महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-25

तामुपारुह्य नकुलो धनूंषि निदधत्स्वयम् ।
यानि तस्यावकाशानि दृढरूपाण्यमन्यत ॥२५॥

25. tāmupāruhya nakulo dhanūṁṣi nidadhatsvayam ,
yāni tasyāvakāśāni dṛḍharūpāṇyamanyata.

25. tām upāruhya nakulaḥ dhanūṃṣi nidadhat svayam
yāni tasya avakāśāni dṛḍharūpāṇi amanyata

25. Having ascended that (platform/area), Nakula himself placed the bows in those spaces which he considered to be secure.

25. נַקוּלַה טיפס על העץ ובעצמו הניח את הקשתות במקומות שנראו לו יציבים וחזקים.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that (platform/area where bows are stored) (that (feminine accusative singular))

• उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having climbed up, having ascended

• नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)

• धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

• निदधत् (nidadhat) - placing, depositing

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, spontaneously

• यानि (yāni) - those which (which (neuter plural))

• तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the tām, i.e., the platform/area) (its, his, that's)

• अवकाशानि (avakāśāni) - storage spaces, niches (spaces, opportunities, openings)

• दृढरूपाणि (dṛḍharūpāṇi) - secure, structurally sound (firm, strong, solid-shaped)

• अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that (platform/area where bows are stored) (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Object of upāruhya.

उपारुह्य (upāruhya) - having climbed up, having ascended

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

upa (prefix) + ā (prefix) + ruh (root) + ya (absolutive suffix, used after prefixes)

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Formed from upa + ā + ruh.

नकुलः (nakulaḥ) - Nakula (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nakula

nakula - Nakula (one of the Pāṇḍavas), mongoose

धनूंषि (dhanūṁṣi) - bows

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dhanus

dhanus - bow

Note: Object of nidadhat.

निदधत् (nidadhat) - placing, depositing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhā

dhā - to put, to place, to hold

Present Active Participle

ni (prefix) + dhā (root) + at (suffix for present active participle, nominative singular masculine)

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies nakulaḥ.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, personally, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

यानि (yāni) - those which (which (neuter plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Subject of the clause yāni...amanyata.

तस्य (tasya) - its (referring to the tām, i.e., the platform/area) (its, his, that's)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Possessive, referring to the tām (platform/area).

अवकाशानि (avakāśāni) - storage spaces, niches (spaces, opportunities, openings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of avakāśa

avakāśa - space, room, opportunity, opening

ava (prefix) + kāśa (from kāś 'to shine, appear') or kās 'to go'.

Prefix: ava

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the subordinate clause.

दृढरूपाणि (dṛḍharūpāṇi) - secure, structurally sound (firm, strong, solid-shaped)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛḍharūpa

dṛḍharūpa - firm-shaped, strong-formed, solid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+rūpa)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, solid, resolute
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛh 'to make firm, grow firm'
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate adjective for avakāśāni.

अमन्यत (amanyata) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular (Ātmanepada)

a (augment) + man (root) + ya (thematic vowel) + ta (termination)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is nakulaḥ (understood).

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