महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-73, verse-18

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
दमयन्ती तु तच्छ्रुत्वा पुण्यश्लोकस्य चेष्टितम् ।
अमन्यत नलं प्राप्तं कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् ॥१८॥

18. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
damayantī tu tacchrutvā puṇyaślokasya ceṣṭitam ,
amanyata nalaṁ prāptaṁ karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam.

18. bṛhadaśvaḥ uvāca damayantī tu tat śrutvā puṇyaślokasya
ceṣṭitam amanyata nalaṃ prāptam karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam

18. Bṛhadaśva said: But Damayantī, having heard that act of the renowned Nala, understood that Nala had arrived, as his presence was indicated by these actions (karma).

18. בְּרְהַדַשְׁוַה אמר, כששמעה דַמַיַנְטִי על מעשיו של פּוּנְיַשְׁלוֹקַה, היא הבינה שנַלַה נמצא כאן, כפי שרמזו מעשיו והתנהגותו.

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (the narrator) (Bṛhadaśva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (the queen, wife of Nala) (Damayantī)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• तत् (tat) - that (act, referring to Keśinī's report) (that, it)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• पुण्यश्लोकस्य (puṇyaślokasya) - of the renowned (Nala) (of the one of sacred fame, of the virtuous, of the celebrated)

• चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - act (of crushing flowers and their revival) (act, deed, behavior, movement)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - she understood (she thought, she considered, she believed)

• नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (her husband) (Nala)

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived, present (obtained, reached, arrived, present)

• कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् (karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam) - indicated by his actions (karma) (indicated by actions, revealed by deeds)

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (the narrator) (Bṛhadaśva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

Compound: bṛhat (great) + aśva (horse) - 'one with great horses'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect

Perfect tense (Liṭ lakara), Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular. Formed by reduplication.

Root: vac (class 2)

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (the queen, wife of Nala) (Damayantī)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (proper name)

Note: Subject of 'amanyata'.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction expressing contrast or emphasis.

तत् (tat) - that (act, referring to Keśinī's report) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

पुण्यश्लोकस्य (puṇyaślokasya) - of the renowned (Nala) (of the one of sacred fame, of the virtuous, of the celebrated)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puṇyaśloka

puṇyaśloka - one whose fame is sacred, a person of great renown

Compound 'puṇya' (meritorious, sacred) + 'śloka' (fame, verse). Refers to Nala, who is known for his virtue.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṇya+śloka)

• puṇya – meritorious, sacred, virtuous, good deed
  adjective (neuter)
• śloka – fame, reputation, verse, stanza
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive case, referring to Nala.

चेष्टितम् (ceṣṭitam) - act (of crushing flowers and their revival) (act, deed, behavior, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ceṣṭita

ceṣṭita - act, deed, behavior, movement

past passive participle (substantivized)

Past passive participle of root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor), used as a neuter noun.

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

अमन्यत (amanyata) - she understood (she thought, she considered, she believed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of man

imperfect

Imperfect tense (Laṅ lakara), Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular.

Root: man (class 4)

नलं (nalaṁ) - Nala (her husband) (Nala)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (proper name)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - arrived, present (obtained, reached, arrived, present)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Describes Nala in an objective complement relationship with 'amanyata'.

कर्मचेष्टाभिसूचितम् (karmaceṣṭābhisūcitam) - indicated by his actions (karma) (indicated by actions, revealed by deeds)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of karmaceṣṭābhisūcita

karmaceṣṭābhisūcita - indicated by actions/movements

past passive participle (compound)

Compound: 'karma-ceṣṭā' (actions and movements) + 'abhisūcita' (indicated).

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma-ceṣṭā+abhisūcita)

• karma – action, deed, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• ceṣṭā – movement, activity, gesture
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'ceṣṭ' (to move, to endeavor).
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)
• abhisūcita – indicated, pointed out, hinted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'sūc' (to indicate) with prefix 'abhi'.
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: sūc (class 10)

Note: Describes Nala in an objective complement relationship with 'amanyata'.

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