महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-104, verse-8

तस्य भार्ये त्वभवतां रूपयौवनदर्पिते ।
वैदर्भी भरतश्रेष्ठ शैब्या च भरतर्षभ ॥८॥

8. tasya bhārye tvabhavatāṁ rūpayauvanadarpite ,
vaidarbhī bharataśreṣṭha śaibyā ca bharatarṣabha.

8. tasya bhārye tu abhavatām rūpayauvanadarpite
Vaidarbhī bharataśreṣṭha śaibyā ca bharatarṣabha

8. O best among the Bharatas, O bull among the Bharatas, he had two wives, Vaidarbhī and Shaibyā, who were proud of their beauty and youth.

8. היו לו שתי נשים, גאות ביופיין ובנעוריהן. אחת וַידַרְבְּהִי, הו מיטב צאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, והשנייה שַׁיבְּיָה, הו אדם דגול משושלת בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king mentioned previously) (his, her, its, of him, of her, of it)

• भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• अभवताम् (abhavatām) - they two became, they two were

• रूपयौवनदर्पिते (rūpayauvanadarpite) - proud of their beauty and youth (proud of beauty and youth, filled with pride of form and youth)

• वैदर्भी (vaidarbhī) - The princess named Vaidarbhī (one of the king's wives) (A princess from the Vidarbha kingdom)

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An address to the listener, referring to a descendant of Bharata (O best of Bharatas, O most excellent among Bharatas)

• शैब्या (śaibyā) - The princess named Shaibyā (one of the king's wives) (A princess from the Śibī kingdom)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to the listener, referring to a descendant of Bharata (O bull among Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king mentioned previously) (his, her, its, of him, of her, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

भार्ये (bhārye) - two wives

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of the verb 'abhavatām'.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

अभवताम् (abhavatām) - they two became, they two were

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

Third person dual active, past tense

Root: bhū (class 1)

रूपयौवनदर्पिते (rūpayauvanadarpite) - proud of their beauty and youth (proud of beauty and youth, filled with pride of form and youth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of rūpayauvanadarpita

rūpayauvanadarpita - proud of form and youth

Compound formed from rūpa (form, beauty), yauvana (youth), and darpita (proud, past passive participle of dṛp - to be proud).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rūpa+yauvana+darpita)

• rūpa – form, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• yauvana – youth, young age
  noun (neuter)
• darpita – proud, arrogant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛp (to be proud), with suffix -ta.
  Root: dṛp (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhārye'.

वैदर्भी (vaidarbhī) - The princess named Vaidarbhī (one of the king's wives) (A princess from the Vidarbha kingdom)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Vaidarbhī

Vaidarbhī - Princess of Vidarbha

Note: One of the names of the king's wives.

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An address to the listener, referring to a descendant of Bharata (O best of Bharatas, O most excellent among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas

Tatpuruṣa compound of Bharata (name of a lineage/king) and śreṣṭha (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king/lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of praśasya (praiseworthy).
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Used as an address to the listener.

शैब्या (śaibyā) - The princess named Shaibyā (one of the king's wives) (A princess from the Śibī kingdom)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śaibyā

śaibyā - Princess of Śibi

Note: Another name of the king's wives.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - An address to the listener, referring to a descendant of Bharata (O bull among Bharatas, O chief of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, chief of Bharatas

Tatpuruṣa compound: Bharata (name of a lineage/king) and ṛṣabha (bull, best, chief).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king/lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an address to the listener.

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