महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-121, verse-9

स नित्यमाश्रमं गत्वा द्रोणेन सह पार्षतः ।
चिक्रीडाध्ययनं चैव चकार क्षत्रियर्षभः ॥९॥

9. sa nityamāśramaṁ gatvā droṇena saha pārṣataḥ ,
cikrīḍādhyayanaṁ caiva cakāra kṣatriyarṣabhaḥ.

9. saḥ nityam āśramaṃ gatvā droṇena saha pārṣataḥ
cikrīḍa adhyayanaṃ ca eva cakāra kṣatriya-ṛṣabhaḥ

9. That Pārṣata (Drupada), the best of Kṣatriyas, always went to the hermitage (āśrama) and played and studied with Droṇa.

9. דְרוּפַּדַה בן פְּרְשַׁטַה (פָּארְשַׁטַה), הלוחם הדגול, היה מגיע מדי יום למשכן יחד עם דְרוֹנַה, והיה משחק ולומד.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - refers to Drupada (he, that)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage, retreat

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa, with Droṇa

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - refers to Drupada, son of Pṛṣata (son of Pṛṣata, Pārṣata)

• चिक्रीड (cikrīḍa) - played, sported

• अध्ययनं (adhyayanaṁ) - study, learning

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, also

• चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

• क्षत्रिय-ऋषभः (kṣatriya-ṛṣabhaḥ) - best of Kṣatriyas

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - refers to Drupada (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

आश्रमं (āśramaṁ) - hermitage, retreat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, ascetic's abode; a stage of life (āśrama)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

from root 'gam' with suffix 'tvā'

Root: gam (class 1)

द्रोणेन (droṇena) - by Droṇa, with Droṇa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of droṇa

droṇa - Droṇa (name of a warrior sage and teacher)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

पार्षतः (pārṣataḥ) - refers to Drupada, son of Pṛṣata (son of Pṛṣata, Pārṣata)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārṣata

pārṣata - descendant of Pṛṣata; pertaining to Pṛṣata

चिक्रीड (cikrīḍa) - played, sported

(verb)

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

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

अध्ययनं (adhyayanaṁ) - study, learning

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhyayana

adhyayana - study, learning, reading, self-study

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, also

(indeclinable)

चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षत्रिय-ऋषभः (kṣatriya-ṛṣabhaḥ) - best of Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya-ṛṣabha

kṣatriya-ṛṣabha - bull among Kṣatriyas, best of Kṣatriyas

Compound type : Ṣaṣṭhī Tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+ṛṣabha)

• kṣatriya – a member of the warrior class, warrior, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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