महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-9

यथा पाण्डुर्महाबाहुर्धनुर्धरवरो भुवि ।
बभूव मृगयाशीलः पुरास्य प्रपितामहः ॥९॥

9. yathā pāṇḍurmahābāhurdhanurdharavaro bhuvi ,
babhūva mṛgayāśīlaḥ purāsya prapitāmahaḥ.

9. yathā pāṇḍuḥ mahābāhuḥ dhanurdharavaraḥ bhuvi
babhūva mṛgayāśīlaḥ purā asya prapitāmahaḥ

9. Just as his great-grandfather Pandu, the mighty-armed and foremost of archers on earth, was formerly fond of hunting.

9. (היה) אוהב ציד, כשם שהיה בעבר סבא רבא שלו, פָּאנְדוּ בעל הזרועות האדירות, מיטב הקשתים בעולם.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

• पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (proper name))

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, having great arms)

• धनुर्धरवरः (dhanurdharavaraḥ) - foremost of archers (best of archers, foremost bowman)

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

• मृगयाशीलः (mṛgayāśīlaḥ) - fond of hunting (fond of hunting, having the nature of hunting)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, in the past)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Parikshit in the previous verse) (of this, his)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - Just as (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

पाण्डुः (pāṇḍuḥ) - Pandu (Pandu (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pandu (name of a king, father of the Pandavas)

Note: Subject.

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed (mighty-armed, having great arms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - great-armed, mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

धनुर्धरवरः (dhanurdharavaraḥ) - foremost of archers (best of archers, foremost bowman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanurdharavara

dhanurdharavara - best of archers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhanurdhara+vara)

• dhanurdhara – bow-bearer, archer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  dhanus (bow) + dhara (bearer)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vara – best, excellent, choicest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth (on the earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, world

बभूव (babhūva) - was (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृगयाशीलः (mṛgayāśīlaḥ) - fond of hunting (fond of hunting, having the nature of hunting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛgayāśīla

mṛgayāśīla - fond of hunting, addicted to hunting

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛgayā+śīla)

• mṛgayā – hunting, chase
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  root mṛg + suffix aya + ā
  Root: mṛg (class 10)
• śīla – habit, disposition, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, anciently, in the past)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to Parikshit in the previous verse) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Parikṣit.

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather

Note: Agrees with Pāṇḍu.

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