महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-7

ततोऽस्य नाम चक्रुस्ते कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः ।
अस्त्वयं सर्वदमनः सर्वं हि दमयत्ययम् ॥७॥

7. tato'sya nāma cakruste kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ ,
astvayaṁ sarvadamanaḥ sarvaṁ hi damayatyayam.

7. tataḥ asya nāma cakruḥ te kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ
astu ayam sarvadamanaḥ sarvam hi damayati ayam

7. Then, the residents of Kanva's hermitage gave him a name: "Let him be Sarvadamana, for this one indeed tames all."

7. אז נתנו לו שם תושבי משכנו של קַנְוַה, ואמרו, יהיה זה סַרְוַדַמַנַה (המאלף את הכול), שהרי הוא מאלף את הכול.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

• नाम (nāma) - name

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they gave (they made, they did)

• ते (te) - those (they, those)

• कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः (kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ) - residents of Kanva's hermitage

• अस्तु (astu) - let him be (let him/it be)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, he)

• सर्वदमनः (sarvadamanaḥ) - Sarvadamana (tamer of all) (tamer of all, subduer of all)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, everything)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

• दमयति (damayati) - tames (he tames, he subdues)

• अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, he)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (his, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation, noun

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they gave (they made, they did)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ते (te) - those (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कण्वाश्रमनिवासिनः (kaṇvāśramanivāsinaḥ) - residents of Kanva's hermitage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaṇvāśramanivāsin

kaṇvāśramanivāsin - resident of Kanva's hermitage

Compound formed with Kanva (proper noun), Ashrama (noun), and Nivāsin (agent noun from ni-vas, meaning 'residing')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaṇva+āśrama+nivāsin)

• kaṇva – name of a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat
  noun (masculine)
• nivāsin – dweller, resident, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Agent noun from root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'ni'
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vas (class 1)

अस्तु (astu) - let him be (let him/it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

सर्वदमनः (sarvadamanaḥ) - Sarvadamana (tamer of all) (tamer of all, subduer of all)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvadamana

sarvadamana - taming all, subduing all; also a proper name

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+damana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• damana – taming, subduing, one who tames
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'dam'
  Root: dam (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, everything)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

हि (hi) - for (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

दमयति (damayati) - tames (he tames, he subdues)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dam

Root: dam (class 10)

अयम् (ayam) - this one (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

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