महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-91, verse-4

श्वापदैरुपसृष्टानि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि च ।
अगम्यानि नरैरल्पैस्तीर्थानि मनुजेश्वर ॥४॥

4. śvāpadairupasṛṣṭāni durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca ,
agamyāni narairalpaistīrthāni manujeśvara.

4. śvāpadaiḥ upasṛṣṭāni durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca |
agamyāni naraiḥ alpaiḥ tīrthāni manujeśvara

4. O lord of men, there are difficult and perilous places, infested by wild animals, and pilgrimage (tīrtha) sites that are inaccessible to weak men.

4. אתרי הקודש האלה מוקפים חיות טרף, קשים למעבר ומלאי מכשולים, ואנשים בודדים אינם יכולים להגיע אליהם, הו שליט בני האדם.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey

• उपसृष्टानि (upasṛṣṭāni) - infested, beset, attacked

• दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficult places, fortresses

• विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven, perilous, formidable

• च (ca) - and

• अगम्यानि (agamyāni) - inaccessible, unattainable

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

• अल्पैः (alpaiḥ) - Referring to weak or incapable men. (by few, by insignificant, by weak)

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimage (tīrtha) sites, holy bathing places

• मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - Addressed to Arjuna. (O lord of men, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

श्वापदैः (śvāpadaiḥ) - by wild animals, by beasts of prey

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvāpada

śvāpada - wild animal, beast of prey

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śvan+pada)

• śvan – dog
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step
  noun (neuter)

उपसृष्टानि (upasṛṣṭāni) - infested, beset, attacked

(adjective)

neuter, plural of upasṛṣṭa

upasṛṣṭa - infested, beset, afflicted, created, produced

Past Passive Participle

from root 'sṛj' (to emit, create) with prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛj (class 6)

दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficult places, fortresses

(noun)

neuter, plural of durga

durga - difficult to access, fortress, stronghold, difficult place

विषमाणि (viṣamāṇi) - uneven, perilous, formidable

(adjective)

neuter, plural of viṣama

viṣama - uneven, rough, difficult, dangerous, formidable

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अगम्यानि (agamyāni) - inaccessible, unattainable

(adjective)

neuter, plural of agamya

agamya - inaccessible, unattainable, not to be approached

gerundive

Negative gerundive from root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gamya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• gamya – to be gone, accessible, attainable
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive
  from root 'gam' (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

अल्पैः (alpaiḥ) - Referring to weak or incapable men. (by few, by insignificant, by weak)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant, weak

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - pilgrimage (tīrtha) sites, holy bathing places

(noun)

neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, place of pilgrimage

मनुजेश्वर (manujeśvara) - Addressed to Arjuna. (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujeśvara

manujeśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manuja+īśvara)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Born from Manu
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)

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