महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-38

एवं स कृत्वा ह्यात्मानं चतुर्धा भगवान्प्रभुः ।
यतो रुद्रस्ततः स्कन्दो जगामाद्भुतदर्शनः ॥३८॥

38. evaṁ sa kṛtvā hyātmānaṁ caturdhā bhagavānprabhuḥ ,
yato rudrastataḥ skando jagāmādbhutadarśanaḥ.

38. evam sa kṛtvā hi ātmānaṃ caturdhā bhagavān prabhuḥ
yataḥ rudraḥ tataḥ skandaḥ jagāma adbhuta-darśanaḥ

38. evam bhagavān prabhuḥ hi ātmānaṃ caturdhā kṛtvā
yataḥ rudraḥ tataḥ adbhuta-darśanaḥ skandaḥ jagāma

38. Thus the divine lord multiplied himself in four ways, and wherever Rudra was, there Skanda of wondrous appearance went.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• स (sa) - he, that

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• हि (hi) - certainly, indeed, for

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, body, himself

• चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, fourfold

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine being (lordly, blessed, divine, fortunate)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where, wherever

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (epithet of Śiva)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (name of Kārttikeya)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

• अद्भुत-दर्शनः (adbhuta-darśanaḥ) - having wondrous appearance, of marvellous sight

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root kṛ with suffix tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: absolutive/gerund

हि (hi) - certainly, indeed, for

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - self, soul, body, himself

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, body

चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, fourfold

(indeclinable)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine being (lordly, blessed, divine, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, lord

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, capable, powerful

यतः (yataḥ) - from where, wherever

(indeclinable)

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra (epithet of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, a name of Śiva

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

स्कन्दः (skandaḥ) - Skanda (name of Kārttikeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda, Kārttikeya

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

अद्भुत-दर्शनः (adbhuta-darśanaḥ) - having wondrous appearance, of marvellous sight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adbhuta-darśana

adbhuta-darśana - having a wondrous appearance

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (adbhuta+darśana)

• adbhuta – wondrous, marvellous, strange
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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