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11,1

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-1, verse-2

तथैव कौरवो राजा धर्मपुत्रो महामनाः ।
कृपप्रभृतयश्चैव किमकुर्वत ते त्रयः ॥२॥
2. tathaiva kauravo rājā dharmaputro mahāmanāḥ ,
kṛpaprabhṛtayaścaiva kimakurvata te trayaḥ.
2. tathā eva kauravaḥ rājā dharmaputraḥ mahāmanāḥ
kṛpaprabhṛtayaḥ ca eva kim akurvata te trayaḥ
2. tathā eva mahāmanāḥ dharmaputraḥ kauravaḥ rājā
ca eva kṛpaprabhṛtayaḥ te trayaḥ kim akurvata
2. Similarly, what did the great-minded Kuru king (Yudhiṣṭhira), the son of Dharma (dharma), do? And what did those three, Kṛpa and others (Aśvatthāman and Kṛtavarman), do?

Words meanings summery:

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  • तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
  • कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira as the Kuru king (a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus)
  • राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
  • धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Dharma, referring to Yudhiṣṭhira)
  • महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, noble-hearted
  • कृपप्रभृतयः (kṛpaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, and Kṛtavarman (the three surviving Kaurava warriors) (Kṛpa and others, those like Kṛpa)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
  • किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)
  • अकुर्वत (akurvata) - they did (they did, they made)
  • ते (te) - those (referring to the three survivors: Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, Kṛtavarman) (those, they)
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (survivors: Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, Kṛtavarman) (three)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
कौरवः (kauravaḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira as the Kuru king (a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaurava
kaurava - a descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
derived from Kuru (proper noun) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)
राजा (rājā) - king, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
धर्मपुत्रः (dharmaputraḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Dharma, referring to Yudhiṣṭhira)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaputra
dharmaputra - son of Dharma (dharma), Yudhiṣṭhira
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+putra)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • putra – son
    noun (masculine)
महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, noble-hearted
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas
mahāmanas - great-minded, magnanimous, noble-hearted
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+manas)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • manas – mind, intellect, thought
    noun (neuter)
कृपप्रभृतयः (kṛpaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, and Kṛtavarman (the three surviving Kaurava warriors) (Kṛpa and others, those like Kṛpa)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpaprabhṛti
kṛpaprabhṛti - Kṛpa and others, those like Kṛpa
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛpa+prabhṛti)
  • kṛpa – Kṛpa (name of a warrior and preceptor)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • prabhṛti – beginning, source, and others, etc.
    indeclinable (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly
(indeclinable)
किम् (kim) - what? (what?, why?, whether)
(interrogative pronoun)
Note: Acts as an interrogative adverb here.
अकुर्वत (akurvata) - they did (they did, they made)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect past (laṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Also can be active voice, but middle is common with kṛ for 'doing for oneself' or generally. Here plural is key.
ते (te) - those (referring to the three survivors: Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, Kṛtavarman) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: masculine nominative plural of tad
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - the three (survivors: Kṛpa, Aśvatthāman, Kṛtavarman) (three)
(numeral)
Note: masculine nominative plural of tri