महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-4

नारदप्रभृतीनां च देवर्षीणां मया श्रुतम् ।
गुणान्कथयतां वीर पूर्वेषां तव धीमताम् ॥४॥

4. nāradaprabhṛtīnāṁ ca devarṣīṇāṁ mayā śrutam ,
guṇānkathayatāṁ vīra pūrveṣāṁ tava dhīmatām.

4. nāradaprabhṛtīnām ca devarṣīṇām mayā śrutam |
guṇān kathayatām vīra pūrveṣām tava dhīmatām

4. O hero (vīra), I have heard from divine sages (devarṣīṇām) like Nārada and others, who were recounting the virtues of your wise ancestors.

4. הו גיבור, שמעתי גם מנָארַדַה ומשאר החוזים האלוהיים, כשסיפרו על מעלותיהם של אבותיך הקדמונים החכמים.

Words meanings summery:

• नारदप्रभृतीनाम् (nāradaprabhṛtīnām) - of Nārada and others, of those beginning with Nārada

• च (ca) - and

• देवर्षीणाम् (devarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those narrating, recounting

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the former ones, of the ancestors

• तव (tava) - your

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

नारदप्रभृतीनाम् (nāradaprabhṛtīnām) - of Nārada and others, of those beginning with Nārada

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāradaprabhṛti

nāradaprabhṛti - Nārada and others, those beginning with Nārada

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārada+prabhṛti)

• nārada – Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, starting with, and so on, others
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देवर्षीणाम् (devarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively, 'it was heard by me', meaning 'I heard'.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, property, excellence

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those narrating, recounting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling, recounting (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kathay

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with devarṣīṇām and nāradaprabhṛtīnām.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the former ones, of the ancestors

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, previous, eastern, first

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sensible

Possessive suffix -mat

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