महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-6

तया प्रचोदितो राजा ब्राह्मणान्वशवर्तिनः ।
प्रास्थापयद्दिशः सर्वा यतध्वं नलदर्शने ॥६॥

6. tayā pracodito rājā brāhmaṇānvaśavartinaḥ ,
prāsthāpayaddiśaḥ sarvā yatadhvaṁ naladarśane.

6. tayā pracoditaḥ rājā brāhmaṇān vaśavartinaḥ
prāsthāpayat diśaḥ sarvāḥ yatadhvam naladarśane

6. Urged by her, the king dispatched Brahmins, who were under his command, to all directions, instructing them, "Strive to find Nala!"

Words meanings summery:

• तया (tayā) - by her, with her

• प्रचोदितः (pracoditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

• राजा (rājā) - king

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - obedient, under control, subservient

• प्रास्थापयत् (prāsthāpayat) - he sent forth, dispatched

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• यतध्वम् (yatadhvam) - strive, make efforts (you plural)

• नलदर्शने (naladarśane) - in the sight of Nala, for Nala's sighting

Words meanings and morphology

तया (tayā) - by her, with her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

प्रचोदितः (pracoditaḥ) - urged, impelled, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracodita

pracodita - urged, impelled, exhorted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the causative stem of 'cud' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: cud (class 10)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin (member of the priestly class)

वशवर्तिनः (vaśavartinaḥ) - obedient, under control, subservient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaśavartin

vaśavartin - being in one's power, obedient, subservient

Compound of 'vaśa' and 'vartin'

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaśa+vartin)

• vaśa – will, power, control
  noun (masculine)
• vartin – being, existing, abiding, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/present participle suffix
  Derived from root 'vṛt'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'brāhmaṇān'

प्रास्थापयत् (prāsthāpayat) - he sent forth, dispatched

(verb)

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

causative

Causative form of 'sthā' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, entire, whole

Note: Modifies 'diśaḥ'

यतध्वम् (yatadhvam) - strive, make efforts (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of yat

Root: yat (class 1)

नलदर्शने (naladarśane) - in the sight of Nala, for Nala's sighting

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of naladarśana

naladarśana - the seeing of Nala, the sight of Nala

Compound of 'Nala' and 'darśana'

Compound type : tatpurusha (nala+darśana)

• nala – Nala (proper name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root 'dṛś'
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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