महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-17, verse-23

तपोवनस्थे पितरि मातृभ्यां सह भारत ।
जरासंधः स्ववीर्येण पार्थिवानकरोद्वशे ॥२३॥

23. tapovanasthe pitari mātṛbhyāṁ saha bhārata ,
jarāsaṁdhaḥ svavīryeṇa pārthivānakarodvaśe.

23. tapovanasthe pitari mātṛbhyām saha bhārata
jarāsaṃdhaḥ svavīryeṇa pārthivān akarot vaśe

23. O Bhārata, while his father was residing in the hermitage with his two mothers, Jarāsandha brought kings under his control by his own might.

23. הו צאצא של בְּהָארַטַה, בעוד האב שוהה ביער התרגול הרוחני יחד עם שתי האמהות, הכניע ג׳ַרָאסַנְדְהַא את המלכים בעוצמתו שלו.

Words meanings summery:

• तपोवनस्थे (tapovanasthe) - residing in the hermitage, being in the penance grove

• पितरि (pitari) - in the father, regarding the father

• मातृभ्याम् (mātṛbhyām) - by the two mothers, with the two mothers

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

• जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - Jarāsandha

• स्ववीर्येण (svavīryeṇa) - by his own valor, by his own might

• पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings, earthly rulers

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he did

• वशे (vaśe) - in his power, under his control

Words meanings and morphology

तपोवनस्थे (tapovanasthe) - residing in the hermitage, being in the penance grove

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tapovanastha

tapovanastha - dwelling in a hermitage, located in a penance grove

From tapas (asceticism), vana (forest), and stha (standing, situated).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vana+stha)

• tapas – asceticism, penance (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, modifying pitari.

पितरि (pitari) - in the father, regarding the father

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction.

मातृभ्याम् (mātṛbhyām) - by the two mothers, with the two mothers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Used with saha.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the instrumental case.

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a scion of the Bharata race

जरासंधः (jarāsaṁdhaḥ) - Jarāsandha

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jarāsaṃdha

jarāsaṁdha - Jarāsandha (proper noun)

स्ववीर्येण (svavīryeṇa) - by his own valor, by his own might

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svavīrya

svavīrya - own strength, own valor, own prowess

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+vīrya)

• sva – own
  pronoun
• vīrya – strength, valor, prowess
  noun (neuter)

पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings, earthly rulers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, a king, ruler (derived from pṛthivī - earth)

अकरोत् (akarot) - he made, he did

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वशे (vaśe) - in his power, under his control

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, subjection

Root: vaś

Note: `vaśe kṛ` means 'to bring under control'.

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