महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-12

अर्थर्क्षपुत्रः कौन्तेय कुरूणामृषभो बली ।
सूर्यमाराधयामास नृपः संवरणः सदा ॥१२॥

12. artharkṣaputraḥ kaunteya kurūṇāmṛṣabho balī ,
sūryamārādhayāmāsa nṛpaḥ saṁvaraṇaḥ sadā.

12. arthaṛkṣaputraḥ kaunteya kurūṇām ṛṣabhaḥ balī
sūryam ārādhayām āsa nṛpaḥ saṃvaraṇaḥ sadā

12. O son of Kuntī (Kaunteya), King Saṃvaraṇa, the esteemed son of Ṛkṣa, the mighty bull (best) among the Kurus, always worshipped Sūrya (the Sun god).

12. באותו זמן, הו קַאוּנְטֵיַה, המלך סַמְוַרַנַה בן רְקְשַׁה, הגיבור החזק מגדולי בני קוּרוּ, היה עובד את השמש תמיד,

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थऋक्षपुत्रः (arthaṛkṣaputraḥ) - the purposeful son of Ṛkṣa, the worthy son of Ṛkṣa

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (as son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - bull, chief, best

• बली (balī) - powerful, strong

• सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the Sun, the Sun god (Sūrya)

• आराधयाम् (ārādhayām) - having worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

• आस (āsa) - he was, he existed (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa (proper noun)

• सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थऋक्षपुत्रः (arthaṛkṣaputraḥ) - the purposeful son of Ṛkṣa, the worthy son of Ṛkṣa

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthaṛkṣaputra

arthaṛkṣaputra - the purposeful son of Ṛkṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+ṛkṣaputra)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• ṛkṣaputra – son of Ṛkṣa
  noun (masculine)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna (as son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

patronymic from Kuntī

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty, name of an ancient tribe/kingdom

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - bull, chief, best

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - bull, chief, best, excellent

बली (balī) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balin

balin - powerful, strong, mighty

possessive suffix `-in`

सूर्यम् (sūryam) - the Sun, the Sun god (Sūrya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the sun god (Sūrya)

आराधयाम् (ārādhayām) - having worshipped (part of periphrastic perfect)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (used in periphrastic perfect)

from `ā-rādh` (to worship), root `rādh` in causative stem `rādhaya`, followed by `ām` (which becomes part of the perfect formation)

Prefix: ā

Root: rādh (class 4)

आस (āsa) - he was, he existed (auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect)

(verb)

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

perfect tense (liṭ) form of `as`

Root: as (class 2)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

from `nṛ` (man) + `pa` (protector)

संवरणः (saṁvaraṇaḥ) - Saṃvaraṇa (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvaraṇa

saṁvaraṇa - Saṃvaraṇa (name of a king in the Kuru dynasty)

सदा (sadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

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