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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-224

स सत्कृत्य यदुश्रेष्ठं मातुलं शौरिमात्मनः ।
ददर्श यदुवीराणामापाने वैशसं महत् ॥२२४॥
224. sa satkṛtya yaduśreṣṭhaṁ mātulaṁ śaurimātmanaḥ ,
dadarśa yaduvīrāṇāmāpāne vaiśasaṁ mahat.
224. saḥ satkṛtya yaduśreṣṭham mātulam śaurim
ātmanaḥ dadarśa yaduvīrāṇām āpāne vaiśasam mahat
224. He, having paid his respects to his maternal uncle, Shauri, the foremost of the Yadus, then witnessed a great massacre of the Yadu heroes at the assembly grounds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
  • सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored (having honored, having respected, having paid homage)
  • यदुश्रेष्ठम् (yaduśreṣṭham) - the best among the Yadus (best of Yadus, foremost of Yadus)
  • मातुलम् (mātulam) - his maternal uncle (maternal uncle)
  • शौरिम् (śaurim) - Shauri (referring to Vasudeva, Krishna's father and Arjuna's maternal uncle) (Shauri (son of Shura, or descendant of Shura; often Vasudeva, Krishna, or Balarama))
  • आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (of oneself, his own)
  • ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
  • यदुवीराणाम् (yaduvīrāṇām) - of the Yadu heroes
  • आपाने (āpāne) - at the assembly grounds (or drinking hall) (at a drinking party, in an assembly, in a place of resort)
  • वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - a great massacre (slaughter, massacre, great destruction, calamity)
  • महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Arjuna) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored (having honored, having respected, having paid homage)
(indeclinable)
gerund/absolutive
From root 'kṛ' (to do) with prefix 'sat' (good, proper) and '-tya' suffix.
Prefix: sat
Root: kṛ (class 8)
यदुश्रेष्ठम् (yaduśreṣṭham) - the best among the Yadus (best of Yadus, foremost of Yadus)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yaduśreṣṭha
yaduśreṣṭha - chief of the Yadus
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadu+śreṣṭha)
  • yadu – name of an ancient king and his dynasty; a member of the Yadu clan
    noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
    adjective
    Superlative degree from praśasya (excellent)
मातुलम् (mātulam) - his maternal uncle (maternal uncle)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mātula
mātula - maternal uncle (mother's brother)
शौरिम् (śaurim) - Shauri (referring to Vasudeva, Krishna's father and Arjuna's maternal uncle) (Shauri (son of Shura, or descendant of Shura; often Vasudeva, Krishna, or Balarama))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śauri
śauri - son of Śūra; descendant of Śūra; Vasudeva (Krishna's father)
patronymic
Derived from Śūra.
आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - his own (of oneself, his own)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit; oneself
Reflexive pronoun
ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś
perfect tense
3rd person singular perfect tense, root 'dṛś'
Root: dṛś (class 1)
यदुवीराणाम् (yaduvīrāṇām) - of the Yadu heroes
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yaduvīra
yaduvīra - Yadu hero, warrior of the Yadu clan
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yadu+vīra)
  • yadu – name of an ancient king and his dynasty; a member of the Yadu clan
    noun (masculine)
  • vīra – hero, warrior, brave man
    noun (masculine)
आपाने (āpāne) - at the assembly grounds (or drinking hall) (at a drinking party, in an assembly, in a place of resort)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of āpāna
āpāna - drinking, a drinking party, an assembly, a meeting place
action noun
From root pā (to drink) with prefix ā.
Root: pā (class 1)
वैशसम् (vaiśasam) - a great massacre (slaughter, massacre, great destruction, calamity)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśasa
vaiśasa - slaughter, destruction, calamity, cruelty
From viśasa (cutting up, slaughter)
महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, powerful, important
present participle
Root mah (to be great)
Root: mah (class 1)