महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-16

एवंगुणसमायुक्तां वसवे वसुनन्दिनी ।
दर्शयामास राजेन्द्र पुरा पौरवनन्दन ॥१६॥

16. evaṁguṇasamāyuktāṁ vasave vasunandinī ,
darśayāmāsa rājendra purā pauravanandana.

16. evam-guṇa-samā-yuktām vasave vasu-nandinī
darśayāmāsa rāja-indra purā paurava-nandana

16. O chief of kings, O descendant of Puru, Vasunandini formerly showed that cow, endowed with such qualities, to Vasu.

16. (את הפרה) המצוידת בסגולות כאלה, הראתה אשתו של הוַסוּ לוַסוּ ההוא, הו מלך המלכים, הו בן שושלת פּוּרוּ שמחת אבותיו.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम्-गुण-समा-युक्ताम् (evam-guṇa-samā-yuktām) - endowed with such qualities, possessed of qualities like these

• वसवे (vasave) - to Vasu (a class of deities, or a specific Vasu)

• वसु-नन्दिनी (vasu-nandinī) - The daughter of Citraratha (Vasunandini (daughter of Vasu, or delighting the Vasus))

• दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - showed, caused to be seen

• राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - O chief of kings, O king of kings

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• पौरव-नन्दन (paurava-nandana) - A vocative address to the king (Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra depending on context) (O delight of the Purus, O descendant of Puru)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम्-गुण-समा-युक्ताम् (evam-guṇa-samā-yuktām) - endowed with such qualities, possessed of qualities like these

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of evam-guṇa-samā-yukta

evam-guṇa-samā-yukta - thus endowed with qualities

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+guṇa+samāyukta)

• evam – thus, in this manner, such
  indeclinable
• guṇa – quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• samāyukta – joined, united, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-ā-√yuj
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies 'gām' (implied from verse 40037).

वसवे (vasave) - to Vasu (a class of deities, or a specific Vasu)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vasu

vasu - a deity (one of the eight Vasus), wealth, good

Root: vas (class 1)

वसु-नन्दिनी (vasu-nandinī) - The daughter of Citraratha (Vasunandini (daughter of Vasu, or delighting the Vasus))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasu-nandinī

vasu-nandinī - Vasunandini (a proper name, lit. 'delight of Vasu' or 'daughter of Vasu')

Feminine derivative of nandin, 'delighting', 'son/daughter of'. Here, a proper name.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasu+nandinī)

• vasu – a Vasu (deity), wealth, good
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandinī – delighting, rejoicer, daughter (feminine)
  noun (feminine)
  Feminine of nandin (from √nand, to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Subject of darśayāmāsa.

दर्शयामास (darśayāmāsa) - showed, caused to be seen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of darśayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect

Formed from the causative stem darśaya- and the perfect forms of the auxiliary verb √as (to be) or √kṛ (to do). This ending indicates the verb 'to cause to see' (darśaya) in the perfect tense. The root is √dṛś (to see), with the causative suffix -aya. The perfect marker is -āmāsa.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

राज-इन्द्र (rāja-indra) - O chief of kings, O king of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāja-indra

rāja-indra - chief of kings, king of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, the god Indra
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ind (class 7)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

पौरव-नन्दन (paurava-nandana) - A vocative address to the king (Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra depending on context) (O delight of the Purus, O descendant of Puru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paurava-nandana

paurava-nandana - delight of the Purus, descendant of Puru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paurava+nandana)

• paurava – descendant of Puru, belonging to Puru's lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Derived from Puru
• nandana – delight, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  From √nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

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