महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-14

ब्राह्मणाश्च महाभागा देशेभ्यः समुपागमन् ।
तेऽभ्यर्चिता राजगणा द्रुपदेन महात्मना ॥१४॥

14. brāhmaṇāśca mahābhāgā deśebhyaḥ samupāgaman ,
te'bhyarcitā rājagaṇā drupadena mahātmanā.

14. brāhmaṇāḥ ca mahābhāgāḥ deśebhyaḥ samupāgaman
te abhyarcitāḥ rāja-gaṇāḥ drupadena mahā-ātmanā

14. Illustrious Brahmins also arrived from various regions. The assembled groups of kings were honored by the magnanimous (mahātman) Drupada.

14. ובְּרַהְמִינִים בעלי מזל טוב באו מארצות שונות, וגדוד המלכים זכה לכבוד מידי דְרוּפַּדַה הנעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

• देशेभ्यः (deśebhyaḥ) - from countries, from regions

• समुपागमन् (samupāgaman) - they arrived, they came

• ते (te) - those groups of kings (they, those)

• अभ्यर्चिताः (abhyarcitāḥ) - honored, worshipped, saluted

• राज-गणाः (rāja-gaṇāḥ) - groups of kings, multitudes of kings

• द्रुपदेन (drupadena) - by King Drupada (by Drupada)

• महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Derived from brahman (sacred utterance, ultimate reality)

Note: Subject of samupāgaman.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Brahmins to the previous list of attendees.

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble, having a large share

Compound of mahā (great) and bhāga (share, fortune).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇāḥ.

देशेभ्यः (deśebhyaḥ) - from countries, from regions

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, district

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Denotes origin.

समुपागमन् (samupāgaman) - they arrived, they came

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of gam

Imperfect

Prefixes sam- and upa- + root gam + imperfect ending.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - those groups of kings (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied passive sentence.

अभ्यर्चिताः (abhyarcitāḥ) - honored, worshipped, saluted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyarcita

abhyarcita - honored, worshipped, saluted, respected

Past Passive Participle

Prefix abhi- + root arc (to honor) + suffix -ta

Prefix: abhi

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with rājagaṇāḥ.

राज-गणाः (rāja-gaṇāḥ) - groups of kings, multitudes of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāja-gaṇa

rāja-gaṇa - group of kings, multitude of kings

Compound of rājan (king) and gaṇa (group).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+gaṇa)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Subject of the implied passive verb.

द्रुपदेन (drupadena) - by King Drupada (by Drupada)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of drupada

drupada - Drupada (name of a king)

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the magnanimous one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular 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 drupadena.

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