महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-33

सागरस्तु ततः स्वप्ने दर्शयामास राघवम् ।
देवो नदनदीभर्ता श्रीमान्यादोगणैर्वृतः ॥३३॥

33. sāgarastu tataḥ svapne darśayāmāsa rāghavam ,
devo nadanadībhartā śrīmānyādogaṇairvṛtaḥ.

33. sāgaraḥ tu tataḥ svapne darśayāmāsa rāghavam
| devaḥ nadanadībhartā śrīmān yādogaṇaiḥ vṛtaḥ

33. But then the Ocean (god) appeared to Rama in a dream, a glorious deity, the lord of rivers and streams, surrounded by hosts of aquatic creatures (yādogaṇa).

33. אז האוקיינוס הופיע לרָאגְהַוַה בחלום. הוא אל, אדון הנהרות והנחלים, נעלה ומוקף בחיות הים.

Words meanings summery:

• सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the Ocean god (ocean, sea)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (after Rama lay down) (then, thereupon, from that)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - (the Ocean god) showed himself, or appeared (he showed, he appeared)

• राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

• देवः (devaḥ) - (the Ocean) god (god, deity)

• नदनदीभर्ता (nadanadībhartā) - lord of rivers and streams

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

• यादोगणैः (yādogaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of aquatic creatures, by multitudes of sea animals

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by aquatic creatures) (surrounded, covered, chosen)

Words meanings and morphology

सागरः (sāgaraḥ) - the Ocean god (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāgara

sāgara - ocean, sea, reservoir

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (after Rama lay down) (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable).

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep, dreaming

From root `svap` (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 2)

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - (the Ocean god) showed himself, or appeared (he showed, he appeared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of darśayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect, causative

Periphrastic perfect of the causative of `dṛś` (to see) - `darśayati` (to show), meaning 'he caused to see' or 'he showed'. `āmāsa` is auxiliary.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Often used to mean "he made himself seen" or "he appeared".

राघवम् (rāghavam) - Rama (Rama, descendant of Raghu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, Rama

Patronymic, derived from Raghu.

Note: Object of `darśayāmāsa`.

देवः (devaḥ) - (the Ocean) god (god, deity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

From root `div` (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Appositive to `sāgaraḥ`.

नदनदीभर्ता (nadanadībhartā) - lord of rivers and streams

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nadanadībhartṛ

nadanadībhartṛ - lord of rivers (both masculine and feminine)

Compound type : dvandva (nadanadī) + ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nadanadībhartṛ) (nada+nadī+bhartṛ)

• nada – river, stream (masculine)
  noun (masculine)
• nadī – river (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
• bhartṛ – lord, master, husband, supporter, sustainer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `tṛ` suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `sāgaraḥ`.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate, wealthy

From `śrī` (glory, beauty, prosperity) + `matup` suffix.

यादोगणैः (yādogaṇaiḥ) - by hosts of aquatic creatures, by multitudes of sea animals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yādogaṇa

yādogaṇa - multitude of aquatic animals, host of sea creatures

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yādas+gaṇa)

• yādas – aquatic animal, sea monster
  noun (neuter)
• gaṇa – host, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with `vṛtaḥ`.

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded (by aquatic creatures) (surrounded, covered, chosen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered, chosen, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛ` (to cover, surround, choose) + `kta` suffix.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Functions as a descriptive adjective for `sāgaraḥ`.

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