महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-70, verse-12

तत्राभवत्तदा राजन्ब्रह्म क्षत्रेण संगतम् ।
ब्राह्मणा मानवास्तेषां साङ्गं वेदमदीधरन् ॥१२॥

12. tatrābhavattadā rājanbrahma kṣatreṇa saṁgatam ,
brāhmaṇā mānavāsteṣāṁ sāṅgaṁ vedamadīdharan.

12. tatra abhavat tadā rājan brahma kṣatreṇa saṃgatam
brāhmaṇāḥ mānavāḥ teṣām sa-aṅgam vedam adīdharan

12. Then, O King, Brahman (sacred power) became united with Kṣatra (temporal power). These Brahmin humans then taught the Veda, with its auxiliary branches, to them (the other people).

12. הו מלך, אז התאחדו שם הבְּרַהְמִינים והלוחמים. הבְּרַהְמִינים שבין בני מַנוּ נשאו בזכרונם את הוֵדַה על כל חלקיה.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the sacred power or priestly class) (the Brahmin class, sacred power, sacred knowledge)

• क्षत्रेण (kṣatreṇa) - with Kshatra (the temporal/royal power or warrior class) (by/with the Kshatriya class, with temporal power)

• संगतम् (saṁgatam) - united, associated, accompanied

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the human Brahmins (Brahmins)

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, descendants of Manu

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (the other human classes) (to them, of them)

• स-अङ्गम् (sa-aṅgam) - the Veda complete with its auxiliary branches (Vedangas) (with its auxiliary branches, complete)

• वेदम् (vedam) - the Veda

• अदीधरन् (adīdharan) - they upheld, they taught

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time/place.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Active

Root: bhū (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Address to an interlocutor.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (the sacred power or priestly class) (the Brahmin class, sacred power, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute; prayer, sacred utterance, the Veda, a Brahmin (masc.) or the Brahmin class/sacred power (neuter)

क्षत्रेण (kṣatreṇa) - with Kshatra (the temporal/royal power or warrior class) (by/with the Kshatriya class, with temporal power)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - dominion, power, rule; the warrior/royal class (Kshatriyas)

संगतम् (saṁgatam) - united, associated, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃgata

saṁgata - come together, met, united, associated, coherent

Past Passive Participle

From root gam with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brahma'.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the human Brahmins (Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman or the Veda

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, descendants of Manu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, son of Manu, mankind

Note: Used here to clarify 'Brāhmaṇāḥ' as human Brahmins.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to them (the other human classes) (to them, of them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Dative case, indicating to whom the Veda was taught.

स-अङ्गम् (sa-aṅgam) - the Veda complete with its auxiliary branches (Vedangas) (with its auxiliary branches, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāṅga

sāṅga - with its parts, complete, with auxiliary branches (of the Veda)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aṅga – limb, part, auxiliary branch (of Veda)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vedam'.

वेदम् (vedam) - the Veda

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, Atharva)

Root: vid (class 2)

अदीधरन् (adīdharan) - they upheld, they taught

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of dhṛ

Imperfect Active (Causal)

Causal form of root dhṛ, reduplicated, 3rd plural

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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