महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-6

तच्छ्रुत्वा नृपतिर्भीमो दमयन्तीसखीगणात् ।
चिन्तयामास तत्कार्यं सुमहत्स्वां सुतां प्रति ॥६॥

6. tacchrutvā nṛpatirbhīmo damayantīsakhīgaṇāt ,
cintayāmāsa tatkāryaṁ sumahatsvāṁ sutāṁ prati.

6. tat śrutvā nṛpatiḥ bhīmaḥ damayantyāḥ sakhīgaṇāt
cintayām āsa tat kāryam sumahat svām sutām prati

6. Having heard that, King Bhīma, from Damayantī's group of female friends, contemplated that very great task concerning his own daughter.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that report or information (that, this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - King Bhīma (Bhīma (proper name))

• दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

• सखीगणात् (sakhīgaṇāt) - from the group of female friends

• चिन्तयाम् (cintayām) - part of a periphrastic perfect verb form 'cintayām āsa' (having thought, contemplating)

• आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb to form the periphrastic perfect 'cintayām āsa' (was, became (auxiliary verb))

• तत् (tat) - that specific great task (that)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very important

• स्वाम् (svām) - his own

• सुताम् (sutām) - daughter

• प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that report or information (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the ktvā suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - King Bhīma (Bhīma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable; a proper name (e.g., of the King of Vidarbha)

दमयन्त्याः (damayantyāḥ) - of Damayantī

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (proper name of a princess)

सखीगणात् (sakhīgaṇāt) - from the group of female friends

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sakhīgaṇa

sakhīgaṇa - group of female friends

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sakhī+gaṇa)

• sakhī – female friend, companion
  noun (feminine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

चिन्तयाम् (cintayām) - part of a periphrastic perfect verb form 'cintayām āsa' (having thought, contemplating)

(verb)

Periphrastic Perfect auxiliary component

Derived from the causal stem of the root cit (to perceive), forming the first part of the periphrastic perfect using the āṃ suffix.

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Part of a periphrastic perfect conjugation with 'āsa'.

आस (āsa) - auxiliary verb to form the periphrastic perfect 'cintayām āsa' (was, became (auxiliary verb))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of as

Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada

Root as (II P.), Perfect 3rd person singular form.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb forming a periphrastic perfect conjugation with 'cintayām'.

तत् (tat) - that specific great task (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task, duty, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done (gerundive); duty, business, purpose (noun)

Gerundive, used as a noun

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with ṇyat suffix.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very important

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, very important

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, excellent, well, very (prefix)
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

स्वाम् (svām) - his own

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

सुताम् (sutām) - daughter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

Root: sū (class 2)

प्रति (prati) - towards, concerning, regarding

(indeclinable)

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