महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-26, verse-38

सत्येषुमथ चादत्त योधानां मिषतां ततः ।
यथा सिंहो वने राजन्मृगं परिबुभुक्षितः ॥३८॥

38. satyeṣumatha cādatta yodhānāṁ miṣatāṁ tataḥ ,
yathā siṁho vane rājanmṛgaṁ paribubhukṣitaḥ.

38. satyeṣum atha ca ādatta yodhānāṃ miṣatām tataḥ
yathā siṃhaḥ vane rājan mṛgam paribubhukṣitaḥ

38. rājan,
atha tataḥ siṃhaḥ paribubhukṣitaḥ yathā vane mṛgam,
(tathā) satyeṣum yodhānāṃ miṣatām ca ādatta

38. O king, then like a very hungry lion in the forest towards a deer, he seized the true-arrowed one while the warriors looked on.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्येषुम् (satyeṣum) - the warrior Satyeṣu (Satyeṣu (proper name))

• अथ (atha) - then, thereafter

• च (ca) - and

• आदत्त (ādatta) - he took, he seized

• योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors

• मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while (they) looked on (of those blinking or watching)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal

• परिबुभुक्षितः (paribubhukṣitaḥ) - very hungry, eagerly desirous of eating

Words meanings and morphology

सत्येषुम् (satyeṣum) - the warrior Satyeṣu (Satyeṣu (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satyeṣu

satyeṣu - Satyeṣu (name of a warrior)

अथ (atha) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आदत्त (ādatta) - he took, he seized

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

योधानाम् (yodhānām) - of the warriors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yodha

yodha - warrior, fighter

Root: yudh (class 4)

मिषताम् (miṣatām) - while (they) looked on (of those blinking or watching)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of miṣat

miṣat - blinking, looking on

Present active participle

from the root miṣ

Root: miṣ (class 6)

Note: Used in genitive absolute construction

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

सिंहः (siṁhaḥ) - lion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of siṃha

siṁha - lion

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मृगम् (mṛgam) - deer, animal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

परिबुभुक्षितः (paribubhukṣitaḥ) - very hungry, eagerly desirous of eating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribubhukṣita

paribubhukṣita - very hungry, craving

Past Passive Participle

desiderative form of bhuj with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: bhuj (class 7)

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