महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-169, verse-14

ते भृगूणां धनं ज्ञात्वा राजानः सर्व एव ह ।
याचिष्णवोऽभिजग्मुस्तांस्तात भार्गवसत्तमान् ॥१४॥

14. te bhṛgūṇāṁ dhanaṁ jñātvā rājānaḥ sarva eva ha ,
yāciṣṇavo'bhijagmustāṁstāta bhārgavasattamān.

14. te bhṛgūṇām dhanam jñātvā rājānaḥ sarve eva ha
yāciṣṇavaḥ abhijagmuḥ tān tāta bhārgavasattamān

14. O dear one, all those kings, having learned of the Bhṛgus' wealth, approached those most excellent Bhārgavas as supplicants.

14. בני, כל אותם מלכים, שידעו על עושרם של בני בְּהְרְגוּ, פנו בבקשת נדבה אל מיטב צאצאי בְּהָארְגַוַה אלה.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (kings) (those)

• भृगूणाम् (bhṛgūṇām) - of the Bhṛgus

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having learned, perceiving

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• याचिष्णवः (yāciṣṇavaḥ) - desirous of begging, supplicants, beggars

• अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they approached, they went towards

• तान् (tān) - those (Bhārgavas) (those)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (vocative)

• भार्गवसत्तमान् (bhārgavasattamān) - those most excellent Bhārgavas

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (kings) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative masculine plural of 'tad'

भृगूणाम् (bhṛgūṇām) - of the Bhṛgus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a Vedic sage and his descendants

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having learned, perceiving

(verbal derivative)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

याचिष्णवः (yāciṣṇavaḥ) - desirous of begging, supplicants, beggars

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāciṣṇu

yāciṣṇu - desirous of begging, importunate, a beggar

Kṛt suffix -iṣṇuc

From root 'yāc' (to ask, beg) + -iṣṇuc suffix, expressing desire or habit

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to the kings.

अभिजग्मुः (abhijagmuḥ) - they approached, they went towards

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhigam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those (Bhārgavas) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Accusative masculine plural of 'tad'

तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

भार्गवसत्तमान् (bhārgavasattamān) - those most excellent Bhārgavas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhārgavasattama

bhārgavasattama - best among the Bhargavas (descendants of Bhṛgu)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhārgava+sattama)

• bhārgava – descendant of Bhṛgu
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'Bhṛgu' with the suffix 'aṇ'
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative degree from 'sat' (good, virtuous)

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