महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-115, verse-26

शुभलक्षणसंपन्नाः सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनाः ।
सिंहदर्पा महेष्वासाः सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः ।
सिंहग्रीवा मनुष्येन्द्रा ववृधुर्देवविक्रमाः ॥२६॥

26. śubhalakṣaṇasaṁpannāḥ somavatpriyadarśanāḥ ,
siṁhadarpā maheṣvāsāḥ siṁhavikrāntagāminaḥ ,
siṁhagrīvā manuṣyendrā vavṛdhurdevavikramāḥ.

26. śubhalakṣaṇasampannāḥ somavatpriyadarśanāḥ
siṃhadarpāḥ maheṣvāsāḥ
siṃhavikrāntagāminaḥ siṃhagrīvāḥ
manuṣyendrāḥ vavṛdhuḥ devavikramāḥ

26. Endowed with auspicious marks, pleasing to behold like the Moon, having the pride of a lion, great archers, walking with the valor of a lion, with necks like a lion, these lords among men, possessing the prowess of gods, grew up.

26. הם היו מלאי סימנים מבורכים, יפי מראה כמו הירח, גאים כאריות, קשתים גדולים, הולכים בצעד נועז כמו אריות, בעלי צוואר כצוואר אריה. אלה מיטב בני האדם גדלו בגבורה כגבורת האלים.

Words meanings summery:

• शुभलक्षणसम्पन्नाः (śubhalakṣaṇasampannāḥ) - endowed with auspicious marks, possessed of good characteristics

• सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनाः (somavatpriyadarśanāḥ) - pleasing to behold like the Moon, having a beloved appearance like Soma (the Moon)

• सिंहदर्पाः (siṁhadarpāḥ) - having the pride/haughtiness of a lion

• महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, possessing great bows

• सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः (siṁhavikrāntagāminaḥ) - walking with the valor/stride of a lion

• सिंहग्रीवाः (siṁhagrīvāḥ) - having necks like a lion, lion-necked

• मनुष्येन्द्राः (manuṣyendrāḥ) - lords among men, chief of men, kings

• ववृधुः (vavṛdhuḥ) - they grew, they increased

• देवविक्रमाः (devavikramāḥ) - having the prowess of gods, of divine valor

Words meanings and morphology

शुभलक्षणसम्पन्नाः (śubhalakṣaṇasampannāḥ) - endowed with auspicious marks, possessed of good characteristics

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śubhalakṣaṇasampanna

śubhalakṣaṇasampanna - endowed with auspicious marks, possessed of good characteristics

Compound of śubha (auspicious), lakṣaṇa (mark), and sampanna (endowed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śubha+lakṣaṇa+sampanna)

• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, accomplished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad (to go, attain) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to the sons.

सोमवत्प्रियदर्शनाः (somavatpriyadarśanāḥ) - pleasing to behold like the Moon, having a beloved appearance like Soma (the Moon)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of somavatpriyadarśana

somavatpriyadarśana - pleasing to behold like Soma (the Moon), having a beloved appearance like the Moon

Compound of soma (moon/Soma), vat (like), priya (dear/beloved), and darśana (sight/appearance).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (soma+vat+priyadarśana)

• soma – Soma (a god, a plant, moon)
  noun (masculine)
• vat – like, as if
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.
• priyadarśana – pleasing to the sight, handsome
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of priya (dear) and darśana (appearance/sight).

Note: Refers to the sons.

सिंहदर्पाः (siṁhadarpāḥ) - having the pride/haughtiness of a lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhadarpa

siṁhadarpa - having the pride of a lion

Compound of siṃha (lion) and darpa (pride).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+darpa)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• darpa – pride, arrogance, haughtiness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sons.

महेष्वासाः (maheṣvāsāḥ) - great archers, possessing great bows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, having a great bow

Compound of mahā (great) and iṣvāsa (bow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sons.

सिंहविक्रान्तगामिनः (siṁhavikrāntagāminaḥ) - walking with the valor/stride of a lion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhavikrāntagāmin

siṁhavikrāntagāmin - walking with the valor of a lion, having a lion's powerful gait

Compound of siṃha (lion), vikrānta (valour/stride), and gāmin (going/walking).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+vikrānta+gāmin)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• vikrānta – valour, mighty step, courage
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)
• gāmin – going, walking, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/Adjective
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -in.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sons.

सिंहग्रीवाः (siṁhagrīvāḥ) - having necks like a lion, lion-necked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siṃhagrīva

siṁhagrīva - having a lion's neck, lion-necked

Compound of siṃha (lion) and grīvā (neck).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (siṃha+grīvā)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• grīvā – neck
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to the sons.

मनुष्येन्द्राः (manuṣyendrāḥ) - lords among men, chief of men, kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣyendra

manuṣyendra - lord of men, king, chief of men

Compound of manuṣya (man) and indra (chief/lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuṣya+indra)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (a deity), chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the sons.

ववृधुः (vavṛdhuḥ) - they grew, they increased

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

देवविक्रमाः (devavikramāḥ) - having the prowess of gods, of divine valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devavikrama

devavikrama - having the prowess of gods, of divine valor

Compound of deva (god) and vikrama (prowess/valor).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vikrama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, strength, mighty step
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the sons.

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