महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-21

वरेण छन्दयामास तं नृपं स्विष्टकृत्तमः ।
अभयं च स जग्राह स्वसैन्ये वै महीपतिः ॥२१॥

21. vareṇa chandayāmāsa taṁ nṛpaṁ sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ ,
abhayaṁ ca sa jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ.

21. vareṇa chandayāmāsa tam nṛpam sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ
abhayam ca saḥ jagrāha svasainye vai mahīpatiḥ

21. The supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (sviṣṭakṛttama) granted a boon to that king. And indeed, the king (mahipati) chose freedom from fear (abhaya) for his own army.

21. סְוִישְׁטַקְרִיטַּמַה (אַגְנִי) פייס את המלך בברכה, והמלך קיבל הבטחה לחוסר פחד בצבאו.

Words meanings summery:

• वरेण (vareṇa) - with a boon (with a boon, by a wish)

• छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - he granted a boon (he pleased, he granted a boon, he gratified)

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (king, ruler)

• स्विष्टकृत्तमः (sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ) - the supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (epithet for the fire god) (best performer of sacrifices, best sacrificer)

• अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, safety (fearlessness, safety, security)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he accepted, he chose (he took, he seized, he accepted)

• स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - for his own army (in his own army, in its own army)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (lord of the earth, king)

Words meanings and morphology

वरेण (vareṇa) - with a boon (with a boon, by a wish)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, wish, blessing, best

छन्दयामास (chandayāmāsa) - he granted a boon (he pleased, he granted a boon, he gratified)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of chand

Causative, Past Perfect

Periphrastic perfect of the causative verb from root chand (to please, to choose)

Root: chand (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

compound: nṛ (men) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'chandayāmāsa'.

स्विष्टकृत्तमः (sviṣṭakṛttamaḥ) - the supremely auspicious performer of sacrifices (epithet for the fire god) (best performer of sacrifices, best sacrificer)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sviṣṭakṛttama

sviṣṭakṛttama - best performer of sacrifices, most auspicious sacrificer

superlative adjective derived from the compound sviṣṭakṛt ('one who performs good sacrifices')

Note: Subject of 'chandayāmāsa'.

अभयम् (abhayam) - freedom from fear, safety (fearlessness, safety, security)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, security, safety, absence of fear

compound: a (not) + bhaya (fear)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+bhaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Object of 'jagrāha'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Mahīpati.

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he accepted, he chose (he took, he seized, he accepted)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

स्वसैन्ये (svasainye) - for his own army (in his own army, in its own army)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of svasainya

svasainya - his own army, one's own army

compound: sva (own) + sainya (army)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+sainya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• sainya – army, host, military
  noun (neuter)
  derived from senā (army) + ya (taddhita suffix)

Note: Indicates sphere of effect.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - the king (lord of the earth, king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

compound: mahī (earth) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'jagrāha'.

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