महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-8, verse-7

तस्यां राजर्षयः पुण्यास्तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः ।
यमं वैवस्वतं तात प्रहृष्टाः पर्युपासते ॥७॥

7. tasyāṁ rājarṣayaḥ puṇyāstathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ ,
yamaṁ vaivasvataṁ tāta prahṛṣṭāḥ paryupāsate.

7. tasyām rājarṣayaḥ puṇyāḥ tathā brahmarṣayaḥ amalāḥ
yamam vaivasvatam tāta prahr̥ṣṭāḥ paryupāsate

7. O dear one, in that very place, pure royal sages and spotless brahmin sages joyfully worship Yama, the son of Vivasvat.

7. בהיכל הזה משרתים בשמחה את יַמַה בן וִיוַסְוַת, הו יקירי, מלכים חוזים צדיקים וחוזים בְּרַהְמִינים זכים.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that place (referring to the region/city described previously) (in that, in her)

• राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, king-sages

• पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - pure, meritorious, virtuous

• तथा (tathā) - and, also, in the same way

• ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brahmin sages, divine sages

• अमलाः (amalāḥ) - spotless, pure, untainted

• यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the deity of death and justice)

• वैवस्वतम् (vaivasvatam) - referring to Yama, who is the son of the sun-god Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat)

• तात (tāta) - form of address, usually from a junior to a senior, or affectionately. (dear one, father)

• प्रह्र्̥ष्टाः (prahr̥ṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, elated

• पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they attend upon, they serve

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that place (referring to the region/city described previously) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to a feminine noun implied by context (e.g., city, region).

राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, king-sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king-sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

पुण्याः (puṇyāḥ) - pure, meritorious, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - pure, meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious

Note: Agrees with 'rājarṣayaḥ' and 'brahmarṣayaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - and, also, in the same way

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two types of sages.

ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brahmin sages, divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - brahmin sage, divine sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

अमलाः (amalāḥ) - spotless, pure, untainted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amala

amala - spotless, pure, untainted, faultless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+mala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brahmarṣayaḥ'.

यमम् (yamam) - Yama (the deity of death and justice)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, the god of death; restraint, self-control

Note: Object of 'paryupāsate'.

वैवस्वतम् (vaivasvatam) - referring to Yama, who is the son of the sun-god Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - descendant of Vivasvat (the sun god); Yama

Derived from Vivasvat with patronymic suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'yamam'.

तात (tāta) - form of address, usually from a junior to a senior, or affectionately. (dear one, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir

Note: A term of address.

प्रह्र्̥ष्टाः (prahr̥ṣṭāḥ) - greatly delighted, joyful, elated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prahr̥ṣṭa

prahr̥ṣṭa - greatly delighted, joyful, elated, glad

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root HR̥Ṣ (to rejoice) with prefix PRA-.

Prefix: pra

Root: HR̥Ṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājarṣayaḥ' and 'brahmarṣayaḥ'.

पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they attend upon, they serve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of paryupās

Present Indicative

From root ĀS (to sit) with prefixes PARI- and UPA-.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ĀS (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada (middle voice) conjugation.

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