महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-59, verse-16

परिधावन्नथ नल इतश्चेतश्च भारत ।
आससाद सभोद्देशे विकोशं खड्गमुत्तमम् ॥१६॥

16. paridhāvannatha nala itaścetaśca bhārata ,
āsasāda sabhoddeśe vikośaṁ khaḍgamuttamam.

16. paridhāvan atha nala itaḥ ca itaḥ ca bhārata
āsasāda sabhoddeśe vikośam khaḍgam uttamam

16. Then, O Bhārata, Nala, running here and there, found an excellent unsheathed sword in the area of the assembly hall.

16. ואז, הו צאצא בְּהָארַטַה, נַלַה רץ לכאן ולכאן, ובפינת האולם מצא חרב מעולה ללא נדן.

Words meanings summery:

• परिधावन् (paridhāvan) - running around, circling, roaming

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• नल (nala) - Nala (name of the king)

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here

• च (ca) - and, also

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - he found, he reached, he obtained

• सभोद्देशे (sabhoddeśe) - in the vicinity of the assembly, in the court area

• विकोशम् (vikośam) - unsheathed, drawn from its scabbard

• खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

Words meanings and morphology

परिधावन् (paridhāvan) - running around, circling, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paridhāvat

paridhāvat - running around, circling, roaming

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'dhāvu' with 'pari' prefix.

Prefix: pari

Root: dhāvu (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

नल (nala) - Nala (name of the king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king, a species of reed)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, hither, here

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian

आससाद (āsasāda) - he found, he reached, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āsad

Derived from root 'sad' with 'ā' prefix.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

सभोद्देशे (sabhoddeśe) - in the vicinity of the assembly, in the court area

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sabhoddeśa

sabhoddeśa - vicinity of an assembly, court area, region of the court

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+uddeśa)

• sabhā – assembly, court, council
  noun (feminine)
• uddeśa – direction, region, vicinity, reference
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: diś (class 6)

विकोशम् (vikośam) - unsheathed, drawn from its scabbard

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vikośa

vikośa - unsheathed, without a sheath

Bahuvrihi compound, 'one whose sheath is gone'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+kośa)

• vi – without, separation (prefix)
  indeclinable
• kośa – sheath, scabbard, treasure, bud
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'khaḍgam'.

खड्गम् (khaḍgam) - sword

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of khaḍga

khaḍga - sword, rhinoceros

Note: Object of 'āsasāda'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, excellent, supreme

Superlative form, from 'ud' + 'tamap' suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'khaḍgam'.

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