महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-28, verse-27

तं तु कालमनुप्राप्तं विदित्वा पृथिवी तदा ।
प्रायाचत वरं यं मां नरकार्थाय तं शृणु ॥२७॥

27. taṁ tu kālamanuprāptaṁ viditvā pṛthivī tadā ,
prāyācata varaṁ yaṁ māṁ narakārthāya taṁ śṛṇu.

27. tam tu kālam anuprāptam viditvā pṛthivī tadā |
prāyācata varam yam mām narakaarthāya tam śṛṇu

27. tada pṛthivī tam anuprāptam kālam viditvā yam varam narakaarthāya mām prāyācata,
tam śṛṇu

27. When the Earth (pṛthivī) then knew that time had arrived, she entreated me for a boon concerning hell; hear about that boon.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine singular accusative)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कालम् (kālam) - time (masculine singular accusative)

• अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived, obtained, reached (masculine singular accusative)

• विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, having understood

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Earth (pṛthivī) (Earth, ground)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रायाचत (prāyācata) - begged, entreated

• वरम् (varam) - boon, desired object (neuter singular accusative)

• यम् (yam) - which (referring to the boon) (which (masculine/neuter singular accusative))

• माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

• नरकअर्थाय (narakaarthāya) - concerning hell (for the sake of hell, for hell)

• तम् (tam) - that (boon) (that (masculine singular accusative))

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! (imperative 2nd person singular)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (masculine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it (demonstrative)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - time (masculine singular accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

अनुप्राप्तम् (anuprāptam) - arrived, obtained, reached (masculine singular accusative)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived, obtained, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp with prefixes anu- and pra-

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'kālam'.

विदित्वा (viditvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Derived from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - Earth (pṛthivī) (Earth, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, ground, soil

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रायाचत (prāyācata) - begged, entreated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prāyāc

Derived from root yāc with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: yāc (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - boon, desired object (neuter singular accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, choice, desired object, excellent

Root: vṛ (class 1)

यम् (yam) - which (referring to the boon) (which (masculine/neuter singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

माम् (mām) - me (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

नरकअर्थाय (narakaarthāya) - concerning hell (for the sake of hell, for hell)

(noun)

Dative, masculine/neuter, singular of narakaartha

narakaartha - for the purpose of hell, relating to hell

Compound type : tatpurusha (naraka+artha)

• naraka – hell, Hades, underworld
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Dative case for purpose.

तम् (tam) - that (boon) (that (masculine singular accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it (demonstrative)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear! (imperative 2nd person singular)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

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