महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-117, verse-13

तां कश्यपस्यानुमते ब्राह्मणाः खण्डशस्तदा ।
व्यभजंस्तेन ते राजन्प्रख्याताः खाण्डवायनाः ॥१३॥

13. tāṁ kaśyapasyānumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśastadā ,
vyabhajaṁstena te rājanprakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ.

13. tām kaśyapasya anumate brāhmaṇāḥ khaṇḍaśaḥ tadā
vyabhajan tena te rājan prakhyātāḥ khāṇḍavāyanāḥ

13. Then, O king, with Kashyapa's consent, those brahmins divided that (altar) into pieces. Due to this, they became known as the famous Khaṇḍavāyanas.

13. באישורו של קַשְׁיַפַּה חילקו אז הבְּרַהְמִינים את (המזבח) לחלקים, ולכן, הו מלך, התפרסמו בשם קְהָאנְדַוָאיַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - that altar (that (feminine accusative singular))

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kashyapa

• अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - in pieces, piecemeal

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• व्यभजन् (vyabhajan) - they divided

• तेन (tena) - due to that action (of dividing the altar) (by that, therefore)

• ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janaka (O king)

• प्रख्याताः (prakhyātāḥ) - famous, renowned

• खाण्डवायनाः (khāṇḍavāyanāḥ) - Khaṇḍavāyanas (name of a brahmin lineage/group)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - that altar (that (feminine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to `vedīm` from the previous verse.

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kashyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kashyapa (a famous sage)

Note: Possessive, used with `anumate`.

अनुमते (anumate) - with permission, by consent

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anumati

anumati - permission, consent, approval

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Literally "in (the state of) permission".

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: Subject of `vyabhajan`.

खण्डशः (khaṇḍaśaḥ) - in pieces, piecemeal

(indeclinable)

formed with suffix -śas (distributive adverb)

Note: Adverb modifying `vyabhajan`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

adverbial from `tad` (that)

व्यभजन् (vyabhajan) - they divided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of bhajj

imperfect active

Prefix: vi

Root: bhajj (class 7)

Note: Preceded by the prefix `vi`.

तेन (tena) - due to that action (of dividing the altar) (by that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Used adverbially to mean "therefore" or "because of that".

ते (te) - those brahmins (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers back to `brāhmaṇāḥ`.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janaka (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, monarch

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in address.

प्रख्याताः (prakhyātāḥ) - famous, renowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prakhyāta

prakhyāta - famous, renowned, well-known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

from `pra-khyā` (to be known)

Prefix: pra

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `te`.

खाण्डवायनाः (khāṇḍavāyanāḥ) - Khaṇḍavāyanas (name of a brahmin lineage/group)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of khāṇḍavāyana

khāṇḍavāyana - descendant of Khaṇḍava, name of a group of brahmins

patronymic or group name related to `khaṇḍa` (a piece)

Note: Predicate nominative for `te`.

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