महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-129, verse-4
गुणैः समुदितान्दृष्ट्वा पौराः पाण्डुसुतांस्तदा ।
कथयन्ति स्म संभूय चत्वरेषु सभासु च ॥४॥
कथयन्ति स्म संभूय चत्वरेषु सभासु च ॥४॥
4. guṇaiḥ samuditāndṛṣṭvā paurāḥ pāṇḍusutāṁstadā ,
kathayanti sma saṁbhūya catvareṣu sabhāsu ca.
kathayanti sma saṁbhūya catvareṣu sabhāsu ca.
4.
guṇaiḥ samuditān dṛṣṭvā paurāḥ pāṇḍusutān tadā
kathayanti sma saṃbhūya catvareṣu sabhāsu ca
kathayanti sma saṃbhūya catvareṣu sabhāsu ca
4.
Then, having seen the sons of Pāṇḍu endowed with many virtues, the citizens gathered together and spoke about it in the town squares and assembly halls.
Words meanings summery:
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- गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues
- समुदितान् (samuditān) - endowed with, possessed of, arisen
- दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
- पौराः (paurāḥ) - the citizens, townsfolk
- पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they speak, they tell
- स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)
- संभूय (saṁbhūya) - having assembled, having gathered
- चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, at the crossroads
- सभासु (sabhāsu) - in the assemblies, in the halls
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute
समुदितान् (samuditān) - endowed with, possessed of, arisen
(participle)
Accusative, masculine, plural of samudita
samudita - endowed with, possessed of, risen, elevated
Past Passive Participle
From sam-ud-√i (to go up, rise, be endowed). Masculine accusative plural.
Prefixes: sam+ud
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Qualifies Pāṇḍusutān.
दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From √dṛś 'to see', absolutive suffix -tvā.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
पौराः (paurāḥ) - the citizens, townsfolk
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paura
paura - a citizen, townsman
From pura (city).
पाण्डुसुतान् (pāṇḍusutān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍusuta
pāṇḍusuta - son of Pāṇḍu
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+suta)
- pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (proper name)
proper noun (masculine) - suta – son, offspring
noun (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √sū 'to beget, to produce'. Used as a noun.
Root: sū (class 2)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they speak, they tell
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kathaya
Causative
From √kath 'to speak', causative stem kathaya. Present active, 3rd plural.
Root: kath (class 10)
स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)
(indeclinable)
संभूय (saṁbhūya) - having assembled, having gathered
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From sam-√bhū 'to be, to exist', here implying 'to come together, to gather', with the absolutive suffix -ya (used when preceded by a prefix).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
चत्वरेषु (catvareṣu) - in the squares, at the crossroads
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of catvara
catvara - a square, crossroads, public place
सभासु (sabhāsu) - in the assemblies, in the halls
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of sabhā
sabhā - an assembly, council, hall
From sam-√bhā 'to shine together', or 'to be together'.
Root: bhā (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)