महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-9

गात्रसंस्पर्शसंबन्धं त्र्यम्बकेण सहानघ ।
पार्थस्य देवदेवेन शृणु सम्यक्समागमम् ॥९॥

9. gātrasaṁsparśasaṁbandhaṁ tryambakeṇa sahānagha ,
pārthasya devadevena śṛṇu samyaksamāgamam.

9. gātrasaṃsparśasaṃbandham tryambakeṇa saha anagha
pārthasya devadevena śṛṇu samyak samāgamam

9. O sinless one, listen to the excellent encounter (samāgama) and connection (saṃbandha) involving physical touch (gātrasaṃsparśa) between Pārtha (Arjuna) and the God of gods, Tryambaka (Śiva).

Words meanings summery:

• गात्रसंस्पर्शसंबन्धम् (gātrasaṁsparśasaṁbandham) - connection involving physical touch (connection due to bodily contact)

• त्र्यम्बकेण (tryambakeṇa) - with Tryambaka (Śiva) (by Tryambaka (Śiva, the three-eyed god))

• सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressed to Janamejaya) (O sinless one, O faultless one)

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

• देवदेवेन (devadevena) - with the God of gods (Śiva) (by the God of gods, with the God of gods)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - excellent, perfect (as an adjective here) (properly, perfectly, completely)

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - encounter, meeting (meeting, encounter, coming together)

Words meanings and morphology

गात्रसंस्पर्शसंबन्धम् (gātrasaṁsparśasaṁbandham) - connection involving physical touch (connection due to bodily contact)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gātrasaṃsparśasaṃbandha

gātrasaṁsparśasaṁbandha - connection due to bodily contact

Compound: gātra (body) + saṃsparśa (contact) + saṃbandha (connection)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gātra+saṃsparśa+saṃbandha)

• gātra – body, limb
  noun (neuter)
• saṃsparśa – contact, touch
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root spṛś (to touch) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• saṃbandha – connection, relation, bond
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bandh (to bind) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Refers to the nature of the encounter.

त्र्यम्बकेण (tryambakeṇa) - with Tryambaka (Śiva) (by Tryambaka (Śiva, the three-eyed god))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tryambaka

tryambaka - three-eyed; an epithet of Śiva

Compound: tri (three) + ambaka (eye)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+ambaka)

• tri – three
  numeral
• ambaka – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Śiva.

सह (saha) - with (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressed to Janamejaya) (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

Compound: a (not) + agha (sin)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+agha)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to King Janamejaya.

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha (Arjuna) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā; Arjuna

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

देवदेवेन (devadevena) - with the God of gods (Śiva) (by the God of gods, with the God of gods)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of devadeva

devadeva - God of gods, supreme deity (epithet of Śiva, Viṣṇu, Brahmā)

Compound: deva (god) + deva (god)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+deva)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Śiva, in apposition to Tryambaka.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Command form.

सम्यक् (samyak) - excellent, perfect (as an adjective here) (properly, perfectly, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sam-añc (to go together, to be complete)

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Adverb, but here functions as an adjective modifying 'samāgamam'.

समागमम् (samāgamam) - encounter, meeting (meeting, encounter, coming together)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, encounter, coming together

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇu'.

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