महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-34, verse-4

यदाहारोऽभवद्राजा धृतराष्ट्रो महामनाः ।
तदाहारा नृवीरास्ते न्यवसंस्तां निशां तदा ॥४॥

4. yadāhāro'bhavadrājā dhṛtarāṣṭro mahāmanāḥ ,
tadāhārā nṛvīrāste nyavasaṁstāṁ niśāṁ tadā.

4. yat āhāraḥ abhavat rājā Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahāmanāḥ
tat āhārāḥ nṛvīrāḥ te nyavasan tām niśām tadā

4. rājā Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahāmanāḥ yat āhāraḥ abhavat
te nṛvīrāḥ tat āhārāḥ tām niśām tadā nyavasan

4. Whatever food King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the great-souled one, ate, that same sustenance was taken by those heroic men, and they stayed there for that night.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (food) (what, whatever)

• आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, sustenance, diet

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (name of a king)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-souled, magnanimous

• तत् (tat) - that (food) (that)

• आहाराः (āhārāḥ) - having that (as) food (having food, eating, eaters)

• नृवीराः (nṛvīrāḥ) - heroic men, heroes among men

• ते (te) - they, those

• न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelt, they stayed

• ताम् (tām) - that

• निशाम् (niśām) - night

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (food) (what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Functions here as a relative pronoun, referring to 'āhāraḥ'.

आहारः (āhāraḥ) - food, sustenance, diet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, sustenance, taking in

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect Tense

Root verb bhū (class 1, 'bhvādi'), third person singular imperfect active.

Root: bhū (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra, literally 'he who holds the kingdom', name of the blind king of Hastinapura

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear) with kta suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-souled, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-souled, high-minded, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit, soul
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that (food) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yat'.

आहाराः (āhārāḥ) - having that (as) food (having food, eating, eaters)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, sustenance, taking in

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to mean 'having that as food'.

नृवीराः (nṛvīrāḥ) - heroic men, heroes among men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛvīra

nṛvīra - heroic man, hero among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+vīra)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vīra – hero, brave, valiant
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - they dwelt, they stayed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect Tense

Root verb vas (class 1, 'bhvādi') with prefix 'ni', third person plural imperfect active.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निशाम् (niśām) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of niśā

niśā - night

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)