महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-65, verse-8

वसत्सु वृष्णिवीरेषु तत्राथ जनमेजय ।
जज्ञे तव पिता राजन्परिक्षित्परवीरहा ॥८॥

8. vasatsu vṛṣṇivīreṣu tatrātha janamejaya ,
jajñe tava pitā rājanparikṣitparavīrahā.

8. vasatsu vṛṣṇivīreṣu tatra atha janamejaya
jajñe tava pitā rājan parikṣit paravīrahā

8. janamejaya rājan atha vṛṣṇivīreṣu tatra
vasatsu tava pitā parikṣit paravīrahā jajñe

8. Then, O Janamejaya, while the Vṛṣṇi heroes were residing there, your father Parikṣit, the slayer of enemy heroes, was born.

Words meanings summery:

• वसत्सु (vasatsu) - while dwelling, while residing

• वृष्णिवीरेषु (vṛṣṇivīreṣu) - among the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan (among the Vṛṣṇi heroes)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O King Janamejaya (the recipient of the narration) (O Janamejaya)

• जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated

• तव (tava) - your

• पिता (pitā) - father

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikṣit (the son of Abhimanyu and Uttarā, destined to be Janamejaya's father) (Parikṣit)

• परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes

Words meanings and morphology

वसत्सु (vasatsu) - while dwelling, while residing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

Derived from √vas (to dwell) with the śatṛ suffix.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `vṛṣṇivīreṣu`. Forms a locative absolute construction.

वृष्णिवीरेषु (vṛṣṇivīreṣu) - among the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan (among the Vṛṣṇi heroes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇivīra

vṛṣṇivīra - Vṛṣṇi hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+vīra)

• vṛṣṇi – Vṛṣṇi (name of a clan)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)

Note: Head noun of the locative absolute construction.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tral (suffix for place).

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O King Janamejaya (the recipient of the narration) (O Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper name)

जज्ञे (jajñe) - was born, originated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jan

Perfect Middle 3rd Person Singular

From √jan (class 4, ātmanepada).

Root: jan (class 4)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Genitive singular form.

Note: Possessive pronoun.

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

`ṛ`-stem noun.

Note: Subject of `jajñe`.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

`n`-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Appositive to `janamejaya`.

परिक्षित् (parikṣit) - Parikṣit (the son of Abhimanyu and Uttarā, destined to be Janamejaya's father) (Parikṣit)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikṣit

parikṣit - Parikṣit (proper name, literally 'encompasser, ruler')

Derived from `pari-` + `√kṣi` (to rule, to possess).

Prefix: pari

Root: kṣi (class 5)

Note: Appositive to `pitā`.

परवीरहा (paravīrahā) - slayer of enemy heroes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paravīrahan

paravīrahan - slayer of enemy heroes

`n`-stem noun, derived from √han (to strike, kill).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+vīra+han)

• para – other, hostile, enemy
  adjective
• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• han – killing, slayer
  agent noun (masculine)
  Derived from √han (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Appositive to `parikṣit`.

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