महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-5

ऋषिभिः समुपायुक्तं यज्ञियं गिरिशोभितम् ।
उत्तरं तीरमेतद्धि सततं द्विजसेवितम् ॥५॥

5. ṛṣibhiḥ samupāyuktaṁ yajñiyaṁ giriśobhitam ,
uttaraṁ tīrametaddhi satataṁ dvijasevitam.

5. ṛṣibhiḥ samupāyuktam yajñiyam giriśobhitam
uttaram tīram etat hi satatam dvijasevitam

5. This place, well-used by sages, is suitable for Vedic ritual (yajña) and adorned by mountains. This northern bank is indeed constantly frequented by brahmins (dvija).

5. זו הגדה הצפונית, שחוזים רבים נהגו בה, הראויה לטקסים וודיים ומעוטרת בהרים, ותמיד שוהים בה בְּרַהְמִינִים.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

• समुपायुक्तम् (samupāyuktam) - properly used or frequented by sages (well-used, properly employed, utilized)

• यज्ञियम् (yajñiyam) - suitable for sacrifice, sacred, sacrificial

• गिरिशोभितम् (giriśobhitam) - adorned by mountains, beautified by mountains

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern (bank) (northern, upper, later, subsequent)

• तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore, edge

• एतत् (etat) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually

• द्विजसेवितम् (dvijasevitam) - frequented by brahmins (frequented by brahmins, served by twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages, by seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn composer

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

समुपायुक्तम् (samupāyuktam) - properly used or frequented by sages (well-used, properly employed, utilized)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samupāyukta

samupāyukta - well-used, properly employed, suitable, utilized

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yuj' (to join, apply) with upasargas 'sam', 'upa', 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: yuj (class 7)

यज्ञियम् (yajñiyam) - suitable for sacrifice, sacred, sacrificial

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yajñiya

yajñiya - suitable for sacrifice, belonging to a sacrifice, sacred, holy

Derived from 'yajña' (sacrifice) with the suffix '-īya'.

गिरिशोभितम् (giriśobhitam) - adorned by mountains, beautified by mountains

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of giriśobhita

giriśobhita - adorned by mountains, mountain-adorned

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpurusha (giri+śobhita)

• giri – mountain, hill, rock
  noun (masculine)
• śobhita – adorned, decorated, beautified, shining
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'śubh' (to shine, be beautiful).
  Root: śubh (class 1)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - northern (bank) (northern, upper, later, subsequent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent, superior

तीरम् (tīram) - bank, shore, edge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, edge, limit

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

द्विजसेवितम् (dvijasevitam) - frequented by brahmins (frequented by brahmins, served by twice-born)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvijasevita

dvijasevita - served by twice-born (brahmins), frequented by brahmins

Compound type : Instrumental Tatpurusha (dvija+sevita)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, attended, frequented, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sev' (to serve, attend).
  Root: sev (class 1)

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