महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-94, verse-11
अगस्त्यश्चापि भगवानेतस्मिन्काल एव तु ।
पितॄन्ददर्श गर्ते वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान् ॥११॥
पितॄन्ददर्श गर्ते वै लम्बमानानधोमुखान् ॥११॥
11. agastyaścāpi bhagavānetasminkāla eva tu ,
pitṝndadarśa garte vai lambamānānadhomukhān.
pitṝndadarśa garte vai lambamānānadhomukhān.
11.
agastyaḥ ca api bhagavān etasmin kāle eva tu
pitṝn dadarśa garte vai lambamānān adhomukhān
pitṝn dadarśa garte vai lambamānān adhomukhān
11.
And indeed, at that very time, the venerable Agastya saw his ancestors (pitṛs) hanging head downwards in a pit.
Words meanings summery:
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- अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (name of a revered sage)
- च (ca) - and
- अपि (api) - also, even
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, blessed
- एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this time (in this)
- काले (kāle) - at this very time (in time, at the time)
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very
- तु (tu) - but, moreover, and, (emphatic particle)
- पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers (pitṛs)
- ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived
- गर्ते (garte) - in a pit, in a hole
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- लम्बमानान् (lambamānān) - hanging, suspended
- अधोमुखान् (adhomukhān) - facing downwards, with faces downwards, head downwards
Words meanings and morphology
अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (name of a revered sage)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya
agastya - Agastya (name of a Vedic sage)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, blessed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine, illustrious
एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this time (in this)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this
काले (kāle) - at this very time (in time, at the time)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kāla
kāla - time, period, season
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, very
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, moreover, and, (emphatic particle)
(indeclinable)
पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers (pitṛs)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, a class of celestial beings associated with deceased ancestors (pitṛs)
ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
गर्ते (garte) - in a pit, in a hole
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of garta
garta - pit, hole, cavity
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
लम्बमानान् (lambamānān) - hanging, suspended
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of lambamāna
lambamāna - hanging, suspended, dangling
Present Middle Participle
Derived from the root √lamb (to hang) with the śānac suffix
Root: lamb (class 1)
अधोमुखान् (adhomukhān) - facing downwards, with faces downwards, head downwards
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of adhomukha
adhomukha - downward-faced, having the face downwards
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (adhas+mukha)
- adhas – below, beneath, downwards, inferior
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, front, chief
noun (neuter)