महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-221, verse-11

तमुग्रपाशो वरुणो भगवान्सलिलेश्वरः ।
परिवार्य शनैर्याति यादोभिर्विविधैर्वृतः ॥११॥

11. tamugrapāśo varuṇo bhagavānsalileśvaraḥ ,
parivārya śanairyāti yādobhirvividhairvṛtaḥ.

11. tam ugrapāśaḥ varuṇaḥ bhagavān salila īśvaraḥ
parivārya śanaiḥ yāti yādobhiḥ vividhaiḥ vṛtaḥ

11. The glorious Varuna (Varuṇa), lord of waters (salileśvara), wielding a terrible noose, slowly proceeds, having surrounded him (Yama) and accompanied by various aquatic creatures.

11. וַרוּנַה הנכבד, אדון המים, אשר בידו חבל אחיזה מאיים, מקיף אותו (את הרומח וִיג׳ַיַה) והולך לאטו, מוקף בבעלי חיים שונים החיים במים.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - referring to Yama (him)

• उग्रपाशः (ugrapāśaḥ) - having a terrible noose, whose noose is terrible

• वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna, the god of waters

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, divine, lord, venerable

• सलिलेश्वरः (salileśvaraḥ) - lord of waters

• परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, encompassing

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds

• यादोभिः (yādobhiḥ) - by aquatic animals/creatures

• विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, of different kinds

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - referring to Yama (him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he/she/it

उग्रपाशः (ugrapāśaḥ) - having a terrible noose, whose noose is terrible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ugrapāśa

ugrapāśa - one whose noose is dreadful, having a terrible snare

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ugra+pāśa)

• ugra – terrible, fierce, formidable
  adjective
• pāśa – noose, snare, bond
  noun (masculine)

वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuna, the god of waters

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - glorious, divine, lord, venerable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, venerable, worshipful; Lord

सलिलेश्वरः (salileśvaraḥ) - lord of waters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of salileśvara

salileśvara - lord of waters

Compound type : tatpurusha (salila+īśvara)

• salila – water
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

परिवार्य (parivārya) - having surrounded, encompassing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from verb root vṛ (to cover) with prefix pari- and suffix -ya (lyap).

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

याति (yāti) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

यादोभिः (yādobhiḥ) - by aquatic animals/creatures

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of yādas

yādas - aquatic animal, water-creature, monster

विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, of different kinds

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, of different kinds

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover) + kta.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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