महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-23

विश्रान्तास्ते महात्मानः कंचित्कालं महाबलाः ।
आहूता धृतराष्ट्रेण राज्ञा शांतनवेन च ॥२३॥

23. viśrāntāste mahātmānaḥ kaṁcitkālaṁ mahābalāḥ ,
āhūtā dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāṁtanavena ca.

23. viśrāntāḥ te mahātmānaḥ kiñcit kālam mahābalāḥ
āhūtāḥ dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa rājñā śāntanaveṇa ca

23. Those great-souled (mahātman) and mighty individuals, having rested for some time, were then summoned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra and also by King Śāntanava (Bhīṣma).

23. האצילים האדירים נחו זמן מה, ואז קראו להם המלך דְהְרְטַרָאשְׁתְרַה ובְּהִישְׁמַה בן שַׁנְטַנוּ.

Words meanings summery:

• विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - rested, having rested, calm

• ते (te) - those, they

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, some, somewhat

• कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period, for a time)

• महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

• आहूताः (āhūtāḥ) - summoned, called, invited

• धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• शान्तनवेण (śāntanaveṇa) - referring to Bhīṣma (by Śāntanava (son of Śāntanu))

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

विश्रान्ताः (viśrāntāḥ) - rested, having rested, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśrānta

viśrānta - rested, having rested, calm, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śram with prefix vi (to rest, cease from labor)

Prefix: vi

Root: śram (class 4)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Spirit
  noun (masculine)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, some, somewhat

(indeclinable)

कालम् (kālam) - for some time (time, period, for a time)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration of time

महाबलाः (mahābalāḥ) - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

आहूताः (āhūtāḥ) - summoned, called, invited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhūta

āhūta - summoned, called, invited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hvā (to call) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

धृतराष्ट्रेण (dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa) - by Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

शान्तनवेण (śāntanaveṇa) - referring to Bhīṣma (by Śāntanava (son of Śāntanu))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śāntanava

śāntanava - son of Śāntanu (epithet for Bhīṣma)

patronymic from Śāntanu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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