महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-164, verse-10

पुरोहितवरं प्राप्य वसिष्ठमृषिसत्तमम् ।
ईजिरे क्रतुभिश्चापि नृपास्ते कुरुनन्दन ॥१०॥

10. purohitavaraṁ prāpya vasiṣṭhamṛṣisattamam ,
ījire kratubhiścāpi nṛpāste kurunandana.

10. purohitavaram prāpya vasiṣṭham ṛṣisattamam
ījire kratubhiḥ ca api nṛpāḥ te kurunandana

10. O delight of the Kurus, those kings, having obtained Vasiṣṭha, the excellent chief priest and the foremost among sages, also performed sacrifices.

10. הו שמחת בני קוּרוּ, אותם מלכים קיבלו את וַסִישְׁתְהַא, המעולה בחוזים ובכוהני הבית, וערכו בעזרתו גם טקסים וודיים.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरोहितवरम् (purohitavaram) - excellent chief priest

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

• वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - best among sages, foremost sage

• ईजिरे (ījire) - they sacrificed, they worshipped

• क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by means of sacrifices, with rituals

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

• नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

• ते (te) - those, they

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

पुरोहितवरम् (purohitavaram) - excellent chief priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purohitavara

purohitavara - excellent chief priest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (purohita+vara)

• purohita – family priest, chief priest
  noun (masculine)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, suitor
  adjective (masculine)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap affix)

Derived from root āp- with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वसिष्ठम् (vasiṣṭham) - Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - best among sages, foremost sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best among sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama.

ईजिरे (ījire) - they sacrificed, they worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

क्रतुभिः (kratubhiḥ) - by means of sacrifices, with rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual, understanding, power

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, although

(indeclinable)

नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler ('protector of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, a dynasty, a region
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son, gladdening
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)

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