघ्र सह देव्या परंतप ।
अर्चयामास सुप्रीतो भगवान्गोवृषध्वजः ॥२६॥

26. āgamya manujavyāghra saha devyā paraṁtapa ,
arcayāmāsa suprīto bhagavāngovṛṣadhvajaḥ.

26. āgamya manujavyāghra saha devyā paraṃtapaḥ
arcayāmāsa suprītaḥ bhagavān govṛṣadhvajaḥ

26. O tiger among men, O scorcher of foes! The greatly pleased and revered bull-bannered one (Śiva) arrived with the Goddess (Pārvatī) and performed worship.

26. הו אדם דגול, מכאיב האויבים, האדון שדגלו שור, שִׁיוַה, הגיע בשמחה רבה עם האלה (פָּארְוַטִי) וכיבד אותו.

Words meanings summery:

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived, having come

• मनुजव्याघ्र (manujavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• देव्या (devyā) - With Pārvatī, the consort of Śiva. (with the goddess)

• परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - O scorcher of foes, O tormentor of enemies

• अर्चयामास (arcayāmāsa) - worshipped, honored

• सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, very satisfied, very happy

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - The revered lord (Śiva). (revered, glorious, divine)

• गोवृषध्वजः (govṛṣadhvajaḥ) - Lord Śiva, whose emblem is a bull. (bull-bannered one (Śiva))

Words meanings and morphology

आगम्य (āgamya) - having arrived, having come

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Formed from ā-√gam with suffix -ya (or -tya).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मनुजव्याघ्र (manujavyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujavyāghra

manujavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men, eminent man

Compound of 'manuja' (man) and 'vyāghra' (tiger), a Bahuvrihi compound meaning "one who is like a tiger among men." Often used as an honorific for a great hero.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manuja+vyāghra)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to a listener (likely Yudhiṣṭhira, to whom Mārkaṇḍeya is narrating).

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

देव्या (devyā) - With Pārvatī, the consort of Śiva. (with the goddess)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine form of 'deva'.

Note: Used with 'saha'.

परंतपः (paraṁtapaḥ) - O scorcher of foes, O tormentor of enemies

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - scorcher of foes, tormentor of enemies, hero

Compound meaning "who scorches enemies."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – scorcher, tormentor, heating
  noun (masculine)
  From √tap (to heat, torment).
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Addressed to a listener.

अर्चयामास (arcayāmāsa) - worshipped, honored

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of arc

Periphrastic Perfect Active

Formed using the auxiliary verb 'kṛ' (or 'ās', 'bhū') with a stem ending in -ayā. From √arc (1st/10th class).

Root: arc (class 1)

सुप्रीतः (suprītaḥ) - greatly pleased, very satisfied, very happy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suprīta

suprīta - greatly pleased, very satisfied, very happy

Past Passive Participle (secondary sense)

Compound of su (well, greatly) + prīta (pleased). From √prī (to please).

Compound type : praadi-compound (su+prīta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• prīta – pleased, satisfied, delighted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √prī
  Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'bhagavān' and 'govṛṣadhvajaḥ'.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - The revered lord (Śiva). (revered, glorious, divine)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, divine, revered (epithet of deities and exalted persons)

From 'bhaga' (fortune) + suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with 'govṛṣadhvajaḥ'.

गोवृषध्वजः (govṛṣadhvajaḥ) - Lord Śiva, whose emblem is a bull. (bull-bannered one (Śiva))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of govṛṣadhvaja

govṛṣadhvaja - one whose banner bears the emblem of a bull (Śiva)

Bahuvrihi compound: go-vṛṣa (bull) + dhvaja (banner).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (go+vṛṣa+dhvaja)

• go – cow, bull, earth, ray
  noun (masculine)
• vṛṣa – bull, male, chief
  noun (masculine)
• dhvaja – banner, flag, emblem
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

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