महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-28, verse-11

दान्तं यच्च सभामध्ये आसनं रत्नभूषितम् ।
दृष्ट्वा कुशबृसीं चेमां शोको मां रुन्धयत्ययम् ॥११॥

11. dāntaṁ yacca sabhāmadhye āsanaṁ ratnabhūṣitam ,
dṛṣṭvā kuśabṛsīṁ cemāṁ śoko māṁ rundhayatyayam.

11. dāntam yat ca sabhāmadhye āsanam ratnabhūṣitam
dṛṣṭvā kuśabṛsīm ca imām śokaḥ mām rundhayati ayam

11. This sorrow overwhelms me when I see this mat of kusha grass, recalling that dignified, jewel-studded seat in the middle of the assembly.

11. ואת כס השנהב המעוטר באבני חן שהיה באמצע אולם הקהל, כשאני רואה אותו ולצדו את מחצלת עשב הקוּשַׁה הזאת, האבל הזה חונק אותי.

Words meanings summery:

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - dignified, befitting a ruler (controlled, subdued, restrained; dignified, stately)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, that, what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly/court (in the middle of the assembly, in the court)

• आसनम् (āsanam) - seat (seat, sitting, posture)

• रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - jewel-studded, adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jeweled)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

• कुशबृसीम् (kuśabṛsīm) - mat of kusha grass

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

• शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow (sorrow, grief, anguish)

• माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

• रुन्धयति (rundhayati) - overwhelms, chokes (obstructs, stops, chokes, oppresses)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

Words meanings and morphology

दान्तम् (dāntam) - dignified, befitting a ruler (controlled, subdued, restrained; dignified, stately)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dānta

dānta - controlled, subdued, restrained, tamed; patient; pure; dignified

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dam' (to tame, control).

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'āsanam'.

यत् (yat) - which (which, that, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Refers to 'āsanam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly/court (in the middle of the assembly, in the court)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+madhya)

• sabhā – assembly, council, court, meeting hall
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, center, midst
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative of 'sabhāmadhya' used adverbially.

आसनम् (āsanam) - seat (seat, sitting, posture)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āsana

āsana - seat, sitting, posture, mode of sitting

From root 'ās' (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

रत्नभूषितम् (ratnabhūṣitam) - jewel-studded, adorned with jewels (adorned with jewels, jeweled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ratnabhūṣita

ratnabhūṣita - adorned with jewels, jeweled

Past Passive Participle

Compound adjective 'ratna' (jewel) + 'bhūṣita' (adorned). 'bhūṣita' is from root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (ratna+bhūṣita)

• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhūṣ' (to adorn).
  Root: bhūṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'āsanam'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, seeing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुशबृसीम् (kuśabṛsīm) - mat of kusha grass

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kuśabṛsī

kuśabṛsī - mat of kusha grass

Compound 'kuśa' (kusha grass) + 'bṛsī' (mat, cushion).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuśa+bṛsī)

• kuśa – kusha grass (Poa cynosuroides), sacred grass
  noun (masculine)
• bṛsī – a cushion, mat, seat (often of grass)
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'kuśabṛsīm'.

शोकः (śokaḥ) - sorrow (sorrow, grief, anguish)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śoka

śoka - sorrow, grief, anguish, lamentation

From root 'śuc' (to grieve, lament).

Root: śuc (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

रुन्धयति (rundhayati) - overwhelms, chokes (obstructs, stops, chokes, oppresses)

(verb)

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

Causative present indicative

Causative stem from root 'rudh' (to obstruct).

Root: rudh (class 7)

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'śokaḥ'.

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