महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-62, verse-1

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
सा तच्छ्रुत्वानवद्याङ्गी सार्थवाहवचस्तदा ।
अगच्छत्तेन वै सार्धं भर्तृदर्शनलालसा ॥१॥

1. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
sā tacchrutvānavadyāṅgī sārthavāhavacastadā ,
agacchattena vai sārdhaṁ bhartṛdarśanalālasā.

1. Bṛhadaśva uvāca | sā tat śrutvā anavadyāṅgī sārthavāhavacaḥ
tadā | agacchat tena vai sārdham bhartṛdarśanalālasā

1. Bṛhadaśva said: Hearing that, she, whose body was faultless, then went with him, eagerly desirous of seeing her husband.

1. בְּרִהַדַשְׁוַה אמר, כששמעה אז האישה חסרת הפגם את דברי ראש השיירה, הלכה אתם יחד, כשהיא כמהה לראות את בעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• अनवद्याङ्गी (anavadyāṅgī) - she whose limbs are faultless, having beautiful body

• सार्थवाहवचः (sārthavāhavacaḥ) - words of the caravan leader

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went, proceeded

• तेन (tena) - with him, by him

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

• भर्तृदर्शनलालसा (bhartṛdarśanalālasā) - eager to see her husband, longing for husband's sight

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bṛhadaśva

Bṛhadaśva - name of a sage, lit. 'having large horses'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+aśva)

• bṛhat – large, great, vast
  adjective
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to the caravan leader's words.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śru + tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

अनवद्याङ्गी (anavadyāṅgī) - she whose limbs are faultless, having beautiful body

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anavadyāṅgī

anavadyāṅgī - one whose body is faultless, having beautiful limbs

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anavadyā+aṅga)

• anavadyā – faultless, irreproachable
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from 'avadya' (fault) with negative prefix 'an-'
  Prefix: an
• aṅga – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

सार्थवाहवचः (sārthavāhavacaḥ) - words of the caravan leader

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sārthavāhavacas

sārthavāhavacas - the speech or words of a caravan leader

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sārthavāha+vacas)

• sārthavāha – caravan leader, head of a caravan
  noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense (laṅ) form of root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

तेन (tena) - with him, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he

Note: Refers to the caravan leader.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

सार्धम् (sārdham) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

भर्तृदर्शनलालसा (bhartṛdarśanalālasā) - eager to see her husband, longing for husband's sight

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhartṛdarśanalālasā

bhartṛdarśanalālasā - eager for the sight of husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhartṛ+darśana+lālasā)

• bhartṛ – husband, supporter, master
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support) + tṛ suffix
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception, vision
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root dṛś (to see) + ana suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• lālasā – eagerness, longing, desire
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Damayantī.

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