महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-213, verse-53

ते समेता महात्मानः कुरुवृष्ण्यन्धकोत्तमाः ।
विजह्रुरमरावासे नराः सुकृतिनो यथा ॥५३॥

53. te sametā mahātmānaḥ kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottamāḥ ,
vijahruramarāvāse narāḥ sukṛtino yathā.

53. te sametāḥ mahātmānaḥ kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottamāḥ
vijahruḥ amarāvāse narāḥ sukṛtinaḥ yathā

53. Assembled, those great-souled (mahātman) and excellent individuals among the Kurus, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas, enjoyed themselves in the abode of the immortals, just as righteous individuals (sukṛtin) do.

53. הם התכנסו, בעלי הנפשות הגדולות, הטובים שבבני קוּרוּ, וְרְשְׁנִי ואַנְדְהַקַה, ובילו במשכן האלמוות כמו אנשים בעלי מעשי זכות.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled, met, joined

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

• कुरुवृष्ण्यन्धकोत्तमाः (kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottamāḥ) - Referring to the prominent members of these clans who have assembled. (the best among Kurus, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas)

• विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - they sported, they enjoyed, they played

• अमरावासे (amarāvāse) - Referring to a place of great enjoyment, like svarga or a divine realm. (in the abode of immortals, in the heavenly dwelling)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) - Those who have accumulated merit through their actions (karma). (righteous, virtuous, pious persons, those who have performed good deeds)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

समेताः (sametāḥ) - assembled, met, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sameta

sameta - assembled, met, joined, combined

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'sam'. sam-i-kta → sameta.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject (they).

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble person, a great being (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

कुरुवृष्ण्यन्धकोत्तमाः (kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottamāḥ) - Referring to the prominent members of these clans who have assembled. (the best among Kurus, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottama

kuruvṛṣṇyandhakottama - the best among Kurus, Vṛṣṇis, and Andhakas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+vṛṣṇi+andhaka+uttama)

• kuru – name of an ancient royal dynasty/clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛṣṇi – name of an ancient Yadava clan, ancestors of Krishna
  proper noun (masculine)
• andhaka – name of an ancient Yadava clan, related to Vṛṣṇis
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective

Note: Acts as a nominative plural noun in apposition to 'te'.

विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - they sported, they enjoyed, they played

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of √hṛ

Perfect Active

From root 'hṛ' (to carry) with prefix 'vi'. Reduplicated stem 'jahṛ'. Third person plural perfect.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 3)

Note: This root is often used with 'vi' to mean 'to sport' or 'to enjoy oneself'.

अमरावासे (amarāvāse) - Referring to a place of great enjoyment, like svarga or a divine realm. (in the abode of immortals, in the heavenly dwelling)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of amarāvāsa

amarāvāsa - abode of gods/immortals, heavenly dwelling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amara+āvāsa)

• amara – immortal, god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• āvāsa – dwelling, abode, house, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-vas (to dwell).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Locative case indicates 'where'.

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male

Root: nṛ

सुकृतिनः (sukṛtinaḥ) - Those who have accumulated merit through their actions (karma). (righteous, virtuous, pious persons, those who have performed good deeds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukṛtin

sukṛtin - one who has performed good deeds, righteous, virtuous, meritorious

From 'su' (good) and 'kṛtin' (doer, maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kṛtin)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛtin – doer, performer, skillful, clever
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + '-in' suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying 'narāḥ' or standing alone as a substantive.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for comparison.

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