महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-136, verse-5

अथ दानापदेशेन कुन्ती ब्राह्मणभोजनम् ।
चक्रे निशि महद्राजन्नाजग्मुस्तत्र योषितः ॥५॥

5. atha dānāpadeśena kuntī brāhmaṇabhojanam ,
cakre niśi mahadrājannājagmustatra yoṣitaḥ.

5. atha dānāpadeśena kuntī brāhmaṇabhojanam
cakre niśi mahat rājan ājagmuḥ tatra yoṣitaḥ

5. Then, O King, Kunti arranged a large feast for Brahmins at night, under the guise of an offering (dāna), and women also came there.

5. אז, בתואנה של מתן צדקה, ערכה קוּנְטִי בלילה סעודה גדולה לבְּרַהְמִינִים, הו מלך, ונשים באו לשם.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• दानापदेशेन (dānāpadeśena) - under the pretext of a gift/charity

• कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

• ब्राह्मणभोजनम् (brāhmaṇabhojanam) - a meal for brahmins, feeding of brahmins

• चक्रे (cakre) - performed, made, did, arranged

• निशि (niśi) - at night

• महत् (mahat) - great, large

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

दानापदेशेन (dānāpadeśena) - under the pretext of a gift/charity

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dānāpadeśa

dānāpadeśa - pretext of a gift/charity, excuse of a donation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāna+apadeśa)

• dāna – gift, donation, charity, giving
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root dā (to give)
  Root: dā (class 1)
• apadeśa – pretext, excuse, designation, reference
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root diś with prefix apa-
  Prefix: apa
  Root: diś (class 6)

कुन्ती (kuntī) - Kunti (mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kunti (a proper noun, name of a princess and mother of the Pāṇḍavas)

ब्राह्मणभोजनम् (brāhmaṇabhojanam) - a meal for brahmins, feeding of brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇabhojana

brāhmaṇabhojana - a meal for Brahmins, an entertainment given to Brahmins, feeding of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+bhojana)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, belonging to Brahman
  noun (masculine)
  derived from brahman
• bhojana – food, meal, eating, feeding
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root bhuj (to eat)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

चक्रे (cakre) - performed, made, did, arranged

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 3rd person singular perfect middle

निशि (niśi) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of niś

niś - night

महत् (mahat) - great, large

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

present participle of mah (to be great)

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇabhojanam.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya in the narrative frame.

आजग्मुः (ājagmuḥ) - they came, they arrived

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

योषितः (yoṣitaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female

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