महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-24

बृहच्छाल इवानूपे शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् ।
हस्ती श्वेत इवाज्ञातः कथं जिष्णुश्चरिष्यति ॥२४॥

24. bṛhacchāla ivānūpe śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān ,
hastī śveta ivājñātaḥ kathaṁ jiṣṇuścariṣyati.

24. bṛhacchālaḥ iva anūpe śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān hastī
śvetaḥ iva ajñātaḥ katham jiṣṇuḥ cariṣyati

24. Like a great śāla tree, rich with branches, flowers, and leaves, in a marshy region, or like a white elephant, how can Jishnu (Arjuna) remain unknown?

24. כיצד יתהלך ג׳ִישְׁנוּ בלי שיזהו אותו, והוא כמו עץ סאל עצום בארץ ביצות המלא ענפים, פרחים ועלים, וכמו פיל לבן?

Words meanings summery:

• बृहच्छालः (bṛhacchālaḥ) - a great śāla tree

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अनूपे (anūpe) - in a marshy land, in a wet region

• शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् (śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān) - having branches, flowers, and leaves

• हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

• श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अज्ञातः (ajñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized, disguised

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (victorious)

• चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will live in disguise, will remain incognito (will wander, will move about, will live)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहच्छालः (bṛhacchālaḥ) - a great śāla tree

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhacchāla

bṛhacchāla - a great śāla tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+śāla)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta), house
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अनूपे (anūpe) - in a marshy land, in a wet region

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anūpa

anūpa - marshy land, watery region, swamp

शाखापुष्पपलाशवान् (śākhāpuṣpapalāśavān) - having branches, flowers, and leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śākhāpuṣpapalāśavat

śākhāpuṣpapalāśavat - possessing branches, flowers, and leaves

Possessive adjective formed with suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śākhā+puṣpa+palāśa)

• śākhā – branch
  noun (feminine)
• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• palāśa – leaf, foliage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies `bṛhacchālaḥ`.

हस्ती (hastī) - elephant

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hastin

hastin - elephant (literally 'having hands' or a trunk)

Derived from 'hasta' (hand/trunk) + possessive suffix '-in'.

श्वेतः (śvetaḥ) - white

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, bright

Note: Modifies `hastī`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अज्ञातः (ajñātaḥ) - unknown, unrecognized, disguised

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ajñāta

ajñāta - unknown, not known, unrecognized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'a-' (not) + root 'jñā' (to know) + suffix '-ta'.

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Jishnu.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (an epithet of Arjuna) (victorious)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, triumphant; an epithet of Indra, Vishnu, Arjuna

Derived from root 'ji' (to conquer) + suffix '-ṣṇu'.

Root: ji (class 1)

चरिष्यति (cariṣyati) - will live in disguise, will remain incognito (will wander, will move about, will live)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future tense

Future tense form of root 'car'.

Root: car (class 1)

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