महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-36

चिन्तयामास जिष्णुस्तु भगवन्तं हुताशनम् ।
पुरस्तादक्षयौ दत्तौ तूणौ येनास्य खाण्डवे ॥३६॥

36. cintayāmāsa jiṣṇustu bhagavantaṁ hutāśanam ,
purastādakṣayau dattau tūṇau yenāsya khāṇḍave.

36. cintayāmāsa jiṣṇuḥ tu bhagavantaṃ hutāśanam
purastāt akṣayau dattau tūṇau yena asya khāṇḍave

36. But Arjuna reflected on the venerable Agni (hutāśanam), by whom he had previously been given two inexhaustible quivers during the Khaṇḍava incident.

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - reflected on (he thought, pondered, reflected)

• जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (victorious, conquering; a name of Arjuna)

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

• भगवन्तं (bhagavantaṁ) - the venerable (the venerable, divine, fortunate)

• हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - Agni (hutāśanam) (fire, Agni (deity))

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - previously (in front, before, formerly, previously)

• अक्षयौ (akṣayau) - two inexhaustible (inexhaustible, imperishable, unfailing)

• दत्तौ (dattau) - had been given (given, granted)

• तूणौ (tūṇau) - two quivers (quivers)

• येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, by which)

• अस्य (asya) - he (his, its, of this)

• खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - during the Khaṇḍava incident (in the Khaṇḍava forest)

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - reflected on (he thought, pondered, reflected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cint

Periphrastic Perfect

From root 'cit' (to perceive) + causal suffix 'aya' + perfect auxiliary 'ās'

Root: cit (class 10)

जिष्णुः (jiṣṇuḥ) - Arjuna (victorious, conquering; a name of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jiṣṇu

jiṣṇu - victorious, conquering; a name of Arjuna

From root 'ji' (to conquer) + snu

Root: ji (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

भगवन्तं (bhagavantaṁ) - the venerable (the venerable, divine, fortunate)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous; an epithet for God/Deity

From 'bhaga' (good fortune) + 'vat' suffix

Note: Refers to Agni

हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - Agni (hutāśanam) (fire, Agni (deity))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, Agni (deity), eater of oblations

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'hu' (to offer, sacrifice) + kta
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'aś' (to eat) + 'ana' suffix
  Root: aś (class 9)

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - previously (in front, before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

From 'puras' (in front) + 'tāt' suffix

अक्षयौ (akṣayau) - two inexhaustible (inexhaustible, imperishable, unfailing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of akṣaya

akṣaya - inexhaustible, imperishable, unfailing

From 'a' (not) + 'kṣaya' (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, perishing
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṣi' (to waste away, destroy) + 'aya'
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'tūṇau'

दत्तौ (dattau) - had been given (given, granted)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of datta

datta - given, granted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dā' (to give) + kta

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tūṇau'

तूणौ (tūṇau) - two quivers (quivers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tūṇa

tūṇa - quiver

येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Hutāśanam (Agni)

अस्य (asya) - he (his, its, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Arjuna (Jiṣṇuḥ). Functions as dative 'to him'.

खाण्डवे (khāṇḍave) - during the Khaṇḍava incident (in the Khaṇḍava forest)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of khāṇḍava

khāṇḍava - name of a forest, the Khaṇḍava forest

Note: Refers to the burning of the Khaṇḍava forest.

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