महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-1, verse-19

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भीमार्जुनौ यमौ चैव द्रौपदी च यशस्विनी ।
तथैव सर्वे जगृहुर्वल्कलानि जनाधिप ॥१९॥

19. bhīmārjunau yamau caiva draupadī ca yaśasvinī ,
tathaiva sarve jagṛhurvalkalāni janādhipa.

19. bhīmārjunau yamau ca eva draupadī ca yaśasvinī
tathā eva sarve jagṛhuḥ valkalāni janādhipa

19. janādhipa bhīmārjunau yamau ca eva yaśasvinī
draupadī ca tathā eva sarve valkalāni jagṛhuḥ

19. O King of men, Bhima and Arjuna, the two Yamas, and the glorious Draupadi, as well as all the others, similarly took bark garments.

Words meanings summery:

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भीमार्जुनौ (bhīmārjunau) - Bhima and Arjuna

यमौ (yamau) - Refers to Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pandavas. (the two Yamas)

च (ca) - and

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the inclusion of the preceding elements. (indeed, just, certainly, only)

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - The common wife of the Pandavas. (Draupadi)

च (ca) - and

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - Referring to Draupadi's renowned character and status. (glorious, famous, illustrious)

तथा (tathā) - Indicating that their action was similar to or in line with a previous understanding or expectation. (thus, so, in that manner)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the similarity of action. (indeed, just, certainly, only)

सर्वे (sarve) - Refers to all the remaining people present who were part of the group embarking on the journey, in addition to the named individuals. (all, everyone)

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - They donned or put on the bark garments. (they took, they seized, they accepted)

वल्कलानि (valkalāni) - The specific garments worn by ascetics, signifying their renunciation. (bark garments, ascetic's dress made of bark)

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - A vocative address to Dhritarashtra or another king figure in the epic. (O king of men, O lord of people)

Words meanings and morphology

भीमार्जुनौ (bhīmārjunau) - Bhima and Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bhīmārjuna

bhīmārjuna - Bhima and Arjuna (proper noun compound)

Compound type : dvandva (bhīma+arjuna)

bhīma – Bhima (one of the Pandavas)
proper noun (masculine)
arjuna – Arjuna (one of the Pandavas)
proper noun (masculine)

यमौ (yamau) - Refers to Nakula and Sahadeva, the twin Pandavas. (the two Yamas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin, twin brother

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nakula and Sahadeva.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the inclusion of the preceding elements. (indeed, just, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

द्रौपदी (draupadī) - The common wife of the Pandavas. (Draupadi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadi (daughter of Drupada, wife of the Pandavas)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यशस्विनी (yaśasvinī) - Referring to Draupadi's renowned character and status. (glorious, famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, possessing glory

Derived from yaśas (glory) + -vin (possessing).

Note: Adjective for Draupadi.

तथा (tathā) - Indicating that their action was similar to or in line with a previous understanding or expectation. (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the similarity of action. (indeed, just, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - Refers to all the remaining people present who were part of the group embarking on the journey, in addition to the named individuals. (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Subject of the verb `jagṛhuḥ`.

जगृहुः (jagṛhuḥ) - They donned or put on the bark garments. (they took, they seized, they accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √grah

perfect active 3rd plural

Reduplicated perfect, `ja-grah-uḥ`.

Root: grah (class 9)

वल्कलानि (valkalāni) - The specific garments worn by ascetics, signifying their renunciation. (bark garments, ascetic's dress made of bark)

(noun)