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12,306

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-27

विश्वावसुस्ततो राजन्वेदान्तज्ञानकोविदः ।
चतुर्विंशतिकान्प्रश्नान्पृष्ट्वा वेदस्य पार्थिव ।
पञ्चविंशतिमं प्रश्नं पप्रच्छान्वीक्षिकीं तथा ॥२७॥
27. viśvāvasustato rājanvedāntajñānakovidaḥ ,
caturviṁśatikānpraśnānpṛṣṭvā vedasya pārthiva ,
pañcaviṁśatimaṁ praśnaṁ papracchānvīkṣikīṁ tathā.
27. viśvāvasuḥ tataḥ rājan vedāntajñānakovidaḥ
caturviṃśatikān praśnān pṛṣṭvā
vedasya pārthiva pañcaviṃśatimam
praśnam papraccha ānvīkṣikīm tathā
27. rājan! pārthiva! tataḥ vedāntajñānakovidaḥ viśvāvasuḥ vedasya caturviṃśatikān praśnān pṛṣṭvā,
tathā pañcaviṃśatimam praśnam ānvīkṣikīm papraccha.
27. Then, O King, Viśvāvasu, who was expert in Vedānta (vedānta) knowledge, after asking twenty-four questions concerning the Veda, O Prince, also asked the twenty-fifth question regarding Anvīkṣikī (ānvīkṣikī).

Words meanings summery:

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  • विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu (name of a Gandharva)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards, from that
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King, O Ruler
  • वेदान्तज्ञानकोविदः (vedāntajñānakovidaḥ) - expert in Vedānta knowledge
  • चतुर्विंशतिकान् (caturviṁśatikān) - twenty-four
  • प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions, inquiries
  • पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, after asking
  • वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda, pertaining to the Veda
  • पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O Prince, O King, O Son of Earth
  • पञ्चविंशतिमम् (pañcaviṁśatimam) - the twenty-fifth
  • प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry
  • पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he questioned
  • आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - Anvīkṣikī (logic, philosophy, critical inquiry)
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, in the same way

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वावसुः (viśvāvasuḥ) - Viśvāvasu (name of a Gandharva)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāvasu
viśvāvasu - Viśvāvasu (a prominent Gandharva, celestial musician)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards, from that
(indeclinable)
राजन् (rājan) - O King, O Ruler
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
वेदान्तज्ञानकोविदः (vedāntajñānakovidaḥ) - expert in Vedānta knowledge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedāntajñānakovida
vedāntajñānakovida - expert in Vedānta knowledge, skilled in Vedānta philosophy
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vedānta+jñāna+kovida)
  • vedānta – Vedānta (end of the Vedas, a school of philosophy), ultimate knowledge
    noun (masculine/neuter)
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, understanding
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • kovida – skilled, expert, proficient, learned
    adjective
चतुर्विंशतिकान् (caturviṁśatikān) - twenty-four
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of caturviṃśatika
caturviṁśatika - twenty-four (as a number or a group of 24)
प्रश्नान् (praśnān) - questions, inquiries
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of praśna
praśna - question, inquiry, problem
पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, after asking
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
derived from the root pṛcch
Root: pṛcch (class 6)
वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda, pertaining to the Veda
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of veda
veda - Veda (sacred texts of Hinduism), knowledge, sacred knowledge
पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O Prince, O King, O Son of Earth
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - princely, royal, earthly; prince, king
पञ्चविंशतिमम् (pañcaviṁśatimam) - the twenty-fifth
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pañcaviṃśatitama
pañcaviṁśatitama - twenty-fifth (ordinal number)
प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - question, inquiry
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna
praśna - question, inquiry, problem
पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked, he questioned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pṛcch
Root: pṛcch (class 6)
आन्वीक्षिकीम् (ānvīkṣikīm) - Anvīkṣikī (logic, philosophy, critical inquiry)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ānvīkṣikī
ānvīkṣikī - Anvīkṣikī (the science of inquiry, logic, philosophy, critical investigation)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, in the same way
(indeclinable)