महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-1, verse-22

ये ते वीरा महात्मानो भ्रातरो मे महाव्रताः ।
सत्यप्रतिज्ञा लोकस्य शूरा वै सत्यवादिनः ॥२२॥

22. ye te vīrā mahātmāno bhrātaro me mahāvratāḥ ,
satyapratijñā lokasya śūrā vai satyavādinaḥ.

22. ye te vīrā mahātmānaḥ bhrātaraḥ me mahāvratāḥ
satyapratijñā lokasya śūrā vai satyavādinaḥ

22. me te bhrātaraḥ ye vīrā mahātmānaḥ mahāvratāḥ
lokasya satyapratijñā vai śūrā satyavādinaḥ

22. Those great-souled, heroic brothers of mine, who observed great vows, whose promises to the world were true, and who were indeed brave truth-speakers.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))

• ते (te) - those (those, they)

• वीरा (vīrā) - heroic (heroes, brave ones)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - who observed great vows (of great vows, highly disciplined, great ascetics)

• सत्यप्रतिज्ञा (satyapratijñā) - whose promises were true (true-vowed, whose promise is truth, firm in truth)

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - to the world, among people (of the world, of the people, of society)

• शूरा (śūrā) - brave (warriors) (brave, valorous, warrior)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, verily, surely)

• सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truth-speakers (truth-speaking, truth-teller)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to the brothers.

ते (te) - those (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, referring to the brothers.

वीरा (vīrā) - heroic (heroes, brave ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled, noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous person

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Main subject of this clause.

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, 'my brothers'.

महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - who observed great vows (of great vows, highly disciplined, great ascetics)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - having great vows, observing great duties, highly disciplined

Compound: mahā (great) + vrata (vow, observance).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

सत्यप्रतिज्ञा (satyapratijñā) - whose promises were true (true-vowed, whose promise is truth, firm in truth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyapratijña

satyapratijña - whose promise is truth, true to one's word

Compound: satya (truth) + pratijñā (promise, vow).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (satya+pratijñā)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• pratijñā – promise, vow, declaration
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: prati

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

लोकस्य (lokasya) - to the world, among people (of the world, of the people, of society)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

Note: 'whose promises were true to the world'.

शूरा (śūrā) - brave (warriors) (brave, valorous, warrior)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, heroic, a warrior

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, truly, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truth-speakers (truth-speaking, truth-teller)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaking truth, a truth-teller

Compound: satya (truth) + vādin (speaking). From √vad (to speak).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, saying, a speaker
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √vad (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with bhrātaraḥ.

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