महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या क्षमया ब्रह्मणः समम् ।
पराक्रमे शक्रसममादित्यसमतेजसम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
bṛhaspatisamaṁ buddhyā kṣamayā brahmaṇaḥ samam ,
parākrame śakrasamamādityasamatejasam.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | bṛhaspatisamam buddhyā kṣamayā
brahmaṇaḥ samam | parākrame śakrasamam ādityasamatejasam

1. Vaiśampāyana said: [He was] equal to Bṛhaspati in intelligence, equal to Brahmā in forbearance, equal to Indra in valor, and equally brilliant as the sun.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बृहस्पतिसमम् (bṛhaspatisamam) - equal to Bṛhaspati

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with intellect

• क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by forbearance, with patience

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• समम् (samam) - equal, similar

• पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor, in might

• शक्रसमम् (śakrasamam) - equal to Indra (Śakra)

• आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor equal to the sun, equally brilliant as the sun

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a celebrated sage, a disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Perfect Active

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in the Perfect Tense (Lit Lakara), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

बृहस्पतिसमम् (bṛhaspatisamam) - equal to Bṛhaspati

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspatisama

bṛhaspatisama - equal to Bṛhaspati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bṛhaspati+sama)

• bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods, lord of eloquence)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied accusative subject (Bhīṣma).

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intelligence, with intellect

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding

Root: budh (class 1)

क्षमया (kṣamayā) - by forbearance, with patience

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forbearance, patience, endurance

Root: kṣam (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

समम् (samam) - equal, similar

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, like, same

Note: Agrees with an implied accusative subject (Bhīṣma).

पराक्रमे (parākrame) - in valor, in might

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parākrama

parākrama - valor, might, prowess, courage

Prefix: parā

Root: kram (class 1)

शक्रसमम् (śakrasamam) - equal to Indra (Śakra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakrasama

śakrasama - equal to Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+sama)

• śakra – Śakra (an epithet of Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with an implied accusative subject (Bhīṣma).

आदित्यसमतेजसम् (ādityasamatejasam) - having splendor equal to the sun, equally brilliant as the sun

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādityasamatejas

ādityasamatejas - having splendor equal to the sun

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āditya+sama+tejas)

• āditya – the sun, a son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with an implied accusative subject (Bhīṣma).

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