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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-14, verse-17

स समाश्वास्य पितरं प्रज्ञाचक्षुषमीश्वरम् ।
अन्वशाद्वै स धर्मात्मा पृथिवीं भ्रातृभिः सह ॥१७॥
17. sa samāśvāsya pitaraṁ prajñācakṣuṣamīśvaram ,
anvaśādvai sa dharmātmā pṛthivīṁ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha.
17. saḥ samāśvāsya pitaram prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram
anvaśāt vai saḥ dharmātmā pṛthivīm bhrātṛbhiḥ saha
17. saḥ dharmātmā pitaram prajñācakṣuṣam īśvaram
samāśvāsya saḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha pṛthivīm vai anvaśāt
17. He, that righteous one (dharmātmā), having consoled his father – the blind (prajñācakṣus) lord – truly ruled the earth along with his brothers.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the Pāṇḍava king, Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)
  • समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having consoled, having comforted
  • पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
  • प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् (prajñācakṣuṣam) - blind (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whose 'eyes' were wisdom, not physical sight) (whose eye is wisdom, blind)
  • ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord, ruler (lord, master, ruler, capable)
  • अन्वशात् (anvaśāt) - he ruled (he ruled, he governed, he commanded)
  • वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
  • सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the Pāṇḍava king, Yudhiṣṭhira), emphasizing the agent (he, that)
  • धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous one (dharmātmā) (righteous, virtuous, whose soul is (dharma))
  • पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
  • भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with his brothers (with brothers)
  • सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the Pāṇḍava king, Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
समाश्वास्य (samāśvāsya) - having consoled, having comforted
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefixes sam and ā, and suffix -ya (l-yap)
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: śvas (class 2)
पितरम् (pitaram) - his father (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (father)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
प्रज्ञाचक्षुषम् (prajñācakṣuṣam) - blind (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, whose 'eyes' were wisdom, not physical sight) (whose eye is wisdom, blind)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of prajñācakṣus
prajñācakṣus - whose eye is wisdom, having wisdom for an eye; (by extension) blind, without physical sight
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prajñā+cakṣus)
  • prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
    noun (feminine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: jñā
  • cakṣus – eye, sight
    noun (neuter)
    Root: cakṣ
Note: Qualifies 'pitaram'
ईश्वरम् (īśvaram) - lord, ruler (lord, master, ruler, capable)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of īśvara
īśvara - lord, master, ruler, powerful, capable
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'pitaram'
अन्वशात् (anvaśāt) - he ruled (he ruled, he governed, he commanded)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anuśās
imperfect (laṅ)
3rd person singular imperfect active of anuśās (to rule, govern)
Prefix: anu
Root: śās (class 2)
वै (vai) - truly, indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he (referring to the Pāṇḍava king, Yudhiṣṭhira), emphasizing the agent (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - that righteous one (dharmātmā) (righteous, virtuous, whose soul is (dharma))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman
dharmātman - whose soul is (dharma), righteous, virtuous, of a righteous nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)
  • dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an
Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'
पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - the earth, soil, ground
Root: pṛth
भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with his brothers (with brothers)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
सह (saha) - with, along with
(indeclinable)