महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-53, verse-26

स तैः परिवृतो राजा नक्षत्रैरिव चन्द्रमाः ।
अभ्याजगाम गाङ्गेयं ब्रह्माणमिव वासवः ॥२६॥

26. sa taiḥ parivṛto rājā nakṣatrairiva candramāḥ ,
abhyājagāma gāṅgeyaṁ brahmāṇamiva vāsavaḥ.

26. saḥ taiḥ parivṛtaḥ rājā nakṣatraiḥ iva candramāḥ
abhyājagāma gāṅgeyam brahmāṇam iva vāsavaḥ

26. saḥ rājā nakṣatraiḥ iva candramāḥ taiḥ parivṛtaḥ
vāsavaḥ brahmāṇam iva gāṅgeyam abhyājagāma

26. The king (Yudhishthira), surrounded by them (his companions) like the moon by the constellations, then approached Bhishma (the son of Ganga), just as Indra (Vāsava) approaches Brahma.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to King Yudhishthira. (he)

• तैः (taiḥ) - By the companions mentioned in the previous verse (Krishna, Bhima, Arjuna, the twins, and Satyaki). (by them, with them)

• परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

• राजा (rājā) - Yudhishthira. (king)

• नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by the stars, by the constellations

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

• अभ्याजगाम (abhyājagāma) - Yudhishthira approached Bhishma. (he approached, he went towards)

• गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhishma, the recipient of the approach. (the son of Ganga (Bhishma))

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - The king of gods, often depicted approaching Brahma. (Indra (lord of the Vasus))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Refers to King Yudhishthira. (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

masculine nominative singular

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तैः (taiḥ) - By the companions mentioned in the previous verse (Krishna, Bhima, Arjuna, the twins, and Satyaki). (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

masculine instrumental plural

Note: Agent of 'parivṛtaḥ'.

परिवृतः (parivṛtaḥ) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivṛta

parivṛta - surrounded, encompassed, covered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover, encompass) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'rājā'.

राजा (rājā) - Yudhishthira. (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by the stars, by the constellations

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of nakṣatra

nakṣatra - star, constellation, lunar mansion

Root: nakṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates accompaniment for the moon.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in both similes.

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - moon

Root: cand (class 1)

Note: Compares Yudhishthira to the moon.

अभ्याजगाम (abhyājagāma) - Yudhishthira approached Bhishma. (he approached, he went towards)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhyāgam

Perfect tense (liṭ) 3rd singular active of root 'gam' (to go) with prefixes 'abhi' and 'ā'

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhishma, the recipient of the approach. (the son of Ganga (Bhishma))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya

gāṅgeya - son of Ganga (an epithet of Bhishma)

Patronymic derived from 'Gaṅgā'

Note: Object of 'abhyājagāma'.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god)

masculine accusative singular form

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of comparison, 'Bhishma' is compared to 'Brahma'.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in both similes.

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - The king of gods, often depicted approaching Brahma. (Indra (lord of the Vasus))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus

Epithet of Indra, derived from Vasu

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject of the comparison.