महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-22, verse-10

अथ मां पुरुषः कश्चिद्द्वारकानिलयोऽब्रवीत् ।
त्वरितो रथमभ्येत्य सौहृदादिव भारत ॥१०॥

10. atha māṁ puruṣaḥ kaściddvārakānilayo'bravīt ,
tvarito rathamabhyetya sauhṛdādiva bhārata.

10. atha māṃ puruṣaḥ kaścit dvārakānilayaḥ abravīt
tvaritaḥ ratham abhyetya sauhṛdāt iva bhārata

10. Then, O Bhārata, some man who resided in Dvārakā, swiftly approached my chariot and spoke to me, as if out of genuine friendship.

10. אז אדם אחד, תושב דְוָארַקָה, ניגש אלי בחיפזון אל המרכבה, כאילו מתוך ידידות, הו בְּהַרַטַה, ואמר לי,

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, next

• मां (māṁ) - me

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

• द्वारकानिलयः (dvārakānilayaḥ) - inhabitant of Dvārakā, residing in Dvārakā

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurried, swift, quickly

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

• सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, out of friendship

• इव (iva) - as if, like, as

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, next

(indeclinable)

मां (māṁ) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of "abravīt".

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Subject of "abravīt".

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, a certain, some

Formed from kim + cit.

Note: Qualifies "puruṣaḥ".

द्वारकानिलयः (dvārakānilayaḥ) - inhabitant of Dvārakā, residing in Dvārakā

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvārakānilaya

dvārakānilaya - residing in Dvārakā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvārakā+nilaya)

• dvārakā – Dvārakā (name of a city)
  proper noun (feminine)
• nilaya – dwelling, abode, resident
  noun (masculine)
  From ni + root lī (to cling, reside).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Qualifies "puruṣaḥ".

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

From root brū (class 2). Imperfect 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

त्वरितः (tvaritaḥ) - hurried, swift, quickly

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hurried, quick, swift

past passive participle

From root tvar (class 1, "to hurry") + kta suffix. Used here adjectivally.

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially "hurriedly".

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Object of `abhyetya`.

अभ्येत्य (abhyetya) - having approached, having come near

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root i (class 2, "to go") with prefix abhi + lyap suffix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Describes the action of the 'man'.

सौहृदात् (sauhṛdāt) - from friendship, out of friendship

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sauhṛda

sauhṛda - friendship, kindness

Formed from suhṛd (friend) + aṇ.

Note: Denotes the cause or motive.

इव (iva) - as if, like, as

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya. (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, a Bharata

Patronymic from Bharata.

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