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18,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-4, verse-12

पश्य गन्धर्वराजानं धृतराष्ट्रं मनीषिणम् ।
एनं च त्वं विजानीहि भ्रातरं पूर्वजं पितुः ॥१२॥
12. paśya gandharvarājānaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ manīṣiṇam ,
enaṁ ca tvaṁ vijānīhi bhrātaraṁ pūrvajaṁ pituḥ.
12. paśya gandharvarājānam dhṛtarāṣṭram manīṣiṇam
enam ca tvam vijānīhi bhrātaram pūrvajam pituḥ
12. tvam gandharvarājānam dhṛtarāṣṭram manīṣiṇam
paśya ca enam pituḥ pūrvajam bhrātaram vijānīhi
12. Behold Dhritarashtra, the wise king of the Gandharvas. And you, know this one as your father's elder brother.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पश्य (paśya) - See, behold, look
  • गन्धर्वराजानम् (gandharvarājānam) - The king of Gandharvas
  • धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra, the King of the Gandharvas mentioned here (different from the Kuru king Dhritarashtra) (Dhritarashtra)
  • मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - The wise one, the sagacious one
  • एनम् (enam) - This one, him
  • (ca) - And, also
  • त्वम् (tvam) - You
  • विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - Know, understand, recognize
  • भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Brother
  • पूर्वजम् (pūrvajam) - The elder, born before
  • पितुः (pituḥ) - Of the father, father's

Words meanings and morphology

पश्य (paśya) - See, behold, look
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of paś
Imperative 2nd Person Singular (parasmaipada)
Root dṛś (class 1, P) changes to paśy- in present/imperative stems.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
गन्धर्वराजानम् (gandharvarājānam) - The king of Gandharvas
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gandharvarāja
gandharvarāja - king of Gandharvas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+rājan)
  • gandharva – celestial musician; a class of demigods
    noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
    noun (masculine)
धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra, the King of the Gandharvas mentioned here (different from the Kuru king Dhritarashtra) (Dhritarashtra)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king or a specific Gandharva)
मनीषिणम् (manīṣiṇam) - The wise one, the sagacious one
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of manīṣin
manīṣin - wise, sagacious, intelligent
एनम् (enam) - This one, him
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ena
ena - this, that, him
(ca) - And, also
(indeclinable)
त्वम् (tvam) - You
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
विजानीहि (vijānīhi) - Know, understand, recognize
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vijñā
Imperative 2nd Person Singular (parasmaipada)
Root jñā (class 9, P) conjugated with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
भ्रातरम् (bhrātaram) - Brother
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ
bhrātṛ - brother
पूर्वजम् (pūrvajam) - The elder, born before
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pūrvaja
pūrvaja - born before, elder, prior
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)
  • pūrva – before, former, prior
    adjective (masculine)
  • ja – born, produced from
    suffix/adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
पितुः (pituḥ) - Of the father, father's
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ
pitṛ - father