महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-20

तस्याः स्वयंवरः शक्र भविता नचिरादिव ।
तत्र गच्छन्ति राजानो राजपुत्राश्च सर्वशः ॥२०॥

20. tasyāḥ svayaṁvaraḥ śakra bhavitā nacirādiva ,
tatra gacchanti rājāno rājaputrāśca sarvaśaḥ.

20. tasyāḥ svayaṃvaraḥ śakra bhavitā nacirāt iva
tatra gacchanti rājānaḥ rājaputrāḥ ca sarvaśaḥ

20. O Śakra, her self-choice marriage (svayaṃvara) will take place very soon. Kings and princes are going there from all directions.

20. הו שַׁקְרַה, הסְוַיַמְוַרַה שלה ייערך בקרוב, ומכל עבר הולכים לשם מלכים ובני מלכים.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (the princess) (of her, to her, from her)

• स्वयंवरः (svayaṁvaraḥ) - self-choice marriage ceremony (svayaṃvara) (self-choice marriage)

• शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (vocative address for Indra) (Śakra (name of Indra))

• भविता (bhavitā) - will take place (will be, will happen)

• नचिरात् (nacirāt) - very soon (not long, soon)

• इव (iva) - (particle indicating immediacy when combined with 'nacirāt') (like, as, as if)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (at the location of the svayaṃvara) (there, in that place)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - are going (they go, they are going)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

• राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes (princes, sons of kings)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all directions (from all sides, everywhere, in every way)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her (the princess) (of her, to her, from her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Could also be dative, ablative, or locative singular feminine, but genitive fits best here as 'her svayaṃvara'.

स्वयंवरः (svayaṁvaraḥ) - self-choice marriage ceremony (svayaṃvara) (self-choice marriage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - the choice of a husband by a maiden herself, a public assembly for such a choice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – self, by oneself
  indeclinable
• vara – choosing, choice, boon, husband
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (vocative address for Indra) (Śakra (name of Indra))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Śakra, a name of Indra; powerful, strong

भविता (bhavitā) - will take place (will be, will happen)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (luṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic future, functions as a finite verb.

नचिरात् (nacirāt) - very soon (not long, soon)

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nacira

nacira - not long, brief, quick

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+cira)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• cira – long, lasting
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'soon' or 'without delay'.

इव (iva) - (particle indicating immediacy when combined with 'nacirāt') (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there (at the location of the svayaṃvara) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - are going (they go, they are going)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings (kings, rulers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes (princes, sons of kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājaputra

rājaputra - son of a king, prince

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - from all directions (from all sides, everywhere, in every way)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' with the suffix '-śaḥ'.

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