महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-42

एता मया दृष्टपूर्वाः सभा देवेषु पाण्डव ।
तवेयं मानुषे लोके सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा सभा ॥४२॥

42. etā mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhā deveṣu pāṇḍava ,
taveyaṁ mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā.

42. etāḥ mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhāḥ deveṣu pāṇḍava
tava iyam mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā

42. O Pāṇḍava, I have seen such assemblies before among the gods. This assembly of yours in the human world is the most excellent of all.

42. הו פָּאנְדַוַה, את האולמות האלה ראיתי בעבר בקרב האלים, ואילו האולם שלך בעולם בני האדם הוא המעולה מכולם.

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टपूर्वाः (dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ) - seen before, previously seen

• सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assemblies, gatherings

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - The addressee, likely Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)

• तव (tava) - of yours, your

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human, pertaining to humans

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा (sarvaśreṣṭhatamā) - most excellent of all, supreme

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly, gathering

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: The Devanagari 'एता' shows elided visarga, but grammatically it should be 'etāḥ' to agree with 'dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ' and 'sabhāḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

दृष्टपूर्वाः (dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ) - seen before, previously seen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously seen

compound of dṛṣṭa (past passive participle of dṛś, to see) and pūrva (before, prior)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dṛś with suffix -ta
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, prior, former
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'sabhāḥ'

सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assemblies, gatherings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - The addressee, likely Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

तव (tava) - of yours, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human, pertaining to humans

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to humans

Note: Qualifies 'loke'

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा (sarvaśreṣṭhatamā) - most excellent of all, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaśreṣṭhatama

sarvaśreṣṭhatama - most excellent of all, supreme

superlative degree, formed from śreṣṭha (excellent, best) + tama (superlative suffix) + sarva (all)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śreṣṭhatama)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• śreṣṭhatama – most excellent, best
  adjective
  superlative of śreṣṭha (excellent), derived from praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Qualifies 'sabhā'

सभा (sabhā) - assembly, gathering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court

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