महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-51

षष्ठस्तु मतिमान्यो वै तेषामासीन्महासुरः ।
अभीरुरिति विख्यातः क्षितौ राजर्षिसत्तमः ॥५१॥

51. ṣaṣṭhastu matimānyo vai teṣāmāsīnmahāsuraḥ ,
abhīruriti vikhyātaḥ kṣitau rājarṣisattamaḥ.

51. ṣaṣṭhaḥ tu matimān yaḥ vai teṣām āsīt mahāsuraḥ
| abhīruḥ iti vikhyātaḥ kṣitau rājarṣisattamaḥ

51. Among them, the sixth, who was an intelligent great Asura, became renowned on earth as Abhiru, the foremost of royal sages.

51. והשישי מביניהם, האַסוּרַה הגדול והנבון, נודע בארץ בשם אַבְּהִירוּ (חסר פחד), המעולה בין החוזים המלכותיים.

Words meanings summery:

• षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - the sixth one (sixth)

• तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, and)

• मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

• यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

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

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great Asura (great demon, great asura)

• अभीरुः (abhīruḥ) - Abhiru (as a proper name) (fearless, brave; Abhiru (a proper name))

• इति (iti) - named, as (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or a name))

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned, well-known)

• क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth (on the earth, in the land)

• राजर्षिसत्तमः (rājarṣisattamaḥ) - the foremost of royal sages (best among royal sages, excellent royal sage)

Words meanings and morphology

षष्ठः (ṣaṣṭhaḥ) - the sixth one (sixth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaṣṭha

ṣaṣṭha - sixth; a sixth part

ordinal numeral from ṣaṣ (six)

तु (tu) - and (but, indeed, and)

(indeclinable)

मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent (intelligent, wise, thoughtful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, thoughtful, possessed of intellect

possessive adjective

suffix -mat (having) from mati (intellect)

यः (yaḥ) - who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among them (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they, those

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

महासुरः (mahāsuraḥ) - a great Asura (great demon, great asura)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāsura

mahāsura - a great demon or anti-god, a powerful asura

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+asura)

• mahat – great, large, mighty, important
  adjective
• asura – demon, titan, anti-god (mythological beings often in conflict with devas)
  noun (masculine)

अभीरुः (abhīruḥ) - Abhiru (as a proper name) (fearless, brave; Abhiru (a proper name))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhīru

abhīru - fearless, brave, intrepid; a proper name

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+bhīru)

• a – not, un-, without (negative prefix)
  prefix
• bhīru – fearful, timid, afraid
  adjective
  Root: bhī (class 3)

इति (iti) - named, as (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech or a name))

(indeclinable)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - renowned (famous, renowned, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, renowned, celebrated, well-known

past participle

kṛt affix -ta from root khyā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

क्षितौ (kṣitau) - on earth (on the earth, in the land)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of kṣiti

kṣiti - earth, ground, land, abode

Root: kṣi (class 1)

राजर्षिसत्तमः (rājarṣisattamaḥ) - the foremost of royal sages (best among royal sages, excellent royal sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣisattama

rājarṣisattama - the best of royal sages, most excellent royal sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājarṣi+sattama)

• rājarṣi – a royal sage, a king who is also a sage
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective
  superlative suffix -tama

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