महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-6, verse-39

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केशवे तु तदा याते धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
विसृज्य सर्वान्भ्रातॄंश्च पाञ्चालानथ सोमकान् ।
सुष्वाप रजनीं तां तु विशल्य इव कुञ्जरः ॥३९॥

39. keśave tu tadā yāte dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
visṛjya sarvānbhrātṝṁśca pāñcālānatha somakān ,
suṣvāpa rajanīṁ tāṁ tu viśalya iva kuñjaraḥ.

39. keśave tu tadā yāte dharmarājaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ visṛjya sarvān bhrātṛūn
ca pāñcālān atha somakān suṣvāpa
rajanīm tām tu viśalyaḥ iva kuñjaraḥ

39. tadā keśave yāte tu dharmarājaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sarvān bhrātṛūn ca pāñcālān
atha somakān visṛjya tām rajanīm
tu viśalyaḥ kuñjaraḥ iva suṣvāpa

39. When Keśava had departed, King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja), after dismissing all his brothers, the Pāñcālas, and the Somakas, indeed slept that night like an elephant relieved of its spear.

Words meanings summery:

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केशवे (keśave) - when Keśava (locative absolute construction) (in Keśava, regarding Keśava, when Keśava)

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

याते (yāte) - having departed (having gone, departed)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja) (King of dharma (natural law), Yudhiṣṭhira)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother))

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having released, having abandoned)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (his) (all, whole, entire)

भ्रातृऊन् (bhrātṛūn) - (his) brothers (brothers)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (the Pāñcālas (people from the Pāñcāla kingdom))

अथ (atha) - and (then, thus, thereupon, also)

सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (the Somakas (a branch of the Pāñcālas))

सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept (slept, fell asleep)

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - that night (night)

ताम् (tām) - that

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

विशल्यः (viśalyaḥ) - relieved of its spear (rid of a dart/spear, freed from trouble)

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

कुञ्जरः (kuñjaraḥ) - elephant

Words meanings and morphology

केशवे (keśave) - when Keśava (locative absolute construction) (in Keśava, regarding Keśava, when Keśava)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava, an epithet of Krishna or Vishnu

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'yāte'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'dā' (suffix for time)

Note: Adverb of time.

याते (yāte) - having departed (having gone, departed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, arrived

past passive participle

From root yā (to go) + kta suffix. Used here in a locative absolute construction.

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction, indicating 'when Keśava had gone/departed'.

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (dharma-rāja) (King of dharma (natural law), Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of dharma (natural law/righteousness), a title of Yudhiṣṭhira; also Yama

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
rājan – king, ruler
noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'suṣvāpa'.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas ('firm in battle')

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

yudhi – in battle (locative of yudh - battle)
noun (feminine)
Root: yudh (class 4)
sthira – firm, steady, stable
adjective
Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: In apposition to 'dharmarājaḥ'.

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed (having dismissed, having released, having abandoned)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From prefix vi- + root sṛj (to send forth) + lyp suffix (absolutive).

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (his) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'bhrātṛūn', 'pāñcālān', and 'somakān'.

भ्रातृऊन् (bhrātṛūn) - (his) brothers (brothers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - the Pāñcālas (the Pāñcālas (people from the Pāñcāla kingdom))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - Pāñcāla, a country and its people in ancient India

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

अथ (atha) - and (then, thus, thereupon, also)

(indeclinable)

सोमकान् (somakān) - the Somakas (the Somakas (a branch of the Pāñcālas))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of somaka

somaka - Somaka, a branch of the Pāñcāla tribe, or a specific king/clan

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

सुष्वाप (suṣvāpa) - slept (slept, fell asleep)

(verb)

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

perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root svap. Initial 's' becomes 'ṣ' due to sandhi rules after 'su-' (implied from the perfect formation with a prefix-like reduplication) or internal sandhi rules.

Root: svap (class 2)

रजनीम् (rajanīm) - that night (night)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rajanī

rajanī - night

Note: Object of duration for 'suṣvāpa'.

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'rajanīm'.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand, however)