महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-96

पाण्डोस्तु जज्ञिरे पञ्च पुत्रा देवसमाः पृथक् ।
द्वयोः स्त्रियोर्गुणज्येष्ठस्तेषामासीद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥९६॥

96. pāṇḍostu jajñire pañca putrā devasamāḥ pṛthak ,
dvayoḥ striyorguṇajyeṣṭhasteṣāmāsīdyudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

96. pāṇḍoḥ tu jajñire pañca putrāḥ devasamāḥ pṛthak
dvayoḥ striyoḥ guṇajyeṣṭhaḥ teṣām āsīt yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

96. From Pāṇḍu, five sons, equal to the gods, were born from his two wives. Among them, Yudhiṣṭhira was the eldest in virtue.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - from Pāṇḍu (of Pāṇḍu, from Pāṇḍu)

• तु (tu) - indeed, and (connective) (but, indeed, however, moreover)

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born (were born, originated)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• देवसमाः (devasamāḥ) - equal to gods (equal to gods, god-like)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two (of two, from two)

• स्त्रियोः (striyoḥ) - of two wives (of two women, of two wives)

• गुणज्येष्ठः (guṇajyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest in virtue (eldest in qualities, superior in virtues)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to the sons) (of them, among them)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - from Pāṇḍu (of Pāṇḍu, from Pāṇḍu)

(noun)

masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu

Note: Often used for origin ('from').

तु (tu) - indeed, and (connective) (but, indeed, however, moreover)

(indeclinable)

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - were born (were born, originated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

देवसमाः (devasamāḥ) - equal to gods (equal to gods, god-like)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devasama

devasama - equal to gods, god-like

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+sama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective

Note: Adjectival agreement with 'putrāḥ'.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, individually, apart)

(indeclinable)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of two (of two, from two)

(numeral)

Note: Governs 'striyoḥ'.

स्त्रियोः (striyoḥ) - of two wives (of two women, of two wives)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, dual of strī

strī - woman, wife

गुणज्येष्ठः (guṇajyeṣṭhaḥ) - eldest in virtue (eldest in qualities, superior in virtues)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇajyeṣṭha

guṇajyeṣṭha - eldest in qualities, superior in virtues

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+jyeṣṭha)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit
  noun (masculine)
• jyeṣṭha – eldest, oldest, chief, best
  adjective

Note: Adjectival agreement with Yudhiṣṭhira.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (referring to the sons) (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used partitively.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun, lit. 'firm in battle')

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)