महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-133, verse-10

पितेव हि नृपोऽस्माकमभूच्छांतनवः पुरा ।
विचित्रवीर्यो राजर्षिः पाण्डुश्च कुरुनन्दनः ॥१०॥

10. piteva hi nṛpo'smākamabhūcchāṁtanavaḥ purā ,
vicitravīryo rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍuśca kurunandanaḥ.

10. pitā iva hi nṛpaḥ asmākam abhūt śāntanavaḥ purā
vicitravīryaḥ rājarṣiḥ pāṇḍuḥ ca kurunandanaḥ

10. Indeed, in the past, Śāntanu was our king, like a father to us. Then there was Vicitravīrya, the royal sage, and Pāṇḍu, the delight of the Kurus.

10. כי בעבר היה עבורנו כמו אב המלך בן שָׁאנְטַנוּ, וכן וִיצ׳ִיטְרַוִירְיַה החכם המלכותי, וכן פָּאנְדוּ שמחת בני קוּרוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• पिता (pitā) - father

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

• शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - referring to Śāntanu himself, father of Vicitravīrya (descendant of Śāntanu)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Pāṇḍu's father and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father (Vicitravīrya)

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - father of the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍu)

• च (ca) - and

• कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - a Kuru prince, Pāṇḍu (delight of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. protector of men)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

शान्तनवः (śāntanavaḥ) - referring to Śāntanu himself, father of Vicitravīrya (descendant of Śāntanu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - descendant of Śāntanu, or Śāntanu himself

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Pāṇḍu's father and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father (Vicitravīrya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - of variegated valor; name of Pāṇḍu and Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+vīrya)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse
  adjective
• vīrya – valor, energy, semen
  noun (neuter)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, kingly seer

Compound type : karmadharaya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - father of the Pāṇḍavas (Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (father of the Pāṇḍavas)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कुरुनन्दनः (kurunandanaḥ) - a Kuru prince, Pāṇḍu (delight of the Kurus)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delight, gladdener
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

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