महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-164, verse-4

य एष गन्धर्वपते पूर्वेषां नः पुरोहितः ।
आसीदेतन्ममाचक्ष्व क एष भगवानृषिः ॥४॥

4. ya eṣa gandharvapate pūrveṣāṁ naḥ purohitaḥ ,
āsīdetanmamācakṣva ka eṣa bhagavānṛṣiḥ.

4. yaḥ eṣaḥ gandharvapate pūrveṣām naḥ purohitaḥ
| āsīt etat mama ācakṣva kaḥ eṣaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

4. O lord of Gandharvas, please tell me, who is this venerable sage who was the priest for our ancestors?

4. הו אדון הגַנְדְהַרְוַה, אמור לי מיהו החוזה המכובד הזה, אשר היה הכוהן המלווה של אבותינו.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• गन्धर्वपते (gandharvapate) - O lord of Gandharvas

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

• नः (naḥ) - our, of us

• पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, royal chaplain

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

• कः (kaḥ) - who, what

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

गन्धर्वपते (gandharvapate) - O lord of Gandharvas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of gandharvapati

gandharvapati - lord of Gandharvas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+pati)

• gandharva – a celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, ancient, earlier, eastern

नः (naḥ) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative or accusative in other contexts.

पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - family priest, royal chaplain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita

purohita - one placed at the front, family priest, royal chaplain

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √as

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of ā-√cakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, which, what

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, blessed, prosperous

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

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