महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-55

एवंविधाश्चाप्यपरे देवकल्पा महारथाः ।
जाता मनोरन्ववाये ऐलवंशविवर्धनाः ॥५५॥

55. evaṁvidhāścāpyapare devakalpā mahārathāḥ ,
jātā manoranvavāye ailavaṁśavivardhanāḥ.

55. evaṃvidhāḥ ca api apare devakalpāḥ mahārathāḥ
jātāḥ manoḥ anvavāye ailavaṃśavivardhanāḥ

55. And others of this kind, god-like great warriors, were also born in Manu's lineage, expanding the Aila dynasty.

55. וכן נולדו בשושלת מַנוּ עוד רבים כמותם, לוחמים דגולים שדמו לאלים, אשר הרחיבו את שושלת אַיְלַה (צאצאי אִילָה).

Words meanings summery:

• एवंविधाः (evaṁvidhāḥ) - of such a kind, suchlike

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also

• अपरे (apare) - others

• देवकल्पाः (devakalpāḥ) - like gods, god-like

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced

• मनोः (manoḥ) - of Prajāpati Manu, the progenitor of mankind (of Manu)

• अन्ववाये (anvavāye) - in the lineage, in the family

• ऐलवंशविवर्धनाः (ailavaṁśavivardhanāḥ) - enhancers of the Aila lineage

Words meanings and morphology

एवंविधाः (evaṁvidhāḥ) - of such a kind, suchlike

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of evaṃvidha

evaṁvidha - suchlike, of such a kind

Compound type : karmadhāraya (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun/adjective (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

देवकल्पाः (devakalpāḥ) - like gods, god-like

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devakalpa

devakalpa - like a god, comparable to a deity

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (kalpa as suffix) (deva+kalpa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kalpa – like, resembling, almost
  suffix/adjective (masculine)

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, one who can fight ten thousand warriors

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ratha – chariot, warrior (especially one who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

जाताः (jātāḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

मनोः (manoḥ) - of Prajāpati Manu, the progenitor of mankind (of Manu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (proper name, progenitor of mankind), man

अन्ववाये (anvavāye) - in the lineage, in the family

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anvaya

anvaya - lineage, race, family, connection

ऐलवंशविवर्धनाः (ailavaṁśavivardhanāḥ) - enhancers of the Aila lineage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ailavaṃśavivardhana

ailavaṁśavivardhana - one who increases/enhances the Aila lineage

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (aila+vaṃśa+vivardhana)

• aila – relating to Ila, descendant of Ila (a lunar dynasty progenitor)
  adjective/proper noun (masculine)
• vaṃśa – lineage, family, race
  noun (masculine)
• vivardhana – increasing, enhancing, nourishing
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vṛdh with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

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