महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-2, verse-16

तथैव भीमसेनोऽपि यमाभ्यां सहितो वशी ।
पृष्ठतोऽनुययौ कृष्णमृत्विक्पौरजनैर्वृतः ॥१६॥

16. tathaiva bhīmaseno'pi yamābhyāṁ sahito vaśī ,
pṛṣṭhato'nuyayau kṛṣṇamṛtvikpaurajanairvṛtaḥ.

16. tathā eva bhīmasenaḥ api yamābhyām sahitaḥ vaśī
pṛṣṭhataḥ anuyayau kṛṣṇam ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ vṛtaḥ

16. Similarly, Bhimasena, who was self-controlled, also followed Krishna from behind, accompanied by the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) and surrounded by priests and citizens.

16. כך גם בְּהִימַסֵנַה, השולט בעצמו, יחד עם התאומים, הלך אחרי קְרְשְׁנַה כשהוא מוקף כוהנים ותושבי העיר.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena, the second Pandava brother (Bhimasena (proper name))

• अपि (api) - also, even

• यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - with the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) (with the two Yamas, with the twins)

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• वशी (vaśī) - master of himself, self-controlled

• पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

• अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (proper name)

• ऋत्विक्पौरजनैः (ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ) - by priests and citizens

• वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भीमसेनः (bhīmasenaḥ) - Bhimasena, the second Pandava brother (Bhimasena (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmasena

bhīmasena - having a terrible army (name of the second Pandava brother)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+sena)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• sena – army, host
  noun (feminine)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

यमाभ्याम् (yamābhyām) - with the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) (with the two Yamas, with the twins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of yama

yama - controller, twin, Yama (god of death)

Root: yam (class 1)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, connected

Past Passive Participle

From sa (with) + hita (placed, joined)

Root: dhā (class 3)

वशी (vaśī) - master of himself, self-controlled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin

vaśin - master, ruler, self-controlled, independent

From vaśa (will, control) + in (suffix)

Root: vaś (class 1)

पृष्ठतः (pṛṣṭhataḥ) - from behind, behind

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from pṛṣṭha (back) + tasil (adverbial suffix)

अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of anuyā

Prefix: anu

Root: yā (class 2)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (name of a deity, dark-skinned); dark, black

Root: kṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Object of anuyayau

ऋत्विक्पौरजनैः (ṛtvikpaurajanaiḥ) - by priests and citizens

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvikpaurajana

ṛtvikpaurajana - priests and citizens

Compound type : dvandva (ṛtvij+paurajana)

• ṛtvij – priest, sacrificial priest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• paurajana – citizen, city-dweller
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of pura (city) and jana (person)

Note: Agent of being surrounded

वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - surrounded, accompanied, covered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, encompassed, chosen, covered

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, to choose, to surround)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

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