महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-131, verse-4

सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे पुंसां देशे मनोरमे ।
इत्येवं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वचनाच्चक्रिरे कथाः ॥४॥

4. sarvaratnasamākīrṇe puṁsāṁ deśe manorame ,
ityevaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vacanāccakrire kathāḥ.

4. sarvaratnasamākīrṇe puṃsām deśe manorame iti
evam dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vacanāt cakrire kathāḥ

4. In a delightful land, adorned with all kinds of jewels, a place fit for men – this is how, at Dhṛtarāṣṭra's command, they narrated the tales.

4. (עיר) המלאה בכל אבני החן, באזור מקסים של בני אדם. כך, על פי דברו של דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁתְרַה, הם שוחחו וסיפרו.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे (sarvaratnasamākīrṇe) - adorned with all kinds of jewels (filled with all jewels, adorned with all gems)

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - for men (of men, for men)

• देशे (deśe) - in a land / region (in the country, in the region, in the place)

• मनोरमे (manorame) - delightful (delightful, pleasing, charming)

• इति (iti) - this is how (thus, so, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - at the command (from the word, by the command, on account of the saying)

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they narrated (in conjunction with kathāḥ) (they did, they made)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - these stories / tales (stories, tales, narratives)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे (sarvaratnasamākīrṇe) - adorned with all kinds of jewels (filled with all jewels, adorned with all gems)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvaratnasamākīrṇa

sarvaratnasamākīrṇa - filled with all jewels, abounding in all gems

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarvaratna+samākīrṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rā (class 2)
• samākīrṇa – strewn, filled, covered, crowded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kīr (to scatter) with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with deśe.

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - for men (of men, for men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, soul, virile agent

Note: Qualifies deśe.

देशे (deśe) - in a land / region (in the country, in the region, in the place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

मनोरमे (manorame) - delightful (delightful, pleasing, charming)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of manorama

manorama - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

derived from manas (mind) + rama (pleasing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• rama – pleasing, delighting
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with deśe.

इति (iti) - this is how (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, name of the blind king, father of the Kauravas

Note: Qualifies vacanāt.

वचनात् (vacanāt) - at the command (from the word, by the command, on account of the saying)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes cause or source.

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they narrated (in conjunction with kathāḥ) (they did, they made)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural (ātmanepada)

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - these stories / tales (stories, tales, narratives)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - tale, story, narrative, conversation

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of the periphrastic perfect verb cakrire kathāḥ.

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