महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-43

तुङ्गकारण्यमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
वेदानध्यापयत्तत्र ऋषिः सारस्वतः पुरा ॥४३॥

43. tuṅgakāraṇyamāsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ ,
vedānadhyāpayattatra ṛṣiḥ sārasvataḥ purā.

43. tuṅgakāraṇyam āsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
vedān adhyāpayat tatra ṛṣiḥ sārasvataḥ purā

43. Formerly, the sage Sarasvata, a celibate student (brahmacārī) who had controlled his senses, reached the Tungaka forest and taught the Vedas there.

43. מי שמגיע ליער טוּנְגַקָארַנְיַה, שומר על פרישות ומרסן את חושיו. שם לימד בימי קדם החוזה סָארַסְוַטַה את הוֵדוֹת,

Words meanings summery:

• तुङ्गकारण्यम् (tuṅgakāraṇyam) - Tungaka forest

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained

• ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - a celibate student (brahmacārī) or ascetic (celibate student, one who observes a religious vow)

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• अध्यापयत् (adhyāpayat) - taught

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata, the name of a specific sage (Sarasvata (name of a sage), descendant of Sarasvati)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

Words meanings and morphology

तुङ्गकारण्यम् (tuṅgakāraṇyam) - Tungaka forest

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tuṅgakāraṇya

tuṅgakāraṇya - Tungaka forest (Tungaka: name of a mountain; araṇya: forest)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tuṅgaka+araṇya)

• tuṅgaka – a type of tree, name of a mountain or place
  proper noun (neuter)
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix ā- + root SAD + suffix -ya (for roots ending in a vowel or preceded by a prefix)

Prefix: ā

Root: SAD (class 1)

ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - a celibate student (brahmacārī) or ascetic (celibate student, one who observes a religious vow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin

brahmacārin - one who practices religious studentship and celibacy, a religious student

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+cārin)

• brahman – sacred utterance, Veda, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – going, moving, practicing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root CAR + suffix -in
  Root: CAR (class 1)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - one who has controlled his senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - having controlled the senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, controlled
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root JI + suffix -ta
  Root: JI (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas

from root VID 'to know'

Root: VID (class 2)

अध्यापयत् (adhyāpayat) - taught

(verb)

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

Causative

From adhi-i (to go over, study) + causative suffix -āpay

Prefix: adhi

Root: I (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - inspired poet, sage, seer, a Vedic priest

Root: ṚṢ

सारस्वतः (sārasvataḥ) - Sarasvata, the name of a specific sage (Sarasvata (name of a sage), descendant of Sarasvati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārasvata

sārasvata - relating to Sarasvati, a descendant of Sarasvati, a name of a sage

formed with suffix -a from Sarasvatī

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

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