महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-31, verse-16
दिवोदासस्तु विज्ञाय वीर्यं तेषां महात्मनाम् ।
वाराणसीं महातेजा निर्ममे शक्रशासनात् ॥१६॥
वाराणसीं महातेजा निर्ममे शक्रशासनात् ॥१६॥
16. divodāsastu vijñāya vīryaṁ teṣāṁ mahātmanām ,
vārāṇasīṁ mahātejā nirmame śakraśāsanāt.
vārāṇasīṁ mahātejā nirmame śakraśāsanāt.
16.
divodāsaḥ tu vijñāya vīryam teṣām mahātmanām
vārāṇasīm mahātejāḥ nirmame śakraśāsanāt
vārāṇasīm mahātejāḥ nirmame śakraśāsanāt
16.
mahātejāḥ divodāsaḥ tu teṣām mahātmanām
vīryam vijñāya śakraśāsanāt vārāṇasīm nirmame
vīryam vijñāya śakraśāsanāt vārāṇasīm nirmame
16.
Divodāsa, the greatly radiant one, understanding the power of those great beings, constructed Vārāṇasī by the command of Indra.
Words meanings summery:
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- दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa (a king's name)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood
- वीर्यम् (vīryam) - power, valor, prowess
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
- महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones, of great beings
- वाराणसीम् (vārāṇasīm) - Vārāṇasī (a city name)
- महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Divodāsa, who was greatly radiant (the greatly radiant one, of great splendor)
- निर्ममे (nirmame) - built, created, fashioned
- शक्रशासनात् (śakraśāsanāt) - from/by the command of Śakra (Indra)
Words meanings and morphology
दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa (a king's name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of divodāsa
divodāsa - Name of a king
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root jñā with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
वीर्यम् (vīryam) - power, valor, prowess
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vīrya
vīrya - power, valor, prowess, energy
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones, of great beings
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, a great being
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - ātman – self, soul, essence
noun (masculine)
वाराणसीम् (vārāṇasīm) - Vārāṇasī (a city name)
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vārāṇasī
vārāṇasī - Name of a holy city, Varanasi
महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Divodāsa, who was greatly radiant (the greatly radiant one, of great splendor)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas
mahātejas - having great splendor/radiance, very energetic
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
noun (neuter)
निर्ममे (nirmame) - built, created, fashioned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of nirmā
Perfect Middle Voice
3rd person singular, perfect tense, middle voice
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 2)
शक्रशासनात् (śakraśāsanāt) - from/by the command of Śakra (Indra)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of śakraśāsana
śakraśāsana - command/rule of Śakra (Indra)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+śāsana)
- śakra – Śakra, a name for Indra
proper noun (masculine) - śāsana – command, rule, instruction
noun (neuter)