महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-105, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
रूपसत्त्वगुणोपेता धर्मारामा महाव्रता ।
दुहिता कुन्तिभोजस्य कृते पित्रा स्वयंवरे ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
rūpasattvaguṇopetā dharmārāmā mahāvratā ,
duhitā kuntibhojasya kṛte pitrā svayaṁvare.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca rūpasattvaguṇopetā dharmārāmā
mahāvratā duhitā kuntibhojasya kṛte pitrā svayaṃvare

1. Vaiśampāyana said: The daughter of Kuntibhoja, endowed with beauty, goodness, and excellent qualities, devoted to righteousness (dharma), and upholding great vows, had a self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) arranged by her father.

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, בתו של קוּנְטִיבְּהוֹג׳ַה, שהיתה בעלת יופי, כוח ומעלות, חפצה בדרך היושר ושמרה על נדרים גדולים, בטקס בחירת הבעל (סְוַיַמְוַרַה) שאביה ערך,

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• रूपसत्त्वगुणोपेता (rūpasattvaguṇopetā) - endowed with beauty, goodness, and qualities

• धर्मारामा (dharmārāmā) - delighting in righteousness, fond of natural law

• महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - of great vows, highly virtuous

• दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

• कुन्तिभोजस्य (kuntibhojasya) - of Kuntibhoja

• कृते (kṛte) - arranged (for the svayaṃvara) (for the sake of, on account of, done, performed)

• पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

• स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - in the self-choice ceremony

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

रूपसत्त्वगुणोपेता (rūpasattvaguṇopetā) - endowed with beauty, goodness, and qualities

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rūpasattvaguṇopeta

rūpasattvaguṇopeta - endowed with beauty, goodness, and qualities

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (rūpa+sattva+guṇa+upeta)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• sattva – goodness, purity, essence, existence
  noun (neuter)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, gone near
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root i (to go) with prefix upa.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

धर्मारामा (dharmārāmā) - delighting in righteousness, fond of natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmārāma

dharmārāma - delighting in righteousness (dharma), fond of natural law (dharma)

Tatpuruṣa or Bahuvrīhi compound: dharma (righteousness) + ārāma (delight).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ārāma)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• ārāma – garden, pleasure, delight
  noun (masculine)

महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - of great vows, highly virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - of great vows, highly virtuous, great religious observance

Bahuvrīhi compound: mahā (great) + vrata (vow).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ

duhitṛ - daughter

Note: The subject of the sentence (Kuntī).

कुन्तिभोजस्य (kuntibhojasya) - of Kuntibhoja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kuntibhoja

kuntibhoja - Kuntibhoja (proper name, king of the Kuntis)

Note: Possessive, referring to 'duhitā'.

कृते (kṛte) - arranged (for the svayaṃvara) (for the sake of, on account of, done, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, created

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पित्रा (pitrā) - by the father

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Agent of the action of arranging the svayaṃvara.

स्वयंवरे (svayaṁvare) - in the self-choice ceremony

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - bride's self-choice ceremony, choosing for oneself

Compound of svayam (oneself) and vara (choosing, husband).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svayam+vara)

• svayam – oneself, personally
  indeclinable
• vara – choosing, choice, boon, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative of place or event.

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