महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-261, verse-52

स निश्चित्य ततः कृत्यं स्वसारमुपसान्त्व्य च ।
ऊर्ध्वमाचक्रमे राजा विधाय नगरे विधिम् ॥५२॥

52. sa niścitya tataḥ kṛtyaṁ svasāramupasāntvya ca ,
ūrdhvamācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim.

52. saḥ niścitya tataḥ kṛtyam svasāram upasantvya
ca ūrdhvam ācakrame rājā vidhāya nagare vidhim

52. Then, having decided his task and having consoled his sister, the king ascended, after making arrangements in the city.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided, having ascertained

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, task, what ought to be done

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

• उपसन्त्व्य (upasantvya) - having consoled, having appeased

• च (ca) - and, also

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

• आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - he ascended, he started

• राजा (rājā) - king

• विधाय (vidhāya) - having performed, having arranged, having established

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• विधिम् (vidhim) - rite, arrangement, rule, order

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having decided, having ascertained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root ci (to gather) with the prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - duty, task, what ought to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - what is to be done, duty, task, action

Gerundive

Derived from the root kṛ (to do) as a gerundive, here used as a noun.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - sister

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

उपसन्त्व्य (upasantvya) - having consoled, having appeased

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root sāntv (to soothe) with the prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: sāntv (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, aloft

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

आचक्रमे (ācakrame) - he ascended, he started

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kram

Root with prefix ā- meaning 'to ascend, to undertake'.

Prefix: ā

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada form.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

विधाय (vidhāya) - having performed, having arranged, having established

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed by adding -ya to the root dhā (to place) with the prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

विधिम् (vidhim) - rite, arrangement, rule, order

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, arrangement, rite