महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-40, verse-7

स बाल एवार्यमतिर्नृपोत्तमः सहैव तैर्मन्त्रिपुरोहितैस्तदा ।
शशास राज्यं कुरुपुंगवाग्रजो यथास्य वीरः प्रपितामहस्तथा ॥७॥

7. sa bāla evāryamatirnṛpottamaḥ; sahaiva tairmantripurohitaistadā ,
śaśāsa rājyaṁ kurupuṁgavāgrajo; yathāsya vīraḥ prapitāmahastathā.

7. sa bālaḥ eva āryamatiḥ nṛpottamaḥ
saha eva taiḥ mantripurohitaiḥ tadā
| śaśāsa rājyam kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ
yathā asya vīraḥ prapitāmahaḥ tathā

7. Though he was just a child, that best of kings, Janamejaya, who possessed a noble mind and was the foremost among the Kurus, ruled the kingdom then, together with those ministers and priests, just as his heroic great-grandfather had done.

7. עוד כילד, בעל רוח אצילית, המלך הנעלה הזה, המובחר בין גדולי בני קוּרוּ, שלט בממלכה יחד עם השרים והכוהנים, כפי ששלט סבא רבא שלו הגיבור.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a mere child (child, young one)

• एव (eva) - just, even (emphasizes 'child') (indeed, only, even)

• आर्यमतिः (āryamatiḥ) - possessed of a noble mind (of noble mind, having noble intellect)

• नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - best of kings

• सह (saha) - with, along with

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

• तैः (taiḥ) - with those (with them, with those)

• मन्त्रिपुरोहितैः (mantripurohitaiḥ) - with ministers and priests

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• शशास (śaśāsa) - he ruled, he governed

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, realm, rule)

• कुरुपुङ्गवाग्रजः (kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ) - the foremost among the Kurus (foremost among the Kuru bulls, chief of the Kuru heroes)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, heroic)

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

• तथा (tathā) - so (had done) (so, thus, in that manner)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बालः (bālaḥ) - a mere child (child, young one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, infant, young boy; young, youthful

एव (eva) - just, even (emphasizes 'child') (indeed, only, even)

(indeclinable)

आर्यमतिः (āryamatiḥ) - possessed of a noble mind (of noble mind, having noble intellect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āryamati

āryamati - of noble mind, having a pure intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārya+mati)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable, Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)

नृपोत्तमः (nṛpottamaḥ) - best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpottama

nṛpottama - best of kings, most excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+uttama)

• nṛpa – king, sovereign (literally, protector of men)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine)

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, even

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - with those (with them, with those)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मन्त्रिपुरोहितैः (mantripurohitaiḥ) - with ministers and priests

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantripurohita

mantripurohita - ministers and priests (collectively or individually)

Compound type : dvandva (mantrin+purohita)

• mantrin – minister, counselor
  noun (masculine)
• purohita – royal priest, chaplain
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

शशास (śaśāsa) - he ruled, he governed

(verb)

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

Root: śās (class 2)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom (kingdom, realm, rule)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, empire, reign, government

कुरुपुङ्गवाग्रजः (kurupuṅgavāgrajaḥ) - the foremost among the Kurus (foremost among the Kuru bulls, chief of the Kuru heroes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupuṅgavāgraja

kurupuṅgavāgraja - foremost among the Kuru-bulls (heroes of Kuru lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava+agraja)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; the country of the Kurus
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – a bull; an eminent or excellent person (used as a suffix, e.g., narapuṅgava = eminent among men)
  noun (masculine)
• agraja – born first, elder brother, foremost, chief
  adjective (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वीरः (vīraḥ) - heroic (hero, brave, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior; heroic, brave

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather; a name of Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – forward, onward, forth; excess, intensifier
  prefix
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so (had done) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

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