महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-103

एवं साशोकवृक्षं तमार्ता त्रिः परिगम्य ह ।
जगाम दारुणतरं देशं भैमी वराङ्गना ॥१०३॥

103. evaṁ sāśokavṛkṣaṁ tamārtā triḥ parigamya ha ,
jagāma dāruṇataraṁ deśaṁ bhaimī varāṅganā.

103. evam sā aśoka-vṛkṣam tam ārtā triḥ parigamya ha
jagāma dāruṇa-taram deśam bhaimī vara-aṅganā

103. Thus, that distressed excellent woman, Bhīmī, having three times circumambulated that Aśoka tree, went to an even more dreadful region.

103. כך, אחרי שהקיפה שלוש פעמים את עץ האשוקה בצערה, הלכה היפהפייה בת בְּהִימַה אל אזור קשה עוד יותר.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• सा (sā) - Bhīmī (she)

• अशोक-वृक्षम् (aśoka-vṛkṣam) - Aśoka tree

• तम् (tam) - that

• आर्ता (ārtā) - distressed, afflicted

• त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

• परिगम्य (parigamya) - having circumambulated, having gone around

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely

• जगाम (jagāma) - she went

• दारुण-तरम् (dāruṇa-taram) - even more dreadful (more terrible, more dreadful)

• देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

• भैमी (bhaimī) - princess Bhīmī (Bhīmī (proper name))

• वर-अङ्गना (vara-aṅganā) - excellent woman, beautiful woman

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - Bhīmī (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she

Note: Refers to Bhīmī, the subject of the sentence.

अशोक-वृक्षम् (aśoka-vṛkṣam) - Aśoka tree

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśoka-vṛkṣa

aśoka-vṛkṣa - Aśoka tree

Compound of aśoka (Aśoka tree) and vṛkṣa (tree).

Compound type : karmadharaya (aśoka+vṛkṣa)

• aśoka – Aśoka tree, sorrowless
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the gerund 'parigamya'.

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun agreeing with 'aśoka-vṛkṣam'.

आर्ता (ārtā) - distressed, afflicted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering, oppressed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of root ṛ (to go, move) or ard (to pain) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sā' (Bhīmī).

त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies the action of circumambulating.

परिगम्य (parigamya) - having circumambulated, having gone around

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Gerund of root gam (to go) with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main verb 'jagāma'.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: A particle used for emphasis.

जगाम (jagāma) - she went

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular, perfect active form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

दारुण-तरम् (dāruṇa-taram) - even more dreadful (more terrible, more dreadful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa-tara

dāruṇa-tara - more terrible, harsher, more severe

Comparative degree formed by adding suffix -tara to dāruṇa.

Note: Agrees with 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Note: Object of motion 'to a region'.

भैमी (bhaimī) - princess Bhīmī (Bhīmī (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaimī

bhaimī - daughter of Bhīma (Nala's wife, Damayantī)

Patronymic from Bhīma.

Note: The subject of 'jagāma'.

वर-अङ्गना (vara-aṅganā) - excellent woman, beautiful woman

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vara-aṅganā

vara-aṅganā - excellent woman, beautiful woman

Compound of vara (excellent) and aṅganā (woman).

Compound type : karmadharaya (vara+aṅganā)

• vara – excellent, best, noble
  adjective (masculine)
• aṅganā – woman, lady
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositive to 'bhaimī'.

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