महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-97, verse-9

इमे महिष्यौ भ्रातुस्ते काशिराजसुते शुभे ।
रूपयौवनसंपन्ने पुत्रकामे च भारत ॥९॥

9. ime mahiṣyau bhrātuste kāśirājasute śubhe ,
rūpayauvanasaṁpanne putrakāme ca bhārata.

9. ime mahiṣyau bhrātuḥ te kāśi-rāja-sute śubhe
rūpa-yauvana-saṃpanne putra-kāme ca bhārata

9. O Bhārata, these two beautiful principal wives of your brother are daughters of the King of Kāśi, endowed with beauty and youth, and longing for sons.

9. הו בְּהָארַטַה, אלה שתי מלכות אחיך, בנות מלך קָאשִׁי, הטובות, שניחנו ביופי ובנעורים, ומשתוקקות לבנים.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these two

• महिष्यौ (mahiṣyau) - two chief queens, two principal wives

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

• ते (te) - your

• काशि-राज-सुते (kāśi-rāja-sute) - two daughters of the king of Kāśi

• शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

• रूप-यौवन-संपन्ने (rūpa-yauvana-saṁpanne) - endowed with beauty and youth

• पुत्र-कामे (putra-kāme) - desirous of sons

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of idam

idam - this

महिष्यौ (mahiṣyau) - two chief queens, two principal wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - queen, chief wife, empress

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of the brother

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

काशि-राज-सुते (kāśi-rāja-sute) - two daughters of the king of Kāśi

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of kāśirājasutā

kāśirājasutā - daughter of the king of Kāśi

Compound: Kāśi (proper noun) + rāja (king) + sutā (daughter)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (kāśi+rāja+sutā)

• kāśi – name of a kingdom/city, Varanasi
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sutā – daughter
  noun (feminine)
  From su (to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)

शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious, radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of śubhā

śubha - beautiful, auspicious, shining, good

Root: śubh (class 1)

रूप-यौवन-संपन्ने (rūpa-yauvana-saṁpanne) - endowed with beauty and youth

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of rūpayauvanasaṃpannā

rūpayauvanasaṁpannā - endowed with beauty and youth

Compound: rūpa (beauty) + yauvana (youth) + saṃpannā (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+yauvana+saṃpannā)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• yauvana – youth, prime of life
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpannā – endowed with, complete, successful
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

पुत्र-कामे (putra-kāme) - desirous of sons

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of putrakāmā

putrakāmā - desirous of sons, wishing for children

Compound of putra (son) and kāmā (desirous)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (putra+kāmā)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• kāmā – desirous, wishing for, loving
  adjective (feminine)
  From root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior

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