महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-28, verse-25

वर्जयन्ति च राजानस्तद्राष्ट्रं पुरुषोत्तम ।
भयादग्नेर्महाराज तदा प्रभृति सर्वदा ॥२५॥

25. varjayanti ca rājānastadrāṣṭraṁ puruṣottama ,
bhayādagnermahārāja tadā prabhṛti sarvadā.

25. varjayanti ca rājānaḥ tat rāṣṭram puruṣottama
bhayāt agneḥ mahārāja tadā prabhṛti sarvadā

25. O best of men (puruṣa), O great king, from that time onwards, kings have always avoided that kingdom out of fear of Agni.

25. ומלכים נמנעים מאותה ממלכה, הו אדם נעלה, הו מלך גדול, מתוך פחד מאַגְנִי, מאז ותמיד.

Words meanings summery:

• वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - they avoid, they shun

• च (ca) - and

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• तत् (tat) - that

• राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of men

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni, of fire

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

Words meanings and morphology

वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - they avoid, they shun

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vṛj

Present Active (Causative)

3rd person plural Present Active (laṭ) causative form

Root: vṛj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

राष्ट्रम् (rāṣṭram) - kingdom, country

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, country, realm

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best of men

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

अग्नेः (agneḥ) - of Agni, of fire

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god of fire (Agni)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(compound)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, since

(indeclinable)

adverbial usage, indicating 'from that time'

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

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