महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-116

ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य चरितं कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः ।
जामदग्न्यस्य रामस्य चरितं भूरितेजसः ॥११६॥

116. ṛśyaśṛṅgasya caritaṁ kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ ,
jāmadagnyasya rāmasya caritaṁ bhūritejasaḥ.

116. ṛśyaśṛṅgasya caritam kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ
jāmadagnyasya rāmasya caritam bhūritejasaḥ

116. The life story of Ṛśyaśṛṅga, who was a celibate from childhood; and the deeds of the exceedingly mighty Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma).

116. ובו מסופר על חייו של רְשְׁיַשְׁרְנְגַה, שנהג בפרישות מינית מילדותו, ועל חייו של רָאמַה ג׳ָאמַדַגְנְיַה, בעל הזוהר הרב.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य (ṛśyaśṛṅgasya) - of Ṛśyaśṛṅga

• चरितम् (caritam) - the life story / deeds (deeds, conduct, life story)

• कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः (kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ) - of the lifelong celibate (of the celibate from childhood)

• जामदग्न्यस्य (jāmadagnyasya) - of Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) (of the son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma))

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

• चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds (deeds, conduct, life story)

• भूरितेजसः (bhūritejasaḥ) - of great prowess (of great splendor/prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋश्यशृङ्गस्य (ṛśyaśṛṅgasya) - of Ṛśyaśṛṅga

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛśyaśṛṅga

ṛśyaśṛṅga - Ṛśyaśṛṅga (name of a sage, depicted with a horn on his head)

Note: Possessive, describes whose 'caritam'.

चरितम् (caritam) - the life story / deeds (deeds, conduct, life story)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - deeds, conduct, actions, life story, history

action noun / past passive participle

derived from root car- 'to move, act'

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is told'.

कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः (kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ) - of the lifelong celibate (of the celibate from childhood)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaumārabrahmacārin

kaumārabrahmacārin - one who observes celibacy from childhood; a lifelong celibate

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kaumāra+brahmacārin)

• kaumāra – juvenile, belonging to boyhood, from childhood
  adjective
  taddhita suffix -a added to kumāra
• brahmacārin – celibate, student of the Vedas, one who observes brahmacarya
  noun (masculine)
  from brahman (Veda/sacred knowledge) + car (to move, practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'ṛśyaśṛṅgasya'.

जामदग्न्यस्य (jāmadagnyasya) - of Rāma Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma) (of the son of Jamadagni (Paraśurāma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni, belonging to Jamadagni; name of Paraśurāma

taddhita suffix -ya added to Jamadagni

Note: Possessive, identifies which Rāma.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to Paraśurāma or Rāmacandra)

Note: Possessive, describes whose 'caritam'.

चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds (deeds, conduct, life story)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - deeds, conduct, actions, life story, history

action noun / past passive participle

derived from root car- 'to move, act'

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is told'.

भूरितेजसः (bhūritejasaḥ) - of great prowess (of great splendor/prowess)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūritejas

bhūritejas - of great splendor, very powerful, mighty

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhūri+tejas)

• bhūri – much, abundant, great
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, prowess
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying 'rāmasya'.

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