महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-97, verse-21

लोमश उवाच ।
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय तया समभवन्मुनिः ।
समये समशीलिन्या श्रद्धावाञ्श्रद्दधानया ॥२१॥

21. lomaśa uvāca ,
sa tatheti pratijñāya tayā samabhavanmuniḥ ,
samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvāñśraddadhānayā.

21. lomaśaḥ uvāca saḥ tathā íti pratijñāya tayā samabhavat
muniḥ | samaye samaśīlinyā śraddhāvān śraddadhānayā

21. Lomaśa said: 'Having promised 'So be it' to her, that sage (muni), a man full of faith (śraddhāvān), united with her at the proper time; she too was of similar character and full of faith (śraddadhānayā).'

21. לוֹמַשַׁה אמר, הקדוש הבטיח שכך יהיה והתאחד עמה, עם אשה שמתאימה לו באופיה ונאמנה להסכם ביניהם, והוא בעל אמונה והיא מאמינה.

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - that sage (Agastya) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - affirming 'so be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

• íति (íti) - thus, so, (quotation particle)

• प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having assented, having agreed

• तया (tayā) - with her

• समभवत् (samabhavat) - united (with Lopāmudrā) (he united, he came together (with))

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Agastya (sage, ascetic)

• समये (samaye) - at the proper time, at the right season

• समशीलिन्या (samaśīlinyā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was of similar character (with one of similar character/disposition)

• श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - the sage, being full of faith (śraddhā) (full of faith, faithful, believing, devout)

• श्रद्दधानया (śraddadhānayā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was believing/faithful (with one who is having faith, with one who believes)

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - Name of a sage mentioned in the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root verb, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that sage (Agastya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

तथा (tathā) - affirming 'so be it' (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

íति (íti) - thus, so, (quotation particle)

(indeclinable)

प्रतिज्ञाय (pratijñāya) - having promised, having assented, having agreed

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Gerund of verbal root √jñā (to know) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: jñā (class 9)

तया (tayā) - with her

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Lopāmudrā.

समभवत् (samabhavat) - united (with Lopāmudrā) (he united, he came together (with))

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-bhū

Root verb, class 1, with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage Agastya (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, a silent one

समये (samaye) - at the proper time, at the right season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, proper occasion, agreement, covenant

Root: i (class 2)

समशीलिन्या (samaśīlinyā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was of similar character (with one of similar character/disposition)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of samaśīlin

samaśīlin - of similar character, having a similar disposition

Compound adjective, formed with suffix -in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sama+śīla)

• sama – same, similar, equal, uniform
  adjective (masculine)
• śīla – character, conduct, nature, disposition, habit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tayā' (referring to Lopāmudrā).

श्रद्धावान् (śraddhāvān) - the sage, being full of faith (śraddhā) (full of faith, faithful, believing, devout)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śraddhāvat

śraddhāvat - having faith, faithful, believing

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat from śraddhā (faith)

Compound type : taddhita (śraddhā+vat)

• śraddhā – faith, trust, belief, conviction, confidence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śrad-dhā (class 3)
• vat – like, as, having
  suffix
  Taddhita suffix indicating possession or similarity.

Note: Agrees with 'muniḥ'.

श्रद्दधानया (śraddadhānayā) - with Lopāmudrā, who was believing/faithful (with one who is having faith, with one who believes)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, believing, faithful

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Present Active Participle of verbal root √dhā (to place) with prefix śrad- (indicating śraddhā)

Prefix: śrad

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'tayā' and 'samaśīlinyā'.

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