महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-37

दीर्घजिह्वस्तु कौरव्य य उक्तो दानवर्षभः ।
काशिराज इति ख्यातः पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपतिः ॥३७॥

37. dīrghajihvastu kauravya ya ukto dānavarṣabhaḥ ,
kāśirāja iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyāṁ pṛthivīpatiḥ.

37. dīrghajihvaḥ tu kauravya yaḥ uktaḥ dānavarṣabhaḥ
kāśirājaḥ iti khyātaḥ pṛthivyām pṛthivīpatiḥ

37. O Kauravya, the one who was known as Dīrghajihva, the chief of the Dānavas, became renowned on earth as Kāśirāja, the lord of the earth.

37. הו צאצא קַאוּרַוְיַה, הדָאנַוַה הדגול שנקרא דִירְגְהַג׳ִיהְוַה היה שליט האדמה בשם קָאשִׁירָאג׳ַה.

Words meanings summery:

• दीर्घजिह्वः (dīrghajihvaḥ) - Dīrghajihva (proper name, literally 'long-tongued') (long-tongued)

• तु (tu) - and (as a conjunction introducing a new point) (but, indeed, however, and)

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya (vocative address to a descendant of Kuru) (O scion of Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - called, known as (said, spoken, called)

• दानवर्षभः (dānavarṣabhaḥ) - chief of the Dānavas (chief of Dānavas)

• काशिराजः (kāśirājaḥ) - King of Kashi (proper name) (King of Kashi)

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicating a quote)

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, renowned (known, famed, celebrated)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घजिह्वः (dīrghajihvaḥ) - Dīrghajihva (proper name, literally 'long-tongued') (long-tongued)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghajihva

dīrghajihva - long-tongued

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+jihvā)

• dīrgha – long
  adjective
• jihvā – tongue
  noun (feminine)

तु (tu) - and (as a conjunction introducing a new point) (but, indeed, however, and)

(indeclinable)

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O Kauravya (vocative address to a descendant of Kuru) (O scion of Kuru, descendant of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - descendant of Kuru

patronymic from Kuru

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - called, known as (said, spoken, called)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, mentioned, called

past passive participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Vac becomes uc in certain derivations

दानवर्षभः (dānavarṣabhaḥ) - chief of the Dānavas (chief of Dānavas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānavarṣabha

dānavarṣabha - chief of Dānavas, best of Dānavas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dānava+ṛṣabha)

• dānava – a descendant of Danu, a class of demons
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

काशिराजः (kāśirājaḥ) - King of Kashi (proper name) (King of Kashi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāśirāja

kāśirāja - king of Kāśi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāśi+rājan)

• kāśi – Kashi (ancient city)
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, indicating a quote)

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known, renowned (known, famed, celebrated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - known, famous, celebrated

past passive participle

from root khyā (to tell, narrate, be known)

Root: khyā (class 2)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the Earth

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - lord of the earth, king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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