महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-55, verse-26

तत्र ते न्यवसन्राजन्संवत्सरगणान्बहून् ।
वशे शस्त्रप्रतापेन कुर्वन्तोऽन्यान्महीक्षितः ॥२६॥

26. tatra te nyavasanrājansaṁvatsaragaṇānbahūn ,
vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvanto'nyānmahīkṣitaḥ.

26. tatra te nyavasan rājan saṃvatsaragaṇān bahūn
vaśe śastrapratāpena kurvantaḥ anyān mahīkṣitaḥ

26. O King, they lived there for many years, bringing other kings under their control through the might of their weapons.

26. הו מלך, שם התגוררו שנים רבות, והכניעו מלכים אחרים בעוצמת נשקם.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where they were living) (there, in that place)

• ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (people))

• न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelled (in that place) (they dwelled, they lived)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee) (O king)

• संवत्सरगणान् (saṁvatsaragaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, many years)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

• वशे (vaśe) - under their control (in control, under subjection)

• शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - through the might of their weapons (by the might of weapons)

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - bringing (others) under control (doing, making, causing)

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other (kings) (others, other people)

• महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - (other) kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that place (where they were living) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they (the Pāṇḍavas) (they, those (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Nom. pl. masc.

न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelled (in that place) (they dwelled, they lived)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The `ni` prefix causes sandhi `ni + avasan = nyavasan`.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (implied addressee) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

Note: Used here as an address.

संवत्सरगणान् (saṁvatsaragaṇān) - for many years (groups of years, many years)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃvatsaragaṇa

saṁvatsaragaṇa - multitude of years, many years

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvatsara+gaṇa)

• saṃvatsara – year
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – multitude, group, host
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ

Note: Accusative plural indicating duration.

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Qualifies `saṃvatsaragaṇān`.

वशे (vaśe) - under their control (in control, under subjection)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

Root: vaś

Note: Locative indicating state or condition.

शस्त्रप्रतापेन (śastrapratāpena) - through the might of their weapons (by the might of weapons)

(noun)

masculine, singular of śastrapratāpa

śastrapratāpa - might of weapons, prowess of arms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śastra+pratāpa)

• śastra – weapon, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas
• pratāpa – might, power, splendor, heat
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tap

Note: Instrumental indicating means.

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - bringing (others) under control (doing, making, causing)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to cause

present participle

from root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies `te` (they).

अन्यान् (anyān) - other (kings) (others, other people)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Object of `kurvantaḥ`.

महीक्षितः (mahīkṣitaḥ) - (other) kings (kings, rulers of the earth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - king, ruler of the earth

agent noun

One who rules/inhabits the earth. Compound of `mahī` (earth) + `kṣit` (from root kṣi 'to rule' or 'to inhabit')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruler, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root `kṣi` (to rule/inhabit)
  Root: kṣi

Note: Appears as object of `kurvantaḥ` along with `anyān`.

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