महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-119, verse-2

ते हि सर्वे महात्मानः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः ।
वृष्णयः पाण्डवाश्चैव सुहृदश्च परस्परम् ॥२॥

2. te hi sarve mahātmānaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ ,
vṛṣṇayaḥ pāṇḍavāścaiva suhṛdaśca parasparam.

2. te hi sarve mahātmānaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ
vṛṣṇayaḥ pāṇḍavāḥ ca eva suhṛdaḥ ca parasparam

2. Indeed, all of them, the Vṛṣṇis and the Pāṇḍavas alike, were great-souled (mahātman), experts in all scriptures, and friends with one another.

2. הרי כולם היו אצילי נפש ובקיאים בכל הכתבים, בני וְרְשְׁנִי ובני פָּאנְדוּ, והם גם ידידים זה לזה.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble persons

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः (sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ) - experts in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

• वृष्णयः (vṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Vṛṣṇis (a Yadava clan)

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, like

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends

• च (ca) - and, also

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, with each other

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः (sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ) - experts in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvaśāstraviśārada

sarvaśāstraviśārada - expert in all sciences/scriptures

Compound of sarva (all), śāstra (science/scripture) and viśārada (skilled)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śāstra+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• śāstra – instruction, rule, science, scripture, sacred text
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• viśārada – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)
  From vi- (prefix) + śārada (wise)
  Prefix: vi

वृष्णयः (vṛṣṇayaḥ) - the Vṛṣṇis (a Yadava clan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - name of a Yadava king, the clan descended from him

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, like

(indeclinable)

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, good-hearted, benevolent

Compound of su (good) and hṛd (heart)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind, soul
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, with each other

(indeclinable)

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