महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-25

नलोऽपि राजा कौन्तेय श्रुत्वा राज्ञां समागमम् ।
अभ्यगच्छददीनात्मा दमयन्तीमनुव्रतः ॥२५॥

25. nalo'pi rājā kaunteya śrutvā rājñāṁ samāgamam ,
abhyagacchadadīnātmā damayantīmanuvrataḥ.

25. nalaḥ api rājā kaunteya śrutvā rājñām samāgamam
abhyagacchat adīnātmā damayantīm anuvrataḥ

25. O son of Kunti, King Nala, having heard of the assembly of kings, and being resolute in spirit (ātman) and devoted to Damayanti, went to her.

25. הו קַאוּנְטֵיַה, גם המלך נַלַה שמע על התכנסות המלכים והלך לשם בלב שמח, מסור לדַמַיַנְטִי.

Words meanings summery:

• नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala (name of a king))

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - assembly, gathering, meeting

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he went towards, he approached

• अदीनात्मा (adīnātmā) - having an undepressed spirit, resolute, courageous

• दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayanti (name of Nala's wife)

• अनुव्रतः (anuvrataḥ) - devoted to, following, adherent

Words meanings and morphology

नलः (nalaḥ) - King Nala (Nala (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - name of a king, a kind of reed

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna, Bhīma)

patronymic from Kunti

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed with -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

समागमम् (samāgamam) - assembly, gathering, meeting

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - assembly, gathering, meeting, coming together

from sam-ā-gam (to come together)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of śrutvā

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he went towards, he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

अदीनात्मा (adīnātmā) - having an undepressed spirit, resolute, courageous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adīnātman

adīnātman - having an undepressed spirit, high-spirited, courageous, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dīna+ātman)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dīna – depressed, dejected, miserable, poor
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dī (to decay, be sad)
  Root: dī (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayanti (name of Nala's wife)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - name of Nala's wife, a charming woman

Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Object of abhyagacchat (approached)

अनुव्रतः (anuvrataḥ) - devoted to, following, adherent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuvrata

anuvrata - following, devoted to, adherent, compliant

from anu + vrata (vow)

Prefix: anu

Root: vrat

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