महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-95, verse-14

तस्याः प्रदानसमयं मातलिः सह भार्यया ।
ज्ञात्वा विममृशे राजंस्तत्परः परिचिन्तयन् ॥१४॥

14. tasyāḥ pradānasamayaṁ mātaliḥ saha bhāryayā ,
jñātvā vimamṛśe rājaṁstatparaḥ paricintayan.

14. tasyāḥ pradānasamayam mātaliḥ saha bhāryayā
jñātvā vimamṛśe rājan tatparaḥ paricintayan

14. O King, Matali, having understood that it was time to give his daughter in marriage, deliberated with his wife, deeply contemplating the matter.

14. הו מלך, מָאטַלִי ואשתו ידעו שהגיע זמן נישואיה, והוא שקל את העניין, שקוע בו כולו ומהרהר.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Guṇakeśī (of her)

• प्रदानसमयम् (pradānasamayam) - the opportune moment for giving his daughter in marriage (the time for giving, the marriage time)

• मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood, having realized

• विममृशे (vimamṛśe) - he deliberated, he reflected, he considered

• राजन् (rājan) - addressing the listener or narrator's interlocutor (O King)

• तत्परः (tatparaḥ) - intent on the matter of his daughter's marriage (intent on that, devoted to that, absorbed in that)

• परिचिन्तयन् (paricintayan) - contemplating, thinking over, reflecting deeply

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of Guṇakeśī (of her)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Guṇakeśī.

प्रदानसमयम् (pradānasamayam) - the opportune moment for giving his daughter in marriage (the time for giving, the marriage time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradānasamaya

pradānasamaya - time of giving, occasion for giving (daughter in marriage)

Compound of `pradāna` (giving) and `samaya` (time)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pradāna+samaya)

• pradāna – giving, bestowal
  noun (neuter)
  From `pra-√dā` (to give forth, bestow)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)
• samaya – time, occasion, agreement
  noun (masculine)
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of `jñātvā`.

मातलिः (mātaliḥ) - Matali

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mātali

mātali - Matali (Indra's charioteer)

Note: Subject of `vimamṛśe`.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition.

भार्यया (bhāryayā) - with his wife

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

From `√bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `ṇya` suffix, meaning 'one to be supported/maintained'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by `saha`.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood, having realized

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From `√jñā` (to know) + `ktvā` suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies the action of Matali.

विममृशे (vimamṛśe) - he deliberated, he reflected, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vimṛś

perfect middle

From `vi-√mṛś` (to touch, reflect)

Prefix: vi

Root: mṛś (class 6)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

राजन् (rājan) - addressing the listener or narrator's interlocutor (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Address to the listener.

तत्परः (tatparaḥ) - intent on the matter of his daughter's marriage (intent on that, devoted to that, absorbed in that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatpara

tatpara - intent on that, devoted to it, absorbed in it

Compound of `tad` (that) and `para` (devoted to, focused on)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+para)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies `mātaliḥ`.

परिचिन्तयन् (paricintayan) - contemplating, thinking over, reflecting deeply

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paricintayat

paricintayat - contemplating, reflecting on, thinking deeply about

present active participle

From `pari-√cint` (to think about, deliberate)

Prefix: pari

Root: cint (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `mātaliḥ`, describing his state while deliberating.

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