महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-15, verse-3

तस्मिन्हते महासत्त्वे महेष्वासे महाबले ।
महारथे नरव्याघ्रे किमु आसीन्मनस्तदा ॥३॥

3. tasminhate mahāsattve maheṣvāse mahābale ,
mahārathe naravyāghre kimu āsīnmanastadā.

3. tasmin hate mahāsattve maheṣvāse mahābale
mahārathe naravyāghre kim u āsīt manaḥ tadā

3. tadā tasmin mahāsattve maheṣvāse mahābale
mahārathe naravyāghre hate (sati) manaḥ kim u āsīt

3. When that man of immense courage (mahāsattva), a great archer, of immense strength, a formidable warrior (mahāratha), a tiger among men, was killed, what indeed was the state of mind (manas) then?

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him, in that, when that

• हते (hate) - when killed, having been killed

• महासत्त्वे (mahāsattve) - in/of the great-souled one, in/of the one of great courage

• महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - in/of the great archer, in/of the one with a great bow

• महाबले (mahābale) - in/of the greatly powerful one, in/of the one of great strength

• महारथे (mahārathe) - in/of the great warrior, in/of the mahāratha

• नरव्याघ्रे (naravyāghre) - in/of the tiger among men, in/of the excellent man

• किम् (kim) - what, which, who

• उ (u) - indeed, certainly, surely

• आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, existed

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, spirit, consciousness

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him, in that, when that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

हते (hate) - when killed, having been killed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed, injured

Past Passive Participle

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

महासत्त्वे (mahāsattve) - in/of the great-souled one, in/of the one of great courage

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - great being, great courage, noble spirit, mighty creature

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, essence, courage, truth, goodness
  noun (neuter)

महेष्वासे (maheṣvāse) - in/of the great archer, in/of the one with a great bow

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one having a great bow

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

महाबले (mahābale) - in/of the greatly powerful one, in/of the one of great strength

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

महारथे (mahārathe) - in/of the great warrior, in/of the mahāratha

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, commander of many chariots, a hero

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, immense
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (often one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

नरव्याघ्रे (naravyāghre) - in/of the tiger among men, in/of the excellent man

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - a tiger among men, an eminent man, an excellent man

Compound type : Upamita Samāsa (Karmadhāraya) (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

किम् (kim) - what, which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who

उ (u) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - it was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, heart, spirit, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, heart, intellect, spirit, consciousness

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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