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3,51

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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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)
  • (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)
(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'.