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3,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-15

निदेशाद्धर्मराजस्य द्रष्टुं देवं पुरंदरम् ।
धनुर्गाण्डीवमादाय तथाक्षय्यौ महेषुधी ॥१५॥
15. nideśāddharmarājasya draṣṭuṁ devaṁ puraṁdaram ,
dhanurgāṇḍīvamādāya tathākṣayyau maheṣudhī.
15. nideśāt dharmarājasya draṣṭum devam purandaram
dhanuḥ gāṇḍīvam ādāya tathā akṣayyau maheṣudhī
15. By the command of Dharma-rāja, to see the god Purandara, (Arjuna set out) having taken his Gāṇḍīva bow and the two inexhaustible quivers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • निदेशात् (nideśāt) - by the command
  • धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharma-rāja
  • द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see
  • देवम् (devam) - god
  • पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - Purandara (Indra)
  • धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
  • गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (bow)
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken
  • तथा (tathā) - and, also
  • अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - the two inexhaustible ones
  • महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - the two quivers

Words meanings and morphology

निदेशात् (nideśāt) - by the command
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of nideśa
nideśa - command, instruction, order
धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Dharma-rāja
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja
dharmarāja - king of (natural) law (dharma); an epithet of Yama; Yudhiṣṭhira
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)
  • dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct
    noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive form of root 'dṛś'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
देवम् (devam) - god
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
पुरन्दरम् (purandaram) - Purandara (Indra)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of purandara
purandara - destroyer of cities (an epithet of Indra)
धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus
dhanus - bow
गाण्डीवम् (gāṇḍīvam) - Gāṇḍīva (bow)
(proper noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of gāṇḍīva
gāṇḍīva - name of Arjuna's bow
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Absolutive (gerund) form of root 'dā' with prefix 'ā'
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
तथा (tathā) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अक्षय्यौ (akṣayyau) - the two inexhaustible ones
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, dual of akṣayya
akṣayya - inexhaustible, imperishable, unfading
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
Negated form of 'kṣayya' (perishable), which is a gerundive of root 'kṣi'
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣayya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • kṣayya – perishable, exhaustible
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive
    Gerundive of root 'kṣi'
    Root: kṣi (class 5)
महेषुधी (maheṣudhī) - the two quivers
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of maheṣudhi
maheṣudhi - great quiver, quiver (for great arrows)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+iṣudhi)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective (masculine)
  • iṣudhi – quiver (for arrows)
    noun (masculine)