महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-243, verse-21

तस्य चिन्तापरीतस्य बुद्धिर्जज्ञे महात्मनः ।
बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं त्यक्तुं द्वैतवनं वनम् ॥२१॥

21. tasya cintāparītasya buddhirjajñe mahātmanaḥ ,
bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇaṁ tyaktuṁ dvaitavanaṁ vanam.

21. tasya cintāparītasya buddhiḥ jajñe mahātmanaḥ
bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇaṃ tyaktum dvaitavanaṃ vanam

21. As he, the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira), was overcome by worry, an idea arose in his mind: to abandon the Dvaita forest, a forest teeming with many venomous snakes and wild animals.

21. בעוד הוא שקוע בדאגה, עלה במחשבתו של בעל הנפש הגדולה הרעיון לעזוב את יער דְוַיטַה, שהיה מלא נחשים רבים וחיות טרף.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (Yudhiṣṭhira). (his, of him.)

• चिन्तापरीतस्य (cintāparītasya) - of him who was overwhelmed by worry. (of one overcome by worry, of one afflicted by anxiety.)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - an idea, a thought. (intellect, understanding, idea.)

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose (in his mind). (was born, arose, appeared.)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira). (of the great-souled one.)

• बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं (bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇaṁ) - teeming with many venomous snakes and wild animals. (filled with many fierce beasts/snakes and animals.)

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to leave.

• द्वैतवनं (dvaitavanaṁ) - the Dvaita forest (a specific forest mentioned in the Mahābhārata). (the Dvaita forest.)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (used here as an appositive to Dvaitavana). (forest.)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him (Yudhiṣṭhira). (his, of him.)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it.

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, used with `mahātmanaḥ` and `cintāparītasya`.

चिन्तापरीतस्य (cintāparītasya) - of him who was overwhelmed by worry. (of one overcome by worry, of one afflicted by anxiety.)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintāparīta

cintāparīta - overcome by worry, afflicted by anxiety.

Compound of cintā (worry) and parīta (surrounded, overcome).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cintā+parīta)

• cintā – thought, reflection, worry, anxiety.
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 10)
• parīta – surrounded, encompassed, overcome, pervaded.
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pari-√i (to go round, encompass).
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `mahātmanaḥ`.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - an idea, a thought. (intellect, understanding, idea.)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, idea, thought, mind.

From √budh (to know, understand).

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of `jajñe`.

जज्ञे (jajñe) - arose (in his mind). (was born, arose, appeared.)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

perfect tense.

3rd person singular, perfect tense, middle voice. From √jan (to be born). Reduplicated perfect.

Root: jan (class 4)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (Yudhiṣṭhira). (of the great-souled one.)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to the supreme spirit as well, ātman).

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large.
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life, mind (ātman).
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `tasya`.

बहुव्यालमृगाकीर्णं (bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇaṁ) - teeming with many venomous snakes and wild animals. (filled with many fierce beasts/snakes and animals.)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇa

bahuvyālamṛgākīrṇa - filled/teeming with many wild animals and snakes.

Compound: bahu (many) + vyāla (snake/fierce animal) + mṛga (deer/animal) + ākīrṇa (filled/strewn).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+vyāla+mṛga+ākīrṇa)

• bahu – many, much.
  adjective (neuter)
• vyāla – snake, serpent, beast of prey, fierce animal.
  noun (masculine)
• mṛga – animal, beast, deer.
  noun (masculine)
• ākīrṇa – strewn, scattered, filled, teeming, covered.
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ā-√kīr (to scatter, strew).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `dvaitavanaṃ` and `vanam`.

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to abandon, to leave.

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From √tyaj (to abandon) + -tum suffix.

Root: tyaj (class 1)

द्वैतवनं (dvaitavanaṁ) - the Dvaita forest (a specific forest mentioned in the Mahābhārata). (the Dvaita forest.)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvaitavana

dvaitavana - the Dvaita forest (name of a forest).

Compound of dvaita (dual, two, a proper name component) and vana (forest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaita+vana)

• dvaita – duality, two-fold; a proper name element.
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove.
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `tyaktum`.

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (used here as an appositive to Dvaitavana). (forest.)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket.

Note: Appositive to Dvaitavana, reinforcing it as 'the forest'.

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