महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-33, verse-2

क्षत्रियाश्च महात्मानः संबन्धिसुहृदस्तथा ।
वयस्या ज्ञातयश्चैव भ्रातरश्च पितामह ॥२॥

2. kṣatriyāśca mahātmānaḥ saṁbandhisuhṛdastathā ,
vayasyā jñātayaścaiva bhrātaraśca pitāmaha.

2. kṣatriyāś ca mahātmānaḥ sambandhi-suhṛdas tathā
vāyasyā jñātayaś caiva bhrātaraś ca pitāmahaḥ

2. kṣatriyāḥ mahātmānaḥ ca sambandhi-suhṛdaḥ tathā
vayasyāḥ jñātayaḥ ca eva bhrātaraḥ ca pitāmahaḥ

2. Kshatriyas, noble souls, relatives and friends as well, companions, kinsmen, brothers, and grandfathers too,

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble souls

• सम्बन्धि-सुहृदः (sambandhi-suhṛdaḥ) - relatives and friends

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, as well

• वयस्याः (vayasyāḥ) - companions, friends of the same age

• ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - kinsmen, relatives

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• च (ca) - and

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a Kshatriya, member of the warrior and ruling class

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble souls

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)

सम्बन्धि-सुहृदः (sambandhi-suhṛdaḥ) - relatives and friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sambandhi-suhṛd

sambandhi-suhṛd - relatives and friends

Compound type : dvandva (sambandhin+suhṛd)

• sambandhin – relative, connected person
  noun (masculine)
• suhṛd – friend, well-wisher
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, as well

(indeclinable)

वयस्याः (vayasyāḥ) - companions, friends of the same age

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vayasya

vayasya - companion, friend of the same age

ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - kinsmen, relatives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather

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