महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-31

सूत उवाच ।
कर्मान्तरेष्वकथयन्द्विजा वेदाश्रयाः कथाः ।
व्यासस्त्वकथयन्नित्यमाख्यानं भारतं महत् ॥३१॥

31. sūta uvāca ,
karmāntareṣvakathayandvijā vedāśrayāḥ kathāḥ ,
vyāsastvakathayannityamākhyānaṁ bhārataṁ mahat.

31. sūtaḥ uvāca karmāntareṣu akathayan dvijāḥ vedāśrayāḥ
kathāḥ vyāsaḥ tu akathayat nityam ākhyānam bhāratam mahat

31. Sūta said: During the intervals of the sacrificial rituals, the Brahmins would narrate stories based on the Vedas. However, Vyāsa, for his part, always recited the great epic Mahābhārata.

31. סוּטַה אמר. בהפסקות שבין הפעולות הטקסיות סיפרו הבְּרַהְמִינִים הנשענים על הוֵדוֹת סיפורים, אך וְיָאסַה סיפר תמיד את הסיפור הגדול, בְּהָארַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - during the intervals of the sacrificial rituals (in the intervals of actions/rites)

• अकथयन् (akathayan) - would narrate (they told, they narrated)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (twice-born ones)

• वेदाश्रयाः (vedāśrayāḥ) - based on the Vedas (resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales)

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - always recited (he told, he narrated)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (constantly, always, eternally)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - epic (narrative, tale, epic)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata (referring to the Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata; descendant of Bharata; the Mahābhārata (epic))

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - during the intervals of the sacrificial rituals (in the intervals of actions/rites)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karmāntara

karmāntara - interval of a rite, interval between actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+antara)

• karman – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – interval, middle, difference, space between
  noun (neuter)

अकथयन् (akathayan) - would narrate (they told, they narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (twice-born ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb_base
  Root: jan (class 4)

वेदाश्रयाः (vedāśrayāḥ) - based on the Vedas (resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedāśraya

vedāśraya - resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas, Vedic authority

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+āśraya)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• āśraya – shelter, support, basis, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root śri with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a celebrated sage), compiler, arrangement

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अकथयत् (akathayat) - always recited (he told, he narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (constantly, always, eternally)

(indeclinable)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - epic (narrative, tale, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, epic

action noun

Derived from root khyā with prefix ā and suffix ana

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata (referring to the Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata; descendant of Bharata; the Mahābhārata (epic))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - relating to Bharata, a descendant of Bharata, India, the Mahābhārata

patronymic/derivative

Derived from Bharata

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important

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