महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-214, verse-5

अध्येतारं परं वेदाः प्रयोक्तारं महाध्वराः ।
रक्षितारं शुभं वर्णा लेभिरे तं जनाधिपम् ॥५॥

5. adhyetāraṁ paraṁ vedāḥ prayoktāraṁ mahādhvarāḥ ,
rakṣitāraṁ śubhaṁ varṇā lebhire taṁ janādhipam.

5. adhyetāram param vedāḥ prayoktāram mahādhvarāḥ
rakṣitāram śubham varṇāḥ lebhira tam janādhipam

5. The Vedas found in him their foremost student; the great sacrifices their chief performer; and the social classes (varṇa) their benevolent protector. Thus, they all obtained that lord of men.

5. הוֵדוֹת מצאו בו את הלומד העליון, הטקסים הגדולים מצאו בו את המבצע, והמעמדות החברתיים מצאו בו את המגן המבורך, בשליט העם הזה.

Words meanings summery:

• अध्येतारम् (adhyetāram) - a student, one who studies

• परम् (param) - foremost (supreme, chief, excellent)

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• प्रयोक्तारम् (prayoktāram) - chief performer (a performer, one who employs/applies)

• महाध्वराः (mahādhvarāḥ) - great sacrifices

• रक्षितारम् (rakṣitāram) - benevolent protector (a protector, one who guards)

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, benevolent

• वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇa) (the social classes, colors)

• लेभिर (lebhira) - they obtained, they gained

• तम् (tam) - him

• जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - the king, lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

अध्येतारम् (adhyetāram) - a student, one who studies

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhyetṛ

adhyetṛ - a student, one who studies, an instructor

Agent noun (tṛc suffix)

Formed from adhi-i (to go over, to study) + tṛc suffix

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

परम् (param) - foremost (supreme, chief, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, chief, other, distant

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, the Vedas

प्रयोक्तारम् (prayoktāram) - chief performer (a performer, one who employs/applies)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayoktṛ

prayoktṛ - an employer, a director, a performer, one who applies

Agent noun (tṛc suffix)

Formed from pra-yuj (to apply, to use) + tṛc suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

महाध्वराः (mahādhvarāḥ) - great sacrifices

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahādhvara

mahādhvara - great sacrifice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+adhvara)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• adhvara – sacrifice, ritual
  noun (masculine)

रक्षितारम् (rakṣitāram) - benevolent protector (a protector, one who guards)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rakṣitṛ

rakṣitṛ - a protector, a guardian

Agent noun (tṛc suffix)

Formed from rakṣ (to protect) + tṛc suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, benevolent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇa) (the social classes, colors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, class, caste, syllable

लेभिर (lebhira) - they obtained, they gained

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (Lit) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जनाधिपम् (janādhipam) - the king, lord of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

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