महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-136, verse-17

भीमसेनस्तु राजेन्द्र भीमवेगपराक्रमः ।
जगाम भ्रातॄनादाय सर्वान्मातरमेव च ॥१७॥

17. bhīmasenastu rājendra bhīmavegaparākramaḥ ,
jagāma bhrātṝnādāya sarvānmātarameva ca.

17. bhīmasenaḥ tu rājendra bhīma-vega-parākramaḥ
jagāma bhrātṝn ādāya sarvān mātaram eva ca

17. But Bhīmasena, O king of kings, who had tremendous speed and valor, went carrying all his brothers and his mother.

17. אך בְּהִימַסֵנַה, הו מלך המלכים, בעל מהירות ועוצמה מפחידות, לקח את כל אחיו ואת אימו והלך,

Words meanings summery:

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava brother)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O best of kings

• भीम-वेग-पराक्रमः (bhīma-vega-parākramaḥ) - having tremendous speed and valor

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having carried

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - Bhīmasena, name of the second Pāṇḍava brother

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king of kings, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, best of kings, chief of kings

compound of 'rājan' (king) and 'indra' (chief)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (chief deity), chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to King Janamejaya.

भीम-वेग-पराक्रमः (bhīma-vega-parākramaḥ) - having tremendous speed and valor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma-vega-parākrama

bhīma-vega-parākrama - one whose speed and valor are terrible/tremendous

bahuvrihi compound: 'bhīma' (terrible) + 'vega' (speed) + 'parākrama' (valor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+vega+parākrama)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable, dreadful, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• vega – speed, velocity, force, impetuosity
  noun (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, courage
  noun (masculine)
  from the root 'kram' (to step) with prefix 'parā'
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Bhīmasena.

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having carried

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive from the root 'dā' (to give) with prefix 'ā' (imparting the meaning 'to take')

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātṝn'.

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of 'ādāya'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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