महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-124, verse-3

ऋषिणा सत्कृतस्तेन सभार्यः पृथिवीपतिः ।
उपोपविष्टः कल्याणीः कथाश्चक्रे महामनाः ॥३॥

3. ṛṣiṇā satkṛtastena sabhāryaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ ,
upopaviṣṭaḥ kalyāṇīḥ kathāścakre mahāmanāḥ.

3. ṛṣiṇā satkṛtaḥ tena sabhāryaḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ
upopaviṣṭaḥ kalyāṇīḥ kathāḥ cakre mahāmanāḥ

3. Honored by that sage, the great-minded king, accompanied by his wife, sat down near him and engaged in pleasant conversations.

3. החוזה כיבד את מלך הארץ ואת אשתו, והמלך בעל הרוח הגדולה ישב לידו ושוחח אתו על דברים טובים.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by Chyavana (by the sage)

• सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected

• तेन (tena) - by that sage (Chyavana) (by him, by that)

• सभार्यः (sabhāryaḥ) - with wife, accompanied by his wife

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• उपोपविष्टः (upopaviṣṭaḥ) - sat down nearby, approached and sat

• कल्याणीः (kalyāṇīḥ) - pleasant, good (stories) (auspicious, good, beautiful, pleasant)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

• चक्रे (cakre) - engaged in (conversations) (made, did, performed, engaged in)

• महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by Chyavana (by the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Agent of 'satkṛtaḥ'.

सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, well-treated

Past Passive Participle

From root kṛ with prefix sat- ('good', 'respect')

Prefix: sat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'pṛthivīpatiḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by that sage (Chyavana) (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'ṛṣi'.

सभार्यः (sabhāryaḥ) - with wife, accompanied by his wife

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhārya

sabhārya - accompanied by wife, with wife

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhāryā)

• sa – with, accompanied by (prefix)
  indeclinable
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'pṛthivīpatiḥ'.

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

उपोपविष्टः (upopaviṣṭaḥ) - sat down nearby, approached and sat

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upopaviṣṭa

upopaviṣṭa - seated nearby, approached and sat down

Past Passive Participle

From root viś with prefixes upa + upa

Prefixes: upa+upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Past Passive Participle, qualifies 'pṛthivīpatiḥ'.

कल्याणीः (kalyāṇīḥ) - pleasant, good (stories) (auspicious, good, beautiful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, good, beautiful, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'kathāḥ'.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, talks, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, conversation, discourse

Note: Object of 'cakre'.

चक्रे (cakre) - engaged in (conversations) (made, did, performed, engaged in)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

From root kṛ (to do), 3rd person singular, Perfect Middle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महामनाः (mahāmanāḥ) - great-minded, noble-minded, magnanimous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmanas

mahāmanas - great-minded, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+manas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'pṛthivīpatiḥ'.

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