महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-28

श्लोकौ चोशनसा गीतौ पुरा तात महर्षिणा ।
तौ निबोध महाप्राज्ञ त्वमेकाग्रमना नृप ॥२८॥

28. ślokau cośanasā gītau purā tāta maharṣiṇā ,
tau nibodha mahāprājña tvamekāgramanā nṛpa.

28. ślokau ca uśanasā gītau purā tāta maharṣiṇā
tau nibodha mahāprājña tvam ekāgramanā nṛpa

28. tāta mahāprājña nṛpa purā uśanasā maharṣiṇā
gītau ślokau ca tau ekāgramanāḥ tvam nibodha

28. O dear, highly wise king, you should also intently learn those two verses sung long ago by the great seer Uśanas.

Words meanings summery:

• श्लोकौ (ślokau) - two verses, two ślokas

• च (ca) - and, also

• उशनसा (uśanasā) - by Uśanas (Śukra)

• गीतौ (gītau) - sung, chanted

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, long ago

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, child, father)

• महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great seer, by the maharṣi

• तौ (tau) - those two

• निबोध (nibodha) - learn, understand, perceive, know

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O highly wise one, O greatly intelligent one

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• एकाग्रमना (ekāgramanā) - one whose mind is concentrated, intently focused

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king, protector of men

Words meanings and morphology

श्लोकौ (ślokau) - two verses, two ślokas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of śloka

śloka - verse, praise, fame

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उशनसा (uśanasā) - by Uśanas (Śukra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of uśanas

uśanas - Uśanas, Śukra

गीतौ (gītau) - sung, chanted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of gīta

gīta - sung, recited

Past Passive Participle

From the root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, long ago

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear one, child, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, term of endearment

महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great seer, by the maharṣi

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great seer, great ṛṣi

Compound of mahat and ṛṣi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, ṛṣi
  noun (masculine)

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोध (nibodha) - learn, understand, perceive, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh

Root budh with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O highly wise one, O greatly intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, highly intelligent

Compound of mahat and prājña

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+prājña)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

एकाग्रमना (ekāgramanā) - one whose mind is concentrated, intently focused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgramanas

ekāgramanas - one whose mind is fixed on one point, attentive

Compound of ekāgra and manas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ekāgra+manas)

• ekāgra – having the mind fixed on one point, attentive
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of eka and agra
• manas – mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Surface form ekāgramanā represents the sandhi/stem variant for ekāgramanas in nominative singular masculine.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king, protector of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ and pa

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protecting, protector
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

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