महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-70, verse-32

अवसं त्वयि राजेन्द्र सुदुःखमपराजित ।
विषेण नागराजस्य दह्यमानो दिवानिशम् ॥३२॥

32. avasaṁ tvayi rājendra suduḥkhamaparājita ,
viṣeṇa nāgarājasya dahyamāno divāniśam.

32. avasam tvayi rājendra suduḥkham aparājita
viṣeṇa nāgarājasya dahyamānaḥ divāniśam

32. O King of Kings, O unconquered one, I dwelled in you in great distress, being consumed day and night by the poison of the king of serpents.

32. הו מלך המלכים, הו בלתי מנוצח, שכנתי בתוכך בסבל רב, ואני נשרף יומם ולילה בארסו של מלך הנחשים.

Words meanings summery:

• अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelled

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in Nala (in you)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Nala (O king of kings)

• सुदुह्खम् (suduhkham) - with great difficulty/suffering, very painful

• अपराजित (aparājita) - O Nala (unconquered, invincible)

• विषेण (viṣeṇa) - by poison

• नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of Karkotaka (of the king of serpents)

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burnt, being consumed

• दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night

Words meanings and morphology

अवसम् (avasam) - I lived, I dwelled

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: First person singular imperfect active of √vas.

त्वयि (tvayi) - in Nala (in you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Null gender for pronoun in locative.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O Nala (O king of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – king of gods, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

सुदुह्खम् (suduhkham) - with great difficulty/suffering, very painful

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi or karmadharaya (su+duḥkha)

• su – good, well, very, greatly
  prefix
• duḥkha – pain, suffering, misery
  noun (neuter)

Note: Accusative singular neuter of adjective used adverbially (like 'sukham' - happily).

अपराजित (aparājita) - O Nala (unconquered, invincible)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of aparājita

aparājita - unconquered, invincible

Past Passive Participle

From √ji 'to conquer' with upasarga 'parā' and negative 'a'

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (a+parājita)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• parājita – conquered, defeated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √ji 'to conquer' with upasarga 'parā'
  Prefix: parā
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Masculine vocative singular, agreeing with 'rājendra' (Nala).

विषेण (viṣeṇa) - by poison

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of viṣa

viṣa - poison, venom

नागराजस्य (nāgarājasya) - of Karkotaka (of the king of serpents)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāgarāja

nāgarāja - king of serpents

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+rājan)

• nāga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burnt, being consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burnt, being consumed, being tormented

Present Passive Participle

From √dah 'to burn' with suffix -yamāna (passive)

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular, agreeing with 'aham' (Kali).

दिवानिशम् (divāniśam) - day and night

(indeclinable)

Compound type : dvandva (divā+niśā)

• divā – by day, during the day
  indeclinable
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

Note: Adverb of time.

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