महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-28

ततः समाजो ववृधे स राजन्दिवसान्बहून् ।
रत्नप्रदानबहुलः शोभितो नटनर्तकैः ॥२८॥

28. tataḥ samājo vavṛdhe sa rājandivasānbahūn ,
ratnapradānabahulaḥ śobhito naṭanartakaiḥ.

28. tataḥ samājaḥ vavṛdhe sa rājan divasān bahūn
ratnapradānabahulaḥ śobhitaḥ naṭanartakaiḥ

28. Then, O King, that assembly grew and lasted for many days, rich with the giving of jewels and adorned by actors and dancers.

28. אז, הו מלך, גדל המעמד הזה ימים רבים, מלא במתנות של אבני חן ומקושט בשחקנים וברקדנים.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• समाजः (samājaḥ) - assembly, gathering

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - it grew, increased

• स (sa) - that

• राजन् (rājan) - O King!

• दिवसान् (divasān) - for days

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• रत्नप्रदानबहुलः (ratnapradānabahulaḥ) - abounding in gifts of gems, rich in the giving of jewels

• शोभितः (śobhitaḥ) - adorned, graced, beautiful

• नटनर्तकैः (naṭanartakaiḥ) - by actors and dancers

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

समाजः (samājaḥ) - assembly, gathering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāja

samāja - assembly, meeting, society, concourse, festival

From sam-aj, to come together.

Prefix: sam

Root: aj (class 1)

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - it grew, increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛdh

Perfect 3rd person singular middle voice of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

स (sa) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it, those

Note: Referring to samājaḥ

राजन् (rājan) - O King!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

दिवसान् (divasān) - for days

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of divasa

divasa - day, daylight

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration of time.

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

Note: Agreeing with divasān

रत्नप्रदानबहुलः (ratnapradānabahulaḥ) - abounding in gifts of gems, rich in the giving of jewels

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ratnapradānabahula

ratnapradānabahula - full of or rich in the giving of jewels

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratnapradāna+bahula)

• ratna – gem, jewel, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
• pradāna – giving, granting, bestowing, gift, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun from pra-dā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 1)
• bahula – abundant, frequent, much, diverse
  adjective (masculine)

शोभितः (śobhitaḥ) - adorned, graced, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, embellished, beautiful, splendid

Past Passive Participle

Root: śubh (class 1)

नटनर्तकैः (naṭanartakaiḥ) - by actors and dancers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of naṭanartaka

naṭanartaka - actor and dancer, mime and dancer

Compound type : dvandva (naṭa+nartaka)

• naṭa – actor, dancer, mime
  noun (masculine)
  Root: naṭ (class 1)
• nartaka – dancer, actor
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from nṛt
  Root: nṛt (class 4)

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