महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-20, verse-35

अतिष्ठदाहवे यत्तः पुत्रस्तव महाबलः ।
यथा यज्ञे महानग्निर्मन्त्रपूतः प्रकाशयन् ॥३५॥

35. atiṣṭhadāhave yattaḥ putrastava mahābalaḥ ,
yathā yajñe mahānagnirmantrapūtaḥ prakāśayan.

35. atiṣṭhat āhave yattaḥ putraḥ tava mahābalaḥ
yathā yajñe mahān agniḥ mantrapūtaḥ prakāśayan

35. tava mahābalaḥ putraḥ āhave yattaḥ atiṣṭhat
yathā yajñe mantrapūtaḥ mahān agniḥ prakāśayan

35. Your immensely powerful son stood prepared in battle, just as a great fire, purified by sacred verses (mantra), shines brightly in a ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood, remained

• आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

• यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared, striving, diligent, restrained

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• तव (tava) - your

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, greatly strong

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a sacrifice, in a ritual (yajña)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, sacred fire

• मन्त्रपूतः (mantrapūtaḥ) - purified by mantras, sacred by incantations

• प्रकाशयन् (prakāśayan) - illuminating, shining brightly, causing to appear

Words meanings and morphology

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - stood, remained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of sthā

Aorist

Root sthā, 3rd person singular, Aorist (luṅ), active voice

Prefix: a

Root: sthā (class 1)

आहवे (āhave) - in battle, in conflict

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of āhava

āhava - battle, combat, conflict

यत्तः (yattaḥ) - prepared, striving, diligent, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatta

yatta - prepared, striving, diligent, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root yam (to control, to strive) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yam (class 1)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, greatly strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

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

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in a sacrifice, in a ritual (yajña)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, an act of devotion

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Nominative singular masculine form of mahat

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, sacred fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

मन्त्रपूतः (mantrapūtaḥ) - purified by mantras, sacred by incantations

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrapūta

mantrapūta - purified by sacred verses (mantra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+pūta)

• mantra – sacred verse, incantation, hymn, prayer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• pūta – purified, cleansed, sacred
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

प्रकाशयन् (prakāśayan) - illuminating, shining brightly, causing to appear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakāśayat

prakāśayat - illuminating, shining, manifesting

Present Active Participle (Causal)

Derived from root kāś (to shine) with prefix pra, in causal form

Prefix: pra

Root: kāś (class 1)

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