महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-13

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ऋषयश्च महात्मानः स्वयंवरदिदृक्षया ।
दुर्योधनपुरोगाश्च सकर्णाः कुरवो नृप ॥१३॥

13. ṛṣayaśca mahātmānaḥ svayaṁvaradidṛkṣayā ,
duryodhanapurogāśca sakarṇāḥ kuravo nṛpa.

13. ṛṣayaḥ ca mahā-ātmānaḥ svayamvara-didṛkṣayā
duryodhana-puragāḥ ca sa-karṇāḥ kuravaḥ nṛpa

13. O king (Janamejaya), great-souled sages also came with the desire to witness the self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara). Additionally, the Kurus, led by Duryodhana and accompanied by Karṇa, also arrived.

13. הו מלך, גם חוזים גדולי נפש באו מתוך רצון לראות את טקס בחירת החתן (סְוַיַמְוַרַה), וגם בני קוּרוּ בראשות דוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה ויחד עם קַרְנַה.

Words meanings summery:

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ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

च (ca) - and, also

महा-आत्मानः (mahā-ātmānaḥ) - great-souled, magnanimous

स्वयम्वर-दिदृक्षया (svayamvara-didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see the self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara)

दुर्योधन-पुरगाः (duryodhana-puragāḥ) - led by Duryodhana, having Duryodhana in front

च (ca) - and, also

स-कर्णाः (sa-karṇāḥ) - with Karṇa, accompanied by Karṇa

कुरवः (kuravaḥ) - The Kuru princes and their followers, antagonists of the Pāṇḍavas. (the Kurus (descendants of Kuru))

नृप (nṛpa) - O Janamejaya, addressed by Vaiśampāyana. (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject, along with Kuravaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ṛṣayaḥ to the implicit verb 'came'.

महा-आत्मानः (mahā-ātmānaḥ) - great-souled, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous, a great person

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective
ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, life
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ṛṣayaḥ.

स्वयम्वर-दिदृक्षया (svayamvara-didṛkṣayā) - with the desire to see the self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svayamvara-didṛkṣā

svayamvara-didṛkṣā - desire to see a svayaṃvara

Compound of svayaṃvara (self-choice) and didṛkṣā (desire to see).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayaṃvara+didṛkṣā)

svayaṃvara – self-choice (of a husband by a princess), a ceremony where a princess chooses her husband
noun (masculine)
Prefix: svayam
Root: vṛ (class 9)
didṛkṣā – desire to see
noun (feminine)
Desiderative noun
From desiderative stem of root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose or reason.

दुर्योधन-पुरगाः (duryodhana-puragāḥ) - led by Duryodhana, having Duryodhana in front

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duryodhana-puraga

duryodhana-puraga - led by Duryodhana, having Duryodhana as the leader

Compound of Duryodhana and puraga (going before, leader).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (duryodhana+puraga)

duryodhana – Duryodhana (name of a Kuru prince)
proper noun (masculine)
puraga – going before, leading, leader
adjective (masculine)
From puras (before) + gam (to go) + -ḍa (suffix)
Prefix: puras
Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kuravaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Kurus to ṛṣayaḥ.

स-कर्णाः (sa-karṇāḥ) - with Karṇa, accompanied by Karṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sakarṇa

sakarṇa - with Karṇa

Compound of sa (with) and Karṇa (proper name).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+karṇa)