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12,25

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-25, verse-3

तानिमे भरतश्रेष्ठ प्राप्नुवन्तु महारथाः ।
प्रशाधि पृथिवीं पार्थ ययातिरिव नाहुषः ॥३॥
3. tānime bharataśreṣṭha prāpnuvantu mahārathāḥ ,
praśādhi pṛthivīṁ pārtha yayātiriva nāhuṣaḥ.
3. tāni ime bharataśreṣṭha prāpnuvantu mahārathāḥ
praśādhi pṛthivīm pārtha yayātiḥ iva nāhuṣaḥ
3. bharataśreṣṭha,
ime mahārathāḥ tāni (manorathān) prāpnuvantu.
pārtha,
nāhuṣaḥ yayātiḥ iva pṛthivīm praśādhi.
3. O best of Bharatas, may these great charioteers (mahārathāḥ) attain those [desired outcomes]. O Pārtha, rule the earth just like Yayati, the son of Nahusha (Nāhuṣaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तानि (tāni) - those desires/outcomes mentioned in the previous verse. (those, them)
  • इमे (ime) - these brothers (the Pāṇḍavas) (these)
  • भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O Yudhishthira, as a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas)
  • प्राप्नुवन्तु (prāpnuvantu) - may they attain, let them obtain
  • महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the Pāṇḍava brothers. (great charioteers, great warriors)
  • प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
  • पार्थ (pārtha) - O Yudhishthira (though often applied to Arjuna). (O son of Pṛthā)
  • ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - The legendary king Yayati, known for his just rule. (Yayati)
  • इव (iva) - like, as, as if
  • नाहुषः (nāhuṣaḥ) - Yayati is known as Nāhuṣa because his father was Nahusha. (son of Nahusha)

Words meanings and morphology

तानि (tāni) - those desires/outcomes mentioned in the previous verse. (those, them)
(pronoun)
neuter, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Functions as direct object of 'prāpnuvantu'.
इमे (ime) - these brothers (the Pāṇḍavas) (these)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Refers to 'mahārathāḥ'.
भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O Yudhishthira, as a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha
bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)
  • bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king, ancestor of the Kurus)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
    adjective (masculine)
प्राप्नुवन्तु (prāpnuvantu) - may they attain, let them obtain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of prāp
Derived from root 'āp' with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the Pāṇḍava brothers. (great charioteers, great warriors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha
mahāratha - great charioteer, great warrior (one who can fight 10,000 warriors)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • ratha – chariot, warrior (often implying a warrior fighting from a chariot)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of 'prāpnuvantu'.
प्रशाधि (praśādhi) - rule, govern
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of praśās
Derived from root 'śās' with prefix 'pra'
Prefix: pra
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Refers to Yudhishthira.
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, world
Note: Direct object of 'praśādhi'.
पार्थ (pārtha) - O Yudhishthira (though often applied to Arjuna). (O son of Pṛthā)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha
pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), name for Yudhishthira, Arjuna, Bhīma
Patronymic from Pṛthā
ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - The legendary king Yayati, known for his just rule. (Yayati)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti
yayāti - Yayati (name of an ancient king, son of Nahusha)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
नाहुषः (nāhuṣaḥ) - Yayati is known as Nāhuṣa because his father was Nahusha. (son of Nahusha)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nāhuṣa
nāhuṣa - descendant of Nahuṣa, son of Nahuṣa (a patronymic)
Patronymic from Nahuṣa
Note: An epithet for Yayati.