महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-25

ततः समुदिते लोके मानुषे भरतर्षभ ।
असुरा जज्ञिरे क्षेत्रे राज्ञां मनुजपुंगव ॥२५॥

25. tataḥ samudite loke mānuṣe bharatarṣabha ,
asurā jajñire kṣetre rājñāṁ manujapuṁgava.

25. tataḥ samudite loke mānuṣe bharatarṣabha
asurāḥ jajñire kṣetre rājñām manujapuṅgava

25. Thereafter, O best of Bhāratas, O bull among men, when the human world had flourished, Asuras were born in the lineage of kings.

25. הו מיטב בני בְּהַרַטַה, אחר כך, כשעולם בני האדם פרח, נולדו אַסוּרוֹת ברחמי נשות המלכים, הו אדם דגול.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• समुदिते (samudite) - having arisen, having flourished, developed

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the people

• मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human world (in the human, pertaining to humans)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, demons

• जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

• क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the lineage (in the field, in the domain, in the lineage)

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• मनुजपुङ्गव (manujapuṅgava) - O bull among men, O best of men

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

समुदिते (samudite) - having arisen, having flourished, developed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudita

samudita - arisen, flourished, developed, prospered

past passive participle

root id + sam + ud

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: id (class 2)

Note: Agrees with loke

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind

मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human world (in the human, pertaining to humans)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man

Note: Agrees with loke

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bhāratas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best among the Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bhārata, a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - Asuras, demons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - Asura, demon, anti-god

जज्ञिरे (jajñire) - they were born

(verb)

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

Root: jan (class 4)

क्षेत्रे (kṣetre) - in the lineage (in the field, in the domain, in the lineage)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣetra

kṣetra - field, land, place, domain, body, lineage

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मनुजपुङ्गव (manujapuṅgava) - O bull among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujapuṅgava

manujapuṅgava - best among men, bull among men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+puṅgava)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

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