महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-3

कन्यकुब्जे महानासीत्पार्थिवो भरतर्षभ ।
गाधीति विश्रुतो लोके सत्यधर्मपरायणः ॥३॥

3. kanyakubje mahānāsītpārthivo bharatarṣabha ,
gādhīti viśruto loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ.

3. kanyakubje mahān āsīt pārthivaḥ bharatarṣabha
gādhī iti viśrutaḥ loke satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ

3. O best of Bharatas, there was a great king in Kanyakubja, renowned in the world (loka) as Gādhī, who was devoted to truth and natural law (dharma).

3. הו מעולה בני בְּהַרַטַה, בקַנְיַקוּבְּג׳ַה חי מלך גדול, הנודע בעולם בשם גָאדְהִי, שהיה מסור לאמת ולדרך היושר.

Words meanings summery:

• कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja (a city)

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king, an earthly ruler

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O foremost of the Bharata race

• गाधी (gādhī) - Gādhī (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or designation)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people (loka)

• सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law (dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

कन्यकुब्जे (kanyakubje) - in Kanyakubja (a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kanyakubja

kanyakubja - Kanyakubja (a city)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kanyā+kubja)

• kanyā – girl, virgin
  noun (feminine)
• kubja – hunchbacked, bent
  adjective (masculine)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, large

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect active

Root: as (class 2)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - a king, an earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - a king, an earthly ruler, a prince

derived from pṛthivī + aṇ

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas, O foremost of the Bharata race

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata, a name of an ancient king, descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

गाधी (gādhī) - Gādhī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gādhī

gādhī - Gādhī (a proper name)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or designation)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

from vi + śru + kta

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people (loka)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people (loka)

सत्यधर्मपरायणः (satyadharmaparāyaṇaḥ) - devoted to truth and natural law (dharma)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+dharma+parāyaṇa)

• satya – truth, real
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – righteous conduct, duty, natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – chiefly devoted to, intent on, resting on
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: parā

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