महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-37

तत्रागच्छन्द्विजा राजन्सर्ववेदविदां वराः ।
निवासं रोचयन्ति स्म सर्वभाषाविदस्तथा ॥३७॥

37. tatrāgacchandvijā rājansarvavedavidāṁ varāḥ ,
nivāsaṁ rocayanti sma sarvabhāṣāvidastathā.

37. tatra āgacchan dvijā rājan sarvaveda-vidām varāḥ
| nivāsam rocayanti sma sarvabhāṣā-vidaḥ tathā

37. O King, excellent brahmins (dvija) who were conversant with all the Vedas, as well as those conversant with all languages, came there and made it their pleasing residence.

37. אל שם הגיעו, הו מלך, בְּרַהְמִינִים מהטובים שבין היודעים את כל הוֵדוֹת, וגם היודעים את כל השפות, ובחרו להשתקע בה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - they came

• द्विजा (dvijā) - brahmins, the twice-born

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• सर्ववेद-विदाम् (sarvaveda-vidām) - of those knowing all Vedas, those learned in all Vedas

• वराः (varāḥ) - excellent, best, foremost (ones)

• निवासम् (nivāsam) - residence, dwelling place

• रोचयन्ति (rocayanti) - they make pleasing, they cause to shine, they prefer

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

• सर्वभाषा-विदः (sarvabhāṣā-vidaḥ) - those knowing all languages, multilingual

• तथा (tathā) - also, likewise, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

आगच्छन् (āgacchan) - they came

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजा (dvijā) - brahmins, the twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - a brahmin, the twice-born, a bird, a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

सर्ववेद-विदाम् (sarvaveda-vidām) - of those knowing all Vedas, those learned in all Vedas

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaveda-vid

sarvaveda-vid - knowing all Vedas, proficient in all sacred knowledge

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+veda+vid)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• veda – Veda (sacred text), knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, wise, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

वराः (varāḥ) - excellent, best, foremost (ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vara

vara - excellent, best, foremost, a boon

निवासम् (nivāsam) - residence, dwelling place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - residence, dwelling place, abode, home

रोचयन्ति (rocayanti) - they make pleasing, they cause to shine, they prefer

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ruc

Causative stem of root ruc (to shine, to like) means 'to make pleasing, to cause to shine'

Root: ruc (class 1)

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense with present verbs)

(indeclinable)

सर्वभाषा-विदः (sarvabhāṣā-vidaḥ) - those knowing all languages, multilingual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvabhāṣā-vid

sarvabhāṣā-vid - knowing all languages, expert in all languages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhāṣā+vid)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāṣā – language, speech, talk
  noun (feminine)
• vid – knowing, expert, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - also, likewise, in the same way

(indeclinable)

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