महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-44, verse-23

ततः प्रेम्णा वृत्रशत्रुरर्जुनस्य शुभं मुखम् ।
पस्पर्श पुण्यगन्धेन करेण परिसान्त्वयन् ॥२३॥

23. tataḥ premṇā vṛtraśatrurarjunasya śubhaṁ mukham ,
pasparśa puṇyagandhena kareṇa parisāntvayan.

23. tataḥ premṇā vṛtraśatruḥ arjunasya śubhaṃ mukham
pasparśa puṇyagandhena kareṇa parisāntvayan

23. Then, the enemy of Vṛtra (Indra) affectionately touched Arjuna's beautiful face with his pure and fragrant hand, comforting him.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with affection (with love, with affection)

• वृत्रशत्रुः (vṛtraśatruḥ) - Indra (enemy of Vṛtra (Indra))

• अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

• शुभं (śubhaṁ) - beautiful (beautiful, auspicious, good)

• मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

• पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - touched (touched, felt)

• पुण्यगन्धेन (puṇyagandhena) - with his pure and fragrant hand (with a fragrant hand, with a hand of pure fragrance)

• करेण (kareṇa) - with his hand (with a hand)

• परिसन्त्वयन् (parisantvayan) - comforting (comforting, consoling, appeasing)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' + 'tas'.

प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - with affection (with love, with affection)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of preman

preman - love, affection, kindness

From root prī (to please, to love).

Root: prī (class 9)

वृत्रशत्रुः (vṛtraśatruḥ) - Indra (enemy of Vṛtra (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtraśatru

vṛtraśatru - enemy of Vṛtra; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛtra+śatru)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of an asura); cover, enclosure
  proper noun (masculine)
• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)

अर्जुनस्य (arjunasya) - of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince); white, silver-colored

शुभं (śubhaṁ) - beautiful (beautiful, auspicious, good)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, bright, pure, good

Note: Sandhi form `śubham`.

मुखम् (mukham) - face (face, mouth, front)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - face, mouth, front, entrance

पस्पर्श (pasparśa) - touched (touched, felt)

(verb)

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

Intensive/reduplicated perfect.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Reduplicated perfect form of `spṛś`.

पुण्यगन्धेन (puṇyagandhena) - with his pure and fragrant hand (with a fragrant hand, with a hand of pure fragrance)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of puṇyagandha

puṇyagandha - of pure fragrance, fragrant, sacredly scented

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+gandha)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, pure, sacred, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)

करेण (kareṇa) - with his hand (with a hand)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kara

kara - hand, ray (of light), tax, doer

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

परिसन्त्वयन् (parisantvayan) - comforting (comforting, consoling, appeasing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sāntvayat

sāntvayat - comforting, consoling

Present Active Participle

From root sāntv (to console) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: sāntv (class 10)

Note: Present active participle of `parisantv`.

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