महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-69, verse-51

येषामपरिमेयानि नामधेयानि सर्वशः ।
तेषां तु ते यथामुख्यं कीर्तयिष्यामि भारत ।
महाभागान्देवकल्पान्सत्यार्जवपरायणान् ॥५१॥

51. yeṣāmaparimeyāni nāmadheyāni sarvaśaḥ ,
teṣāṁ tu te yathāmukhyaṁ kīrtayiṣyāmi bhārata ,
mahābhāgāndevakalpānsatyārjavaparāyaṇān.

51. yeṣām aparimeyāni nāmadheyāni
sarvaśaḥ teṣām tu te yathāmukhyam
kīrtayiṣyāmi bhārata mahābhāgān
devakalpān satyārjavaparāyaṇān

51. Whose names are utterly immeasurable. But of those, O Bhārata, I will recount the principal ones – those greatly fortunate, god-like individuals who are devoted to truth and straightforwardness.

51. שמותיהם אינם ניתנים למדידה, בכל צורה שהיא. אולם, הו בְּהָארַטַה, אקרא לך את שמותיהם לפי חשיבותם, את בעלי המזל הגדול הדומים לאלים, המסורים לאמת וליושר.

Words meanings summery:

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

• अपरिमेयानि (aparimeyāni) - immeasurable, countless, unlimited

• नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names, appellations

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, in every way, entirely

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

• यथामुख्यम् (yathāmukhyam) - principally, according to prominence, mainly

• कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I will recount, I will narrate, I will glorify

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

• महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble

• देवकल्पान् (devakalpān) - god-like, resembling gods

• सत्यार्जवपरायणान् (satyārjavaparāyaṇān) - devoted to truth and straightforwardness

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom, whose

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

अपरिमेयानि (aparimeyāni) - immeasurable, countless, unlimited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of aparimeya

aparimeya - immeasurable, countless, unlimited

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+parimeya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• parimeya – measurable, limited
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root mā (to measure) with prefix pari-
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mā (class 3)

नामधेयानि (nāmadheyāni) - names, appellations

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of nāmadheya

nāmadheya - name, appellation, designation

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - completely, in every way, entirely

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those (masculine plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यथामुख्यम् (yathāmukhyam) - principally, according to prominence, mainly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+mukhya)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

कीर्तयिष्यामि (kīrtayiṣyāmi) - I will recount, I will narrate, I will glorify

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kīrtay

Future

1st person singular Future active, derived from root kṛt (to praise) with CVI conjugation

Root: kṛt (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, a Bhārata

महाभागान् (mahābhāgān) - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+bhāga)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune
  noun (masculine)

देवकल्पान् (devakalpān) - god-like, resembling gods

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of devakalpa

devakalpa - god-like, resembling gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

सत्यार्जवपरायणान् (satyārjavaparāyaṇān) - devoted to truth and straightforwardness

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of satyārjavaparāyaṇ

satyārjavaparāyaṇ - devoted to truth and straightforwardness

Compound type : tatpurusha (satya+ārjava+parāyaṇ)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• ārjava – straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity
  noun (neuter)
• parāyaṇ – devoted to, intent on, having as a main object
  adjective (masculine)

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