महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-214, verse-27

तत्र गत्वा महात्मानौ कृष्णौ परपुरंजयौ ।
महार्हासनयो राजंस्ततस्तौ संनिषीदतुः ॥२७॥

27. tatra gatvā mahātmānau kṛṣṇau parapuraṁjayau ,
mahārhāsanayo rājaṁstatastau saṁniṣīdatuḥ.

27. tatra gatvā mahātmānau kṛṣṇau parapurañjayau
mahārhāsanayoḥ rājan tataḥ tau saṃniṣīdatuḥ

27. O King, having gone there, those two great-souled Kṛṣṇas, the conquerors of enemy cities, then sat down on two exceedingly valuable seats.

27. הו מלך, אחרי שהגיעו לשם, שני בעלי הנפש הגדולה האלה, שניהם קְרְשְׁנַה, כובשי ערי אויבים, ישבו על מושבים יקרים.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there (to the place previously indicated) (there, then)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - after proceeding to that place (having gone, having arrived)

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two noble individuals (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) (two great-souled ones, two noble ones)

• कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (who is also called Kṛṣṇa) (the two Kṛṣṇas)

• परपुरञ्जयौ (parapurañjayau) - those two who are victorious over the cities of their adversaries (two conquerors of enemy cities)

• महार्हासनयोः (mahārhāsanayoḥ) - upon two seats deserving of great honor (on two very valuable seats, on two most worthy seats)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Saṃjaya) (O king)

• ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after arriving there (then, thereupon, from there)

• तौ (tau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (those two)

• संनिषीदतुः (saṁniṣīdatuḥ) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna took their seats (they two sat down)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (to the place previously indicated) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

adverbial derivative from tad

गत्वा (gatvā) - after proceeding to that place (having gone, having arrived)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - the two noble individuals (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) (two great-souled ones, two noble ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to both Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.

कृष्णौ (kṛṣṇau) - Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (who is also called Kṛṣṇa) (the two Kṛṣṇas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity), dark, black

Note: Refers to both Vāsudeva Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna.

परपुरञ्जयौ (parapurañjayau) - those two who are victorious over the cities of their adversaries (two conquerors of enemy cities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of parapurañjaya

parapurañjaya - conqueror of enemy cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy, hostile
  adjective (masculine)
• pura – city, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from verb root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

महार्हासनयोः (mahārhāsanayoḥ) - upon two seats deserving of great honor (on two very valuable seats, on two most worthy seats)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of mahārhāsana

mahārhāsana - a very valuable or worthy seat

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+arha+āsana)

• mahā – great, mighty, excellent
  adjective (feminine)
• arha – worthy, deserving, valuable
  adjective (neuter)
  gerundive or verbal adjective from arh
  Root: arh (class 1)
• āsana – seat, sitting
  noun (neuter)
  derived from verb root 'ās' (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Saṃjaya) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ततः (tataḥ) - subsequently, after arriving there (then, thereupon, from there)

(indeclinable)

ablative form used adverbially

तौ (tau) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

संनिषीदतुः (saṁniṣīdatuḥ) - Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna took their seats (they two sat down)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-ni-sad

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: sad (class 1)

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