महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-38

तपस्वी च महात्मा च वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ।
समः सर्वस्य लोकस्य पितृमातृभयापहः ॥३८॥

38. tapasvī ca mahātmā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ ,
samaḥ sarvasya lokasya pitṛmātṛbhayāpahaḥ.

38. tapasvī ca mahātmā ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ
samaḥ sarvasya lokasya pitṛmātṛbhayāpahaḥ

38. He was an ascetic and a great soul, proficient in the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, equal to all beings, and dispeller of fear from parents.

38. הוא היה בעל עוצמה רוחנית ואציל נפש, בקי בוֵדוֹת ובענפיהן (וֵדָאנְגַה), ביחס שווה לכל העולם, ומסיר את פחדם של אבותיו ושל אמו.

Words meanings summery:

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - a great soul

• च (ca) - and

• वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः (vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, proficient in

• समः (samaḥ) - equal, impartial

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people/beings

• पितृमातृभयापहः (pitṛmātṛbhayāpahaḥ) - remover of fear from parents

Words meanings and morphology

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, one who practices austerities, devotee

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - a great soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; a great personality

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः (vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ) - one who has mastered the Vedas and Vedāṅgas, proficient in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavedāṅgapāraga

vedavedāṅgapāraga - one who has reached the other shore of (mastered) the Vedas and Vedāṅgas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vedāṅga+pāraga)

• veda – Veda (sacred texts), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vedāṅga – Vedāṅga (auxiliary sciences of the Vedas)
  noun (neuter)
• pāraga – gone to the other shore, mastered, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root gam with prefix pāra (other shore)
  Root: gam (class 1)

समः (samaḥ) - equal, impartial

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, impartial, even, uniform

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people/beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, folk, beings, realm

पितृमातृभयापहः (pitṛmātṛbhayāpahaḥ) - remover of fear from parents

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛmātṛbhayāpaha

pitṛmātṛbhayāpaha - removing the fear of parents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+mātṛ+bhaya+apaha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
• apaha – removing, dispelling, taking away
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root hṛ with prefix apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

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