महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-11

स देवराजसदृशो धर्मज्ञः सत्यवागृजुः ।
दानधर्मतपोयोगाच्छ्रिया परमया युतः ॥११॥

11. sa devarājasadṛśo dharmajñaḥ satyavāgṛjuḥ ,
dānadharmatapoyogācchriyā paramayā yutaḥ.

11. saḥ devarājasadṛśaḥ dharmajñaḥ satyavāk ṛjuḥ
dānadharmatapaḥ yogāt śriyā paramayā yutaḥ

11. He was equal to the king of gods, a knower of dharma, truthful in speech, and upright. He was endowed with supreme prosperity through the practice of dāna (charity), dharma, and tapas.

11. הוא היה דומה למלך האלים, ידע את דרך היושר, דיבר אמת והיה ישר, ובזכות נתינה, יושר, תרגול ועקביות הוא היה מעוטר בהוד עליון.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Shantanu (he)

• देवराजसदृशः (devarājasadṛśaḥ) - equal to the king of gods, like Indra

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma, righteous

• सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech, speaking truth

• ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - upright, straight, honest

• दानधर्मतपः (dānadharmatapaḥ) - charity, dharma, and tapas (austerity)

• योगात् (yogāt) - through yoga, by means of practice

• श्रिया (śriyā) - with glory, with prosperity, with beauty

• परमया (paramayā) - supreme, greatest, excellent

• युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, joined with

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Shantanu (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

देवराजसदृशः (devarājasadṛśaḥ) - equal to the king of gods, like Indra

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarājasadṛśa

devarājasadṛśa - similar to the king of gods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (devarāja+sadṛśa)

• devarāja – king of gods, Indra
  noun (masculine)
• sadṛśa – similar, like, equal
  adjective (masculine)
  From sa + √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of dharma, righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty, law
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, support) + man suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jñā (to know) + ka suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

सत्यवाक् (satyavāk) - truthful in speech, speaking truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavāc

satyavāc - speaking truth, truthful in word

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+vāc)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  From 'sant' (being) + ya suffix
  Root: as (class 2)
• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  From √vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - upright, straight, honest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛju

ṛju - straight, upright, honest, simple

Root: ṛj (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

दानधर्मतपः (dānadharmatapaḥ) - charity, dharma, and tapas (austerity)

(noun)

neuter, singular of dānadharmatapas

dānadharmatapas - charity, dharma, and austerity

Compound type : dvandva (dāna+dharma+tapas)

• dāna – giving, gift, charity
  noun (neuter)
  From √dā (to give) + ana suffix
  Root: dā (class 3)
• dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, support) + man suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  From √tap (to heat, to perform austerity) + as suffix
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Part of `dānadharmatapo yogāt`.

योगात् (yogāt) - through yoga, by means of practice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - yoga, union, application, means, practice

From √yuj (to join) + ghañ suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The combined meaning `dānadharmatapo yogāt` is "through the application/practice of charity, dharma, and tapas".

श्रिया (śriyā) - with glory, with prosperity, with beauty

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty, Lakshmi

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Means "by / with glory".

परमया (paramayā) - supreme, greatest, excellent

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'śriyā'.

युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, joined with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuta

yuta - joined, united, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From √yuj (to join) + kta suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

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