महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-108, verse-17

सर्वेषामनुरूपाश्च कृता दारा महीपते ।
धृतराष्ट्रेण समये समीक्ष्य विधिवत्तदा ॥१७॥

17. sarveṣāmanurūpāśca kṛtā dārā mahīpate ,
dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye samīkṣya vidhivattadā.

17. sarveṣām anurūpāḥ ca kṛtāḥ dārāḥ mahīpate
dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa samaye samīkṣya vidhivat tadā

17. O king, suitable wives were arranged for all of them by Dhṛtarāṣṭra at the appropriate time, after he had properly and legally considered the matter.

17. הו אדון הארץ, דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁתְרַה בחן את העניין כדת וכדין בבוא העת, והשיא את כולם לנשים הולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

• अनुरूपाः (anurūpāḥ) - suitable, fitting, conformable

• च (ca) - and

• कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - done, made, arranged

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

• धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• समये (samaye) - at the proper time, in due season, at the right moment

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having examined, having looked at

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, legally, duly

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all, for all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Could also be feminine/neuter genitive plural. Context implies masculine (referring to the sons).

अनुरूपाः (anurūpāḥ) - suitable, fitting, conformable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, fitting, conformable to

From anu (according to) + rūpa (form, appearance, nature)

Note: Agrees with dārāḥ (wives), which is feminine plural in meaning, though grammatically masculine plural in form.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कृताः (kṛtāḥ) - done, made, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, arranged

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (to do, to make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with dārāḥ (wives), which is grammatically masculine plural, but refers to feminine entities. Participle declines to match.

दाराः (dārāḥ) - wives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (always used in masculine plural in this sense)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

'he who holds the kingdom' (dhṛta-rāṣṭra)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, realm
  noun (neuter)
  From root √rāj (to rule, shine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

समये (samaye) - at the proper time, in due season, at the right moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, occasion, appointment, agreement, convention

From sam (together) + √i (to go)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered, having examined, having looked at

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From prefix sam (together, completely) + root √īkṣ (to see, perceive, consider)

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, legally, duly

(indeclinable)

From vidhi (rule) + -vat (like, according to)

Note: Adverbial usage.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad (that)

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