महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-70, verse-23

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त्वं चाद्य कुरुवीराणां धर्मेणाभिविराजसे ।
गुणभूताः स्म ते राजंस्त्वं नो राजन्मतो गुरुः ॥२३॥

23. tvaṁ cādya kuruvīrāṇāṁ dharmeṇābhivirājase ,
guṇabhūtāḥ sma te rājaṁstvaṁ no rājanmato guruḥ.

23. tvam ca adya kuruvīrāṇām dharmeṇa abhivirājase
guṇabhūtāḥ sma te rājan tvam naḥ rājan mataḥ guruḥ

23. tvam ca adya kuruvīrāṇām dharmeṇa abhivirājase.
rājan,
te guṇabhūtāḥ sma.
rājan,
tvam naḥ mataḥ guruḥ.

23. And today, among the Kuru heroes, you shine forth through your intrinsic nature (dharma). We are your subordinates, O King; you are regarded as our teacher (guru), O King.

Words meanings summery:

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त्वम् (tvam) - you

च (ca) - and (and, also)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

कुरुवीराणाम् (kuruvīrāṇām) - among the heroes of the Kuru lineage (of the Kuru heroes)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by your intrinsic nature (dharma) (by intrinsic nature, by law, by righteousness)

अभिविराजसे (abhivirājase) - you shine forth (you shine forth, you are preeminent)

गुणभूताः (guṇabhūtāḥ) - subordinate (subordinate, secondary, subsidiary)

स्म (sma) - (indicating present tense for 'we are') ((particle indicating past tense for present verb))

ते (te) - to you (implied relationship, possessive dative) (to you, your (dative/genitive))

राजन् (rājan) - O king

त्वम् (tvam) - you

नः (naḥ) - our (our, to us, us (genitive/dative/accusative))

राजन् (rājan) - O king

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (considered, thought, esteemed)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru) (teacher, elder, heavy, weighty)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `idam` (this)

कुरुवीराणाम् (kuruvīrāṇām) - among the heroes of the Kuru lineage (of the Kuru heroes)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuruvīra

kuruvīra - Kuru hero, hero of the Kuru dynasty

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+vīra)

kuru – name of an ancient kingdom and dynasty
proper noun (masculine)
vīra – hero, brave man, warrior
noun (masculine)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by your intrinsic nature (dharma) (by intrinsic nature, by law, by righteousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution, religion

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अभिविराजसे (abhivirājase) - you shine forth (you shine forth, you are preeminent)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of rāj

present active

Atmanepada, second person singular

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: `abhi` and `vi` are prefixes to the root `rāj`.

गुणभूताः (guṇabhūtāḥ) - subordinate (subordinate, secondary, subsidiary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇabhūta

guṇabhūta - secondary, subordinate, forming an accessory, dependant

Compound formed from `guṇa` (quality, secondary) and `bhūta` (become, existing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+bhūta)

guṇa – quality, attribute, secondary, minor part
noun (masculine)
bhūta – become, happened, existing, a being
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root `bhū` (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: This is an adjective modifying an implied 'we'.

स्म (sma) - (indicating present tense for 'we are') ((particle indicating past tense for present verb))

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (implied relationship, possessive dative) (to you, your (dative/genitive))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (stem)

Weak form of second person pronoun

Note: Also functions as genitive. Here, 'we are subordinate to you.'

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan