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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-58

नटाश्च नर्तकाश्चैव मल्ला मायाविनस्तथा ।
शोभयेयुः पुरवरं मोदयेयुश्च सर्वशः ॥५८॥
58. naṭāśca nartakāścaiva mallā māyāvinastathā ,
śobhayeyuḥ puravaraṁ modayeyuśca sarvaśaḥ.
58. naṭāḥ ca nartakāḥ ca eva mallāḥ māyāvinaḥ tathā
śobhayeyuḥ puravaram modayeyuḥ ca sarvaśaḥ
58. naṭāḥ ca nartakāḥ ca eva mallāḥ māyāvinaḥ tathā
puravaram śobhayeyuḥ ca sarvaśaḥ modayeyuḥ
58. Actors, dancers, wrestlers, and magicians should adorn the excellent city (puravara) and thoroughly entertain everyone.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नटाः (naṭāḥ) - actors, dancers, mime artists
  • (ca) - and, also
  • नर्तकाः (nartakāḥ) - dancers, actors
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • मल्लाः (mallāḥ) - wrestlers, strong men
  • मायाविनः (māyāvinaḥ) - magicians, illusionists, conjurers
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also
  • शोभयेयुः (śobhayeyuḥ) - they should adorn, they should embellish, they should make beautiful
  • पुरवरम् (puravaram) - the excellent city, the best fortress
  • मोदयेयुः (modayeyuḥ) - they should gladden, they should delight, they should make happy
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, completely, entirely, by all means

Words meanings and morphology

नटाः (naṭāḥ) - actors, dancers, mime artists
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of naṭa
naṭa - actor, dancer, mime, performer
From root naṭ (to dance, act)
Root: naṭ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the verbs.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
नर्तकाः (nartakāḥ) - dancers, actors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nartaka
nartaka - dancer, actor
From root nṛt (to dance) + aka suffix
Root: nṛt (class 4)
Note: Subject of the verbs.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
मल्लाः (mallāḥ) - wrestlers, strong men
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of malla
malla - wrestler, boxer, athlete
Root: mal
Note: Subject of the verbs.
मायाविनः (māyāvinaḥ) - magicians, illusionists, conjurers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of māyāvin
māyāvin - magician, illusionist, possessing illusion (māyā)
Derived from māyā (illusion, magical power) + vin suffix
Note: Subject of the verbs.
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, also
(indeclinable)
शोभयेयुः (śobhayeyuḥ) - they should adorn, they should embellish, they should make beautiful
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of śubh
causative optative
Causative stem śobhay + Optative 3rd person plural eyuḥ
Root: śubh (class 1)
Note: Indicates a recommendation.
पुरवरम् (puravaram) - the excellent city, the best fortress
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puravara
puravara - excellent city, best fortress
Compound: pura (city, fortress) + vara (excellent, best)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (pura+vara)
  • pura – city, town, fortress, dwelling
    noun (neuter)
  • vara – best, excellent, principal; boon, blessing
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: vṛ (class 5)
मोदयेयुः (modayeyuḥ) - they should gladden, they should delight, they should make happy
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of mud
causative optative
Causative stem moday + Optative 3rd person plural eyuḥ
Root: mud (class 1)
Note: Indicates a recommendation.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every way, completely, entirely, by all means
(indeclinable)
From sarva (all) + śas suffix (indicating 'in all ways' or distributive sense)