महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-150, verse-25

एवं स भगवान्व्यासः पुरा कौरवनन्दन ।
प्रोवाच सुतरां प्राज्ञस्तस्मादेतच्चिकीर्षितम् ॥२५॥

25. evaṁ sa bhagavānvyāsaḥ purā kauravanandana ,
provāca sutarāṁ prājñastasmādetaccikīrṣitam.

25. evam saḥ bhagavān vyāsaḥ purā kauravanandana
provāca sutarām prājñaḥ tasmāt etat cikīrṣitam

25. O delighter of the Kurus, the venerable and exceedingly wise Vyāsa spoke thus in ancient times. Therefore, this (instruction) should be followed.

25. כך אמר בעבר וְיָאסַה הנכבד, החכם מאוד, הו שמחתם של בני קוּרוּ, ולכן רציתי לעשות זאת.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delighter of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, declared

• सुतराम् (sutarām) - exceedingly, very much, especially

• प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एतत् (etat) - this instruction/teaching (this, this (thing))

• चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, should be done

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, illustrious, possessing fortune/auspiciousness

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (compiler of Vedas and Purāṇas)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O delighter of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - delighter of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, his descendants (Kauravas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighter, son
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

प्रोवाच (provāca) - spoke, declared

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सुतराम् (sutarām) - exceedingly, very much, especially

(indeclinable)

प्राज्ञः (prājñaḥ) - wise, intelligent, learned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prājña

prājña - wise, intelligent, learned

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एतत् (etat) - this instruction/teaching (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

चिकीर्षितम् (cikīrṣitam) - desired to be done, intended, should be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cikīrṣita

cikīrṣita - desired to be done, intended, should be done

Desiderative Past Passive Participle

derived from the desiderative stem of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

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