महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-3

ततः स त्वरमाणस्तु पटे निपतिते तदा ।
ग्रहीष्यामीति तं राजा नलमाह महामनाः ॥३॥

3. tataḥ sa tvaramāṇastu paṭe nipatite tadā ,
grahīṣyāmīti taṁ rājā nalamāha mahāmanāḥ.

3. tataḥ saḥ tvaramāṇaḥ tu paṭe nipatite tadā
grahīṣyāmi iti tam rājā nalam āha mahāmanāḥ

3. Then, when the cloth had fallen, the great-minded king, hurrying, said to Nala, 'I will seize it!'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (thereupon, then, from that)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

• त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying (hurrying, eager, being quick)

• तु (tu) - (emphatic particle, can be omitted in translation) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• पटे (paṭe) - on the cloth (on the cloth, in the cloth)

• निपतिते (nipatite) - having fallen (in agreement with paṭe) (having fallen, fallen down)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - I will seize (it) (I will seize, I will catch, I will take)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner, so saying)

• तम् (tam) - him (Nala) (him, that)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Rituparṇa) (king)

• नलम् (nalam) - Nala

• आह (āha) - said (said, spoke)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded (great-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (thereupon, then, from that)

(indeclinable)

Ablative case form used as an indeclinable

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular form of tad

त्वरमाणः (tvaramāṇaḥ) - hurrying (hurrying, eager, being quick)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvaramāṇa

tvaramāṇa - hurrying, moving quickly

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root tvar- (to hurry) with śānac suffix

Root: tvar (class 1)

तु (tu) - (emphatic particle, can be omitted in translation) (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

पटे (paṭe) - on the cloth (on the cloth, in the cloth)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paṭa

paṭa - cloth, garment, canvas

निपतिते (nipatite) - having fallen (in agreement with paṭe) (having fallen, fallen down)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of nipatita

nipatita - fallen, fallen down, descended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pat- (to fall) with prefix ni- and kta suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: pat (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that)

ग्रहीष्यामि (grahīṣyāmi) - I will seize (it) (I will seize, I will catch, I will take)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, in this manner, so saying)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Nala) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular form of tad

राजा (rājā) - the king (Rituparṇa) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

नलम् (nalam) - Nala

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper name), reed, stem

आह (āha) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Irregular verb; perfect tense form with present meaning

Root: ah

Note: Perfect tense used with present meaning.

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded (great-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahant+manas)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, spirit
  noun (neuter)