महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-52

समुद्रसेनश्च नृपस्तेषामेवाभवद्गणात् ।
विश्रुतः सागरान्तायां क्षितौ धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् ॥५२॥

52. samudrasenaśca nṛpasteṣāmevābhavadgaṇāt ,
viśrutaḥ sāgarāntāyāṁ kṣitau dharmārthatattvavit.

52. samudrasenaḥ ca nṛpaḥ teṣām eva abhavat gaṇāt |
viśrutaḥ sāgarāntāyām kṣitau dharmārthatattvavit

52. And King Samudrasena also came from their host; he was renowned across the earth, which extends to the ocean, as one who knew the essence of righteousness and prosperity.

52. וגם המלך סַמוּדְרַסֵנַה היה מאותה קבוצה עצמה, ידוע בארץ שגבולותיה בימים, יודע את אמת היושר והעושר.

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्रसेनः (samudrasenaḥ) - Samudrasena (as a proper name) (Samudrasena (a proper name, lit. 'ocean-army'))

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of their (of them)

• एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic, 'from their very host') (only, indeed, even, just)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - came forth, originated (became, was born, happened)

• गणात् (gaṇāt) - from their host/group (from the host, from the multitude, from the group)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (well-known, famous, renowned)

• सागरान्तायाम् (sāgarāntāyām) - across the earth that extends to the ocean (at the ocean's edge, bounded by the ocean)

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

• धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् (dharmārthatattvavit) - one who knew the essence of righteousness and prosperity (knower of the truth of dharma and artha)

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्रसेनः (samudrasenaḥ) - Samudrasena (as a proper name) (Samudrasena (a proper name, lit. 'ocean-army'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudrasena

samudrasena - Samudrasena (a proper name); one whose army is the ocean, or having an ocean-like army

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samudra+senā)

• samudra – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• senā – army, host, troop
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler (lit. 'protector of men')

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian (from root pā 'to protect')
  agent_noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  suffix -a from root pā
  Root: pā (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of their (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

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

एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic, 'from their very host') (only, indeed, even, just)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - came forth, originated (became, was born, happened)

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

गणात् (gaṇāt) - from their host/group (from the host, from the multitude, from the group)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gaṇa

gaṇa - host, troop, collection, multitude, group, class

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (well-known, famous, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard of, well-known, celebrated, famous, renowned

past participle

kṛt affix -ta from root śru with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

सागरान्तायाम् (sāgarāntāyām) - across the earth that extends to the ocean (at the ocean's edge, bounded by the ocean)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of sāgarāntā

sāgarānta - extending to the ocean, bounded by the ocean

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāgara+anta)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, edge
  noun (masculine)

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)

धर्मार्थतत्त्ववित् (dharmārthatattvavit) - one who knew the essence of righteousness and prosperity (knower of the truth of dharma and artha)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmārthatattvavit

dharmārthatattvavit - knower of the truth or essence of dharma (righteousness) and artha (prosperity/purpose)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharmārthatattva+vid)

• dharmārthatattva – the truth/essence of righteousness and worldly prosperity
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knowing, one who knows, knower
  agent_noun
  agent noun
  from root vid 'to know'
  Root: vid (class 2)

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