महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-19, verse-1

वासुदेव उवाच ।
एष पार्थ महान्स्वादुः पशुमान्नित्यमम्बुमान् ।
निरामयः सुवेश्माढ्यो निवेशो मागधः शुभः ॥१॥

1. vāsudeva uvāca ,
eṣa pārtha mahānsvāduḥ paśumānnityamambumān ,
nirāmayaḥ suveśmāḍhyo niveśo māgadhaḥ śubhaḥ.

1. vāsudeva uvāca eṣa pārtha mahān svāduḥ paśumān nityam
ambumān nirāmayaḥ suveśmāḍhyaḥ niveśaḥ māgadhaḥ śubhaḥ

1. Vāsudeva said: "O Pārtha, this Magadhan settlement is great, delightful, always rich in cattle and water. It is free from disease, abundant in good houses, and auspicious."

1. וָאסוּדֵוַה אמר, הו פָּארְתַה, זהו יישוב מַגַדְהַה הטוב, גדול ומתוק, עשיר בבקר ובמים תמיד, בריא ועשיר בבתים יפים.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एष (eṣa) - this

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• स्वादुः (svāduḥ) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

• पशुमान् (paśumān) - having cattle, rich in animals

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• अम्बुमान् (ambumān) - watery, having water

• निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from sickness, healthy

• सुवेश्माढ्यः (suveśmāḍhyaḥ) - rich in good houses

• निवेशः (niveśaḥ) - settlement, dwelling, abode

• मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - Magadhan, related to Magadha

• शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, beautiful, prosperous

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva, Kṛṣṇa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

Root `vac`, perfect active 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha, O son of Pṛthā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā, Arjuna

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

स्वादुः (svāduḥ) - sweet, pleasant, delightful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svādu

svādu - sweet, pleasant, delicious, delightful

पशुमान् (paśumān) - having cattle, rich in animals

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśumat

paśumat - having cattle, rich in animals, quadruped

Derived from `paśu` + suffix `matup` (possessive)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अम्बुमान् (ambumān) - watery, having water

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambumat

ambumat - watery, having water

Derived from `ambu` + suffix `matup` (possessive)

निरामयः (nirāmayaḥ) - free from sickness, healthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāmaya

nirāmaya - free from illness, healthy, sound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āmaya)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• āmaya – sickness, disease, illness
  noun (masculine)

सुवेश्माढ्यः (suveśmāḍhyaḥ) - rich in good houses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suveśmāḍhya

suveśmāḍhya - rich in good houses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+veśman+āḍhya)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• veśman – house, dwelling, abode
  noun (neuter)
• āḍhya – rich, wealthy, full of
  adjective (masculine)

निवेशः (niveśaḥ) - settlement, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niveśa

niveśa - settlement, dwelling, encampment

From `ni` + root `viś`

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

मागधः (māgadhaḥ) - Magadhan, related to Magadha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māgadha

māgadha - belonging to Magadha, an inhabitant of Magadha, a bard

Derived from `magadha`

शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, beautiful, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, beautiful, good, prosperous

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