महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-133, verse-6

तत्र केचिद्ब्रुवन्ति स्म ब्राह्मणा निर्भयास्तदा ।
शोचमानाः पाण्डुपुत्रानतीव भरतर्षभ ॥६॥

6. tatra kecidbruvanti sma brāhmaṇā nirbhayāstadā ,
śocamānāḥ pāṇḍuputrānatīva bharatarṣabha.

6. tatra kecit bruvanti sma brāhmaṇāḥ nirbhayāḥ
tadā śocamānāḥ pāṇḍuputrān atīva bharatarṣabha

6. At that time, O bull among the Bharatas, some fearless Brahmins, deeply grieving for the sons of Pāṇḍu, were speaking.

6. הו אדם דגול מבני בְּהַרַטַה, אז כמה בְּרַהְמִינִים שם, בלי פחד, התאבלו מאוד על בני פָּאנְדוּ ואמרו,

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• ब्रुवन्ति (bruvanti) - they say

• स्म (sma) - (historical particle, turns present tense into past imperfect)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• निर्भयाः (nirbhayāḥ) - fearless, without fear

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• शोचमानाः (śocamānāḥ) - lamenting, grieving

• पाण्डुपुत्रान् (pāṇḍuputrān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍavas

• अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or the narrator (O bull of the Bhāratas (O best of Bhāratas))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain (when used with cit)

ब्रुवन्ति (bruvanti) - they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

स्म (sma) - (historical particle, turns present tense into past imperfect)

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

निर्भयाः (nirbhayāḥ) - fearless, without fear

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirbhaya

nirbhaya - fearless, intrepid, without fear

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (nir+bhaya)

• nir – without, devoid of
  prefix
• bhaya – fear, alarm, dread
  noun (neuter)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

शोचमानाः (śocamānāḥ) - lamenting, grieving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śocamāna

śocamāna - lamenting, grieving, sorrowing

Present Middle Participle

formed from root śuc with śānac suffix

Root: śuc (class 1)

पाण्डुपुत्रान् (pāṇḍuputrān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – name of Pāṇḍu, father of the Pāṇḍavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, greatly

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or the narrator (O bull of the Bhāratas (O best of Bhāratas))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bhāratas, best of the Bhāratas

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an ancient king; a Bhārata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one, best
  noun (masculine)

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