महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-32

स्रजं चोत्तमगन्धाढ्यां सर्वे च मिथुनं ददुः ।
वरानेवं प्रदायास्य देवास्ते त्रिदिवं गताः ॥३२॥

32. srajaṁ cottamagandhāḍhyāṁ sarve ca mithunaṁ daduḥ ,
varānevaṁ pradāyāsya devāste tridivaṁ gatāḥ.

32. srajam ca uttama-gandha-āḍhyām sarve ca mithunam
daduḥ varān evam pradāya asya devāḥ te tridivam gatāḥ

32. All of them (the gods) gave him a garland rich in excellent fragrance and also a pair of boons. Having thus bestowed these boons upon Nala, those gods returned to heaven.

32. וכולם נתנו לו זר פרחים עשיר בניחוח משובח ביותר, ונתנו גם זוג. לאחר שהעניקו לו כך את המתנות, חזרו האלים לשמיים.

Words meanings summery:

• स्रजम् (srajam) - garland, wreath

• च (ca) - and, also

• उत्तम-गन्ध-आढ्याम् (uttama-gandha-āḍhyām) - rich in excellent fragrance

• सर्वे (sarve) - All the gods present (all, everyone)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मिथुनम् (mithunam) - A pair of boons (pair, couple, union)

• ददुः (daduḥ) - gave, granted

• वरान् (varān) - boons, wishes, excellent things

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having granted

• अस्य (asya) - To Nala (of him, to him, for him)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

• ते (te) - Those (same) gods (those, they)

• त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven, the third heaven

• गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed, arrived

Words meanings and morphology

स्रजम् (srajam) - garland, wreath

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sraj

sraj - garland, wreath, string of flowers

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

उत्तम-गन्ध-आढ्याम् (uttama-gandha-āḍhyām) - rich in excellent fragrance

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama-gandha-āḍhya

uttama-gandha-āḍhya - rich in excellent fragrance, abounding in best scents

Compound of uttama (best), gandha (fragrance), āḍhya (rich in).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (uttama+gandha+āḍhya)

• uttama – highest, best, excellent, supreme
  adjective
  Superlative of ud- (up, out).
• gandha – smell, fragrance, odor, perfume
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √gandh (class 1)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abounding in, opulent
  adjective

सर्वे (sarve) - All the gods present (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Universal pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle.

मिथुनम् (mithunam) - A pair of boons (pair, couple, union)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mithuna

mithuna - pair, couple, union, copulation

ददुः (daduḥ) - gave, granted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dā

Perfect tense form

Reduplicated root √dā (class 3). Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, Parasmaipada.

Root: √dā (class 3)

वरान् (varān) - boons, wishes, excellent things

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, excellent

Derived from root √vṛ (to choose, wish).

Root: √vṛ (class 9)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given, having granted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root √dā with prefix pra and suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: pra

Root: √dā (class 3)

अस्य (asya) - To Nala (of him, to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, divine beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Derived from root √div (to shine).

Root: √div (class 4)

ते (te) - Those (same) gods (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun.

त्रिदिवम् (tridivam) - heaven, the third heaven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tridiva

tridiva - heaven, the third heaven, celestial region

Compound: tri (three) + diva (heaven).

Compound type : dvigu (tri+diva)

• tri – three
  numeral
• diva – heaven, sky, day
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √div (to shine).
  Root: √div (class 4)

गताः (gatāḥ) - gone, departed, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, departed, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √gam (to go) with suffix -ta.

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Often used passively to mean 'has gone', but here it serves to indicate the state of having gone.

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