महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-95, verse-13

विचित्रवीर्यस्तु तदा भीष्मस्य वचने स्थितः ।
अन्वशासन्महाराज पितृपैतामहं पदम् ॥१३॥

13. vicitravīryastu tadā bhīṣmasya vacane sthitaḥ ,
anvaśāsanmahārāja pitṛpaitāmahaṁ padam.

13. vicitravīryaḥ tu tadā bhīṣmasya vacane sthitaḥ
anvaśāsat mahārāja pitṛpaitāmaham padam

13. O great King, Vicitravīrya, abiding by Bhīṣma's command, then ruled the ancestral position of his forefathers.

13. וִיצ׳ִיטְרַוִירְיַה, שנשאר נאמן לדברי בְּהִישְׁמַה, שלט אז, הו מלך גדול, בכס שירש מאביו ומסביו.

Words meanings summery:

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

• वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the advice

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, standing, situated

• अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled, governed, commanded

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, paternal, of the forefathers

• पदम् (padam) - the ancestral throne or kingdom (position, seat, place)

Words meanings and morphology

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - Vicitravīrya (proper name, 'of variegated valor')

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name)

Root: bhī (class 3)

वचने (vacane) - in the word, in the command, in the advice

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, command, advice, saying

root √vac + an

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, standing, situated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, abiding, firm, steady

Past Passive Participle

root √sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Vicitravīryaḥ

अन्वशासत् (anvaśāsat) - ruled, governed, commanded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anuśās

root √śās with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Dhṛtarāṣṭra

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - ancestral, paternal, of the forefathers

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - ancestral, belonging to father and grandfather

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+paitāmaha)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• paitāmaha – paternal, ancestral, relating to the paternal grandfather
  adjective (masculine)
  from pitāmaha + aṇ

Note: Agrees with padam

पदम् (padam) - the ancestral throne or kingdom (position, seat, place)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, position, rank, status

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