महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-61, verse-25

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तान्प्रस्थितान्प्रीतमनाः स पार्थो धनंजयः प्रेक्ष्य कुरुप्रवीरान् ।
आभाषमाणोऽनुययौ मुहूर्तं संपूजयंस्तत्र गुरून्महात्मा ॥२५॥

25. tānprasthitānprītamanāḥ sa pārtho; dhanaṁjayaḥ prekṣya kurupravīrān ,
ābhāṣamāṇo'nuyayau muhūrtaṁ; saṁpūjayaṁstatra gurūnmahātmā.

25. tān prasthitān prītamanāḥ saḥ
pārthaḥ dhanaṃjayaḥ prekṣya kurupravīrān
ābhāṣamāṇaḥ anuyayau muhūrtam
saṃpūjayan tatra gurūn mahātmā

25. Observing those Kuru heroes who had set out, that glad-minded Partha (Arjuna), Dhananjaya, the great-souled one, followed them for a moment, conversing with and honoring his elders (guru) there.

Words meanings summery:

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तान् (tān) - those (Kuru heroes) (them, those)

प्रस्थितान् (prasthitān) - those who had departed (departed, set out, gone forth)

प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - glad-minded (glad-minded, cheerful, pleased in mind)

सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) (he, that)

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha, Arjuna)

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, Arjuna)

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having observed (having seen, observing, perceiving)

कुरुप्रवीरान् (kurupravīrān) - the Kuru heroes (great heroes of the Kurus)

आभाषमाणः (ābhāṣamāṇaḥ) - conversing (with them) (conversing, speaking to)

अनुययौ (anuyayau) - he followed them (he followed)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment (for a moment, a short time)

संपूजयन् (saṁpūjayan) - honoring (his elders) (honoring, worshipping, revering)

तत्र (tatra) - there (on the battlefield/path) (there, in that place)

गुरून् (gurūn) - his elders (guru) (elders, teachers, respected ones)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (Arjuna) (great-souled, noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (Kuru heroes) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Object of the gerund 'prekṣya'.

प्रस्थितान् (prasthitān) - those who had departed (departed, set out, gone forth)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prasthita

prasthita - departed, set out, gone forth, started

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix 'pra' + root '√sthā' (to stand) + suffix -ta. Implies motion.

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tān' and 'kurupravīrān'.

प्रीतमनाः (prītamanāḥ) - glad-minded (glad-minded, cheerful, pleased in mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prītamanas

prītamanas - having a pleased mind, glad-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'prīta' (pleased) + 'manas' (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prīta+manas)

prīta – pleased, delighted, satisfied
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √prī (to please, satisfy).
Root: prī (class 9)
manas – mind, intellect, thought
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pārthaḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - that (well-known) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Reinforces 'pārthaḥ' as the subject.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Arjuna (son of Pritha, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kuntī), a name of Arjuna

Derived from Prithā (Kuntī) with a patronymic suffix (aṇ).

Note: Main subject, in apposition with 'dhanaṃjayaḥ' and 'mahātmā'.

धनंजयः (dhanaṁjayaḥ) - Arjuna (conqueror of wealth, Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya

dhanaṁjaya - conqueror of wealth, a name of Arjuna

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'dhana' (wealth) + 'jaya' (conqueror).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhana+jaya)

dhana – wealth, riches
noun (neuter)
jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
noun (masculine)
Derived from √ji (to conquer).
Root: ji (class 1)

Note: In apposition to 'pārthaḥ'.

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having observed (having seen, observing, perceiving)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed from prefix 'pra' + root '√īkṣ' (to see) + suffix -ya.

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies the action of 'anuyayau'.

कुरुप्रवीरान् (kurupravīrān) - the Kuru heroes (great heroes of the Kurus)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kurupravīra

kurupravīra - hero among the Kurus, a great Kuru warrior

Tatpurusha compound: 'kuru' (Kurus) + 'pravīra' (hero).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kuru+pravīra)

kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
proper noun (masculine)
pravīra – hero, chief warrior
noun (masculine)
Prefix 'pra' + 'vīra' (hero).
Prefix: pra

Note: The object of the gerund 'prekṣya'.

आभाषमाणः (ābhāṣamāṇaḥ) - conversing (with them) (conversing, speaking to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ābhāṣamāṇa

ābhāṣamāṇa - speaking, addressing, conversing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from prefix 'ā' + root '√bhāṣ' (to speak) + Śānac suffix (-māna).

Prefix: ā

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Describes the ongoing action of Arjuna while following.

अनुययौ (anuyayau) - he followed them (he followed)

(verb)