महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-194, verse-17

विक्रमेण मही प्राप्ता भरतेन महात्मना ।
विक्रमेण च लोकांस्त्रीञ्जितवान्पाकशासनः ॥१७॥

17. vikrameṇa mahī prāptā bharatena mahātmanā ,
vikrameṇa ca lokāṁstrīñjitavānpākaśāsanaḥ.

17. vikrameṇa mahī prāptā bharatena mahātmanā
vikrameṇa ca lokān trīn jitavān pākaśāsanaḥ

17. The great-souled Bharata acquired the earth through his valor. And Indra, the destroyer of Pāka (Pākaśāsanaḥ), conquered the three worlds through his valor.

17. בגבורה הושגה הארץ בידי בְּהַרַטַה האציל, ובגבורה כבש גם פָּאקַשָׁאסַנַה (אִינְדְרַה) את שלושת העולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

• मही (mahī) - earth, ground

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained, acquired, reached

• भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

• विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• जितवान् (jitavān) - conquered, victorious

• पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra (destroyer of Pāka)

Words meanings and morphology

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, courage, prowess, might; a step, stride

Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

मही (mahī) - earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land; a great cow

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained, acquired, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, gained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra and suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भरतेन (bharatena) - by Bharata

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bharata

bharata - Bharata (name of several kings and sages, notably a son of Duṣyanta and Śakuntalā)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

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

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Bharata

विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - by valor, by prowess, by courage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama

vikrama - valor, courage, prowess, might; a step, stride

Derived from root kram (to step) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: kram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, division of the universe

Root: lok (class 1)

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

जितवान् (jitavān) - conquered, victorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitavat

jitavat - having conquered, victorious

Past Active Participle

Derived from root ji (to conquer) with suffix -kvatu

Root: ji (class 1)

पाकशासनः (pākaśāsanaḥ) - Indra (destroyer of Pāka)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pākaśāsana

pākaśāsana - Indra (epithet meaning 'chastiser/destroyer of Pāka', an asura)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāka+śāsana)

• pāka – Pāka (name of an asura defeated by Indra); raw, unripe, simpleton
  proper noun (masculine)
• śāsana – ruler, chastiser, discipliner
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śās (to rule, to punish)
  Root: śās (class 2)

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