महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-21

चत्वारिंशद्दनोः पुत्राः ख्याताः सर्वत्र भारत ।
तेषां प्रथमजो राजा विप्रचित्तिर्महायशाः ॥२१॥

21. catvāriṁśaddanoḥ putrāḥ khyātāḥ sarvatra bhārata ,
teṣāṁ prathamajo rājā vipracittirmahāyaśāḥ.

21. catvāriṃśat danoḥ putrāḥ khyātāḥ sarvatra bhārata
teṣām prathamajaḥ rājā vipracittiḥ mahāyaśāḥ

21. O Bhārata, Danu had forty sons renowned everywhere. Among them, the eldest king was Vipracitti, who was greatly famous.

21. הו בְּהַרַטַה, לדַנוּ היו ארבעים בנים הידועים בכל מקום. בכורם היה המלך וִיפְּרַצ׳ִיטִי, בעל התהילה הגדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṁśat) - forty

• दनोः (danoḥ) - of Danu (a goddess, mother of the Dānavas) (of Danu)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• ख्याताः (khyātāḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, always)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative, a general address to the listener/reader) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (of them, among them)

• प्रथमजः (prathamajaḥ) - the eldest (first-born, eldest)

• राजा (rājā) - king

• विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti, a proper name (Vipracitti (proper name))

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly famous (greatly famous, glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारिंशत् (catvāriṁśat) - forty

(numeral)

Note: Acts as an adjective for 'putrāḥ'.

दनोः (danoḥ) - of Danu (a goddess, mother of the Dānavas) (of Danu)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of danu

danu - Danu (a mother of the Dānavas)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

ख्याताः (khyātāḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khyāta

khyāta - known, celebrated, famous

past participle

From root khyā (to tell, to be known)

Root: khyā (class 2)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, always)

(indeclinable)

Formed from sarva (all) + the suffix -tra (indicating place)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (vocative, a general address to the listener/reader) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to India

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रथमजः (prathamajaḥ) - the eldest (first-born, eldest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prathamaja

prathamaja - first-born, primeval, eldest

From prathama (first) + ja (born)

Root: jan (class 4)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

विप्रचित्तिः (vipracittiḥ) - Vipracitti, a proper name (Vipracitti (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipracitti

vipracitti - Vipracitti (a powerful Daitya, son of Danu)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - greatly famous (greatly famous, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly famous, very glorious

From mahā (great) + yaśas (fame)

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of mahāyaśas.

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