महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-114, verse-25

नीतिमन्तं महात्मानमादित्यसमतेजसम् ।
दुराधर्षं क्रियावन्तमतीवाद्भुतदर्शनम् ॥२५॥

25. nītimantaṁ mahātmānamādityasamatejasam ,
durādharṣaṁ kriyāvantamatīvādbhutadarśanam.

25. nītimantam mahātmānam ādityasamatejasam
durādharṣam kriyāvantam atīvādbhūtadarśanam

25. (Generate a son who is) endowed with good conduct, great-souled, radiant with splendor equal to the sun, unassailable, diligent in action, and of exceedingly wonderful appearance.

25. (הולידי) בן הנוהג בתבונה, אציל נפש, בעל הוד כשמש, שאין לגבור עליו, פעיל ונאמן לחובתו, ובעל מראה מופלא ביותר,

Words meanings summery:

• नीतिमन्तम् (nītimantam) - wise, moral, endowed with good conduct

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble

• आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor equal to the sun

• दुराधर्षम् (durādharṣam) - unassailable, difficult to conquer

• क्रियावन्तम् (kriyāvantam) - active, diligent, performing rites

• अतीवाद्भूतदर्शनम् (atīvādbhūtadarśanam) - of exceedingly wonderful appearance

Words meanings and morphology

नीतिमन्तम् (nītimantam) - wise, moral, endowed with good conduct

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nītimat

nītimat - wise, sagacious, moral, having good conduct

derived from nīti + matup suffix

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - great-souled, noble

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor equal to the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasamatejas

ādityasamatejas - having splendor equal to the sun

Compound type : bahuvrihi (āditya+sama+tejas)

• āditya – the sun, a son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, virility
  noun (neuter)

दुराधर्षम् (durādharṣam) - unassailable, difficult to conquer

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of durādharṣa

durādharṣa - difficult to attack, unconquerable, unassailable

Gerundive

derived from dur- + ā- √dhṛṣ + ya suffix (kṛtya)

Prefixes: dur+ā

Root: dhṛṣ (class 5)

क्रियावन्तम् (kriyāvantam) - active, diligent, performing rites

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kriyāvat

kriyāvat - active, diligent, performing actions or rites

derived from kriyā + matup suffix

अतीवाद्भूतदर्शनम् (atīvādbhūtadarśanam) - of exceedingly wonderful appearance

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of atīvādbhūtadarśana

atīvādbhūtadarśana - having an exceedingly wonderful appearance, marvelously beautiful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (atīva+adbhuta+darśana)

• atīva – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• adbhuta – wonderful, amazing, marvelous
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – sight, appearance, vision
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from √dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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