महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-27, verse-8

नितंभूर्भुवनो धौम्यः शतानन्दोऽकृतव्रणः ।
जामदग्न्यस्तथा रामः काम्यश्चेत्येवमादयः ।
समागता महात्मानो भीष्मं द्रष्टुं महर्षयः ॥८॥

8. nitaṁbhūrbhuvano dhaumyaḥ śatānando'kṛtavraṇaḥ ,
jāmadagnyastathā rāmaḥ kāmyaścetyevamādayaḥ ,
samāgatā mahātmāno bhīṣmaṁ draṣṭuṁ maharṣayaḥ.

8. nitaṃbhuḥ bhuvanaḥ dhaumyaḥ śatānandaḥ
akṛtavraṇaḥ jāmadagnyaḥ tathā rāmaḥ
kāmyaḥ ca iti evam ādayaḥ samāgatāḥ
mahātmānaḥ bhīṣmam draṣṭum maharṣayaḥ

8. Nitaṃbhu, Bhuvana, Dhaumya, Śatānanda, Akṛtavraṇa, and Jāmadagnya Rāma, and Kāmya—such eminent sages (maharṣi) and great souls (ātman) had gathered to see Bhīṣma.

Words meanings summery:

• नितंभुः (nitaṁbhuḥ) - Nitaṃbhu (name of a sage)

• भुवनः (bhuvanaḥ) - Bhuvana (name of a sage)

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (name of a sage)

• शतानन्दः (śatānandaḥ) - Śatānanda (name of a sage)

• अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - Akṛtavraṇa (name of a sage)

• जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya (son of Jamadagni, i.e., Paraśurāma))

• तथा (tathā) - and, also

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma (name of a hero, here referring to Paraśurāma))

• काम्यः (kāmyaḥ) - Kāmya (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - marking the end of the list of names (thus, so, marking a quotation or list)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आदयः (ādayaḥ) - such others (as mentioned) (and others, beginning with these, etc.)

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered, assembled

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded persons

• भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

Words meanings and morphology

नितंभुः (nitaṁbhuḥ) - Nitaṃbhu (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitaṃbhu

nitaṁbhu - name of a sage

भुवनः (bhuvanaḥ) - Bhuvana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuvana

bhuvana - world, being; name of a sage

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - name of a sage, priest of the Pāṇḍavas

शतानन्दः (śatānandaḥ) - Śatānanda (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatānanda

śatānanda - having a hundred joys; name of a sage, priest of Janaka, son of Gautama

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+ānanda)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• ānanda – joy, happiness, bliss
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: nand (class 1)

अकृतव्रणः (akṛtavraṇaḥ) - Akṛtavraṇa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṛtavraṇa

akṛtavraṇa - one whose wounds are not healed; name of a sage, a disciple of Paraśurāma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kṛta+vraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• vraṇa – wound, sore, cut
  noun (masculine)

जामदग्न्यः (jāmadagnyaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya (son of Jamadagni, i.e., Paraśurāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - descendant of Jamadagni; specifically refers to Paraśurāma

तथा (tathā) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Paraśurāma (Rāma (name of a hero, here referring to Paraśurāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - pleasing, charming; name of several individuals, including Paraśurāma and Rāmacandra

काम्यः (kāmyaḥ) - Kāmya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmya

kāmya - desirable, lovely, beautiful; name of a sage

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marking the end of the list of names (thus, so, marking a quotation or list)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आदयः (ādayaḥ) - such others (as mentioned) (and others, beginning with these, etc.)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, initial, first; (often used in compounds or with 'iti') and so on, etc., others

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered, assembled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - come together, assembled, met

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls, noble-minded persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded person, magnanimous person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence, the ultimate reality
  noun (masculine)

भीष्मम् (bhīṣmam) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata, son of Śāntanu and Gaṅgā

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Draṣṭum is the infinitive form of the root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

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