महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-33, verse-3

बहवश्च मनुष्येन्द्रा नानादेशसमागताः ।
घातिता राज्यलुब्धेन मयैकेन पितामह ॥३॥

3. bahavaśca manuṣyendrā nānādeśasamāgatāḥ ,
ghātitā rājyalubdhena mayaikena pitāmaha.

3. bahavaḥ ca manuṣyendrāḥ nānādeśasamāgatāḥ
ghātitāḥ rājyalubdhena mayā ekena pitāmaha

3. pitāmaha nānādeśasamāgatāḥ bahavaḥ ca
manuṣyendrāḥ rājyalubdhena mayā ekena ghātitāḥ

3. O grandfather, many kings who came from various lands have been slain by me alone, who was greedy for the kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• च (ca) - and, also

• मनुष्येन्द्राः (manuṣyendrāḥ) - kings, lords of men

• नानादेशसमागताः (nānādeśasamāgatāḥ) - arrived from various lands, gathered from different countries

• घातिताः (ghātitāḥ) - slain, killed, destroyed

• राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by one greedy for the kingdom

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, alone

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

Words meanings and morphology

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मनुष्येन्द्राः (manuṣyendrāḥ) - kings, lords of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣyendra

manuṣyendra - lord of men, king

tatpurusha compound of manuṣya and indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuṣya+indra)

• manuṣya – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

नानादेशसमागताः (nānādeśasamāgatāḥ) - arrived from various lands, gathered from different countries

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānādeśasamāgata

nānādeśasamāgata - come from various countries

Past Passive Participle

tatpurusha and bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānādeśa+samāgata)

• nānādeśa – various countries
  noun (masculine)
  tatpurusha compound
• samāgata – arrived, gathered together
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  sam + ā + gam
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

घातिताः (ghātitāḥ) - slain, killed, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghātita

ghātita - slain, killed

Past Passive Participle (causative)

from causative of han

Root: han (class 2)

राज्यलुब्धेन (rājyalubdhena) - by one greedy for the kingdom

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājyalubdha

rājyalubdha - greedy for a kingdom

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājya+lubdha)

• rājya – kingdom, realm, sovereignty
  noun (neuter)
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from lubh
  Root: lubh (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - we, I

एकेन (ekena) - by one, alone

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather

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