महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-25

स तु लब्ध्वा वरं वीरस्तारकाक्षसुतो हरिः ।
ससृजे तत्र वापीं तां मृतानां जीवनीं प्रभो ॥२५॥

25. sa tu labdhvā varaṁ vīrastārakākṣasuto hariḥ ,
sasṛje tatra vāpīṁ tāṁ mṛtānāṁ jīvanīṁ prabho.

25. saḥ tu labdhvā varam vīraḥ tārakākṣasutaḥ hariḥ
sasṛje tatra vāpīm tām mṛtānām jīvanīm prabho

25. saḥ tu vīraḥ tārakākṣasutaḥ hariḥ varam labdhvā
tatra tām mṛtānām jīvanīm vāpīm sasṛje prabho

25. But that hero, Hari, the son of Tārakākṣa, having obtained a boon, created there, O lord, that pond which was capable of bringing the dead back to life.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

• वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, a gift

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

• तारकाक्षसुतः (tārakākṣasutaḥ) - son of Tārakākṣa

• हरिः (hariḥ) - The demon's son named Hari (Hari (a name, often Vishnu, but here a demon's name))

• ससृजे (sasṛje) - created, produced, released

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वापीम् (vāpīm) - a large pond, tank, reservoir

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular)

• मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead ones

• जीवनीम् (jīvanīm) - life-giving, revivifying

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord!

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from the root labh, forming an absolutive participle 'labdhvā'.

Root: labh (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - a boon, a blessing, a gift

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift; excellent, best

वीरः (vīraḥ) - hero, brave man, warrior

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, strong

तारकाक्षसुतः (tārakākṣasutaḥ) - son of Tārakākṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tārakākṣasuta

tārakākṣasuta - son of Tārakākṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tārakākṣa+suta)

• tārakākṣa – Tārakākṣa (name of a demon); one whose eyes are like stars
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 4)

हरिः (hariḥ) - The demon's son named Hari (Hari (a name, often Vishnu, but here a demon's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - lion, sun, monkey, Vishnu, Indra; a specific name

ससृजे (sasṛje) - created, produced, released

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of sṛj

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वापीम् (vāpīm) - a large pond, tank, reservoir

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāpī

vāpī - a large pond, tank, step-well

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the root mṛ.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'the dead'.

जीवनीम् (jīvanīm) - life-giving, revivifying

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of jīvanī

jīvanī - life-giving, invigorating, vitalizing

Derived from the root jīv 'to live'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāpīm.

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, king, powerful

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

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