महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-16

ततः पार्थो महाबाहुरवतीर्य रथोत्तमात् ।
ददर्श साक्षाद्देवेन्द्रं पितरं पाकशासनम् ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ pārtho mahābāhuravatīrya rathottamāt ,
dadarśa sākṣāddevendraṁ pitaraṁ pākaśāsanam.

16. tataḥ pārthaḥ mahābāhuḥ avatīrya rathottamāt
dadarśa sākṣāt devendram pitaram pākaśāsanam

16. Then Pārtha, the mighty-armed (Arjuna), having descended from his excellent chariot, saw the lord of the gods (Devendra), his own father (Indra), directly in person, known as Pākaśāsana.

16. אז ירד פָּארְתַה בעל הזרועות העצומות מהמרכבה המעולה וראה בעיניו את אביו, אִינְדְרַה מלך האלים, פָּאקַשָׁאסַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having dismounted

• रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best of chariots

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

• देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra (lord of the gods)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - Indra, Arjuna's father (father)

• पाकशासनम् (pākaśāsanam) - Indra (chastiser of Pāka, subduer of Pāka)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Note: An epithet for Arjuna.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Arjuna.

अवतीर्य (avatīrya) - having descended, having dismounted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from verb root tṝ (to cross, to descend) with prefix ava-, and the suffix -ya.

Prefix: ava

Root: tṝ (class 1)

रथोत्तमात् (rathottamāt) - from the best of chariots

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of rathottama

rathottama - best of chariots, excellent chariot

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+uttama)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of paś

Reduplicated perfect tense form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

साक्षात् (sākṣāt) - directly, in person, visibly

(indeclinable)

देवेन्द्रम् (devendram) - Indra (lord of the gods)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - lord of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (chief of the gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for Indra.

पितरम् (pitaram) - Indra, Arjuna's father (father)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Refers to Indra, who is Arjuna's father.

पाकशासनम् (pākaśāsanam) - Indra (chastiser of Pāka, subduer of Pāka)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana

pākaśāsana - chastiser/slayer of Pāka (a demon), a name of Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāka+śāsana)

• pāka – Pāka (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – chastising, ruling, punishment
  noun (neuter)

Note: An epithet for Indra.

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