महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-129, verse-4

सार्वभौमस्य कौन्तेय ययातेरमितौजसः ।
स्पर्धमानस्य शक्रेण पश्येदं यज्ञवास्त्विह ॥४॥

4. sārvabhaumasya kaunteya yayāteramitaujasaḥ ,
spardhamānasya śakreṇa paśyedaṁ yajñavāstviha.

4. sārvabhaumasya kaunteya yayāteḥ amitojasaḥ
spardhamānasya śakreṇa paśya idam yajñavāstu iha

4. O son of Kuntī (Kaunteya), behold here this sacrificial ground of the universal emperor Yayāti, who possessed immense power and competed with Indra.

4. הו בן קוּנְטִי, ראה כאן את מקום הטקסים של יַיָאטִי, הקיסר של כל הארץ, בעל העוצמה העצומה, אשר התחרה בשַׁקְרַה (אִינְדְרַה מלך האלים).

Words meanings summery:

• सार्वभौमस्य (sārvabhaumasya) - Referring to King Yayāti as a universal emperor (of the universal emperor, of the sovereign ruler of the earth)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Addressing Arjuna (a son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

• ययातेः (yayāteḥ) - Referring to the ancient king Yayāti (of Yayāti)

• अमितोजसः (amitojasaḥ) - Describing King Yayāti as possessing immense power (of immense power, of immeasurable strength)

• स्पर्धमानस्य (spardhamānasya) - Referring to Yayāti, who was competing with Indra (of one who is competing, vying, challenging)

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - With Indra, as in competing with Indra (by Indra)

• पश्य (paśya) - An imperative command to observe (behold, look, see)

• इदम् (idam) - Referring to the sacrificial ground (this, this one)

• यज्ञवास्तु (yajñavāstu) - The specific place where the sacrifices (yajña) were performed (sacrificial ground, site of sacrifice)

• इह (iha) - At this very spot (here, in this place)

Words meanings and morphology

सार्वभौमस्य (sārvabhaumasya) - Referring to King Yayāti as a universal emperor (of the universal emperor, of the sovereign ruler of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sārvabhauma

sārvabhauma - universal sovereign, emperor of the whole earth

From sarvabhūmi 'all earth' + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Addressing Arjuna (a son of Kuntī) (O son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

Patronymic from Kuntī

ययातेः (yayāteḥ) - Referring to the ancient king Yayāti (of Yayāti)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Name of an ancient king

अमितोजसः (amitojasaḥ) - Describing King Yayāti as possessing immense power (of immense power, of immeasurable strength)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of amitojas

amitojas - of immense strength, of immeasurable power

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+ojas)

• amita – unmeasured, unlimited, immense, boundless
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (negative)
  Negative participle from a- (not) + root mā- 'to measure'
  Prefix: a
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – power, strength, vigor, energy
  noun (neuter)

स्पर्धमानस्य (spardhamānasya) - Referring to Yayāti, who was competing with Indra (of one who is competing, vying, challenging)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of spardhamāna

spardhamāna - competing, vying, challenging

Present Middle Participle

From root spardh- 'to vie, compete, rival'

Root: spardh (class 1)

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - With Indra, as in competing with Indra (by Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of the chief of the devas)

पश्य (paśya) - An imperative command to observe (behold, look, see)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of paśya

Imperative 2nd person singular from root dṛś (paśya stem)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

इदम् (idam) - Referring to the sacrificial ground (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

यज्ञवास्तु (yajñavāstu) - The specific place where the sacrifices (yajña) were performed (sacrificial ground, site of sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñavāstu

yajñavāstu - sacrificial ground, site of sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vāstu)

• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From root yaj- 'to sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• vāstu – site, ground, dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - At this very spot (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

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