महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-164, verse-11

स हि तान्याजयामास सर्वान्नृपतिसत्तमान् ।
ब्रह्मर्षिः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ बृहस्पतिरिवामरान् ॥११॥

11. sa hi tānyājayāmāsa sarvānnṛpatisattamān ,
brahmarṣiḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha bṛhaspatirivāmarān.

11. saḥ hi tān yājayāmāsa sarvān nṛpatisattamān
brahmarṣiḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha bṛhaspatiḥ iva amarān

11. Indeed, O best of the Pāṇḍavas, that brahmin sage caused all those excellent kings to perform sacrifices, just as Bṛhaspati officiates for the gods.

11. הו מעולה בני פָּאנְדַוַה, הוא, חוזה בְּרַהְמִין, ערך את הטקסים הוודיים של כל אותם מלכים מעולים, כשם שבְּרְהַסְפַּטִי עושה זאת עבור בני האלמוות.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• तान् (tān) - those

• याजयामास (yājayāmāsa) - caused to perform sacrifices, made to sacrifice

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• नृपतिसत्तमान् (nṛpatisattamān) - the best among kings, excellent kings

• ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage of brahminical origin

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Pāṇḍavas

• बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अमरान् (amarān) - gods, immortals

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

याजयामास (yājayāmāsa) - caused to perform sacrifices, made to sacrifice

(verb)

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

causative periphrastic perfect

Causative stem `yājay` formed from root `yaj` (class 1). Periphrastic perfect formed with `āmāsa`.

Root: yaj (class 1)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नृपतिसत्तमान् (nṛpatisattamān) - the best among kings, excellent kings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛpatisattama

nṛpatisattama - best among kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+sattama)

• nṛpati – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of nṛ (man) + pati (master).
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (existing, good).

ब्रह्मर्षिः (brahmarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage of brahminical origin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, a sage who has attained the status of a brahmin through spiritual practice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahman, sacred word/knowledge, a brahmin priest
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ (pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha) - O best of the Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha

pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha - best of the Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍava+śreṣṭha)

• pāṇḍava – son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from Pāṇḍu with patronymic suffix.
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most distinguished
  adjective
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent).

बृहस्पतिः (bṛhaspatiḥ) - Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - lord of prayer or devotion, regent of the planet Jupiter, preceptor of the gods

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अमरान् (amarān) - gods, immortals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god, deity

From a (negation) + mara (mortal, from root mṛ 'to die').

Root: mṛ (class 6)

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