महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-141, verse-24

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं संभाषमाणास्ते सुबाहोर्विषयं महत् ।
ददृशुर्मुदिता राजन्प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् ॥२४॥

24. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evaṁ saṁbhāṣamāṇāste subāhorviṣayaṁ mahat ,
dadṛśurmuditā rājanprabhūtagajavājimat.

24. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca evam saṃbhāṣamāṇāḥ te subāhoḥ
viṣayam mahat dadṛśuḥ muditāḥ rājan prabhūtagajavājimat

24. Vaiśampāyana said: O King, as they were thus conversing, they joyfully beheld the vast region of Subāhu, rich in many elephants and horses.

24. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, כשהם משוחחים כך, ראו בשמחה, הו מלך, את ממלכתו הגדולה של סוּבָּאהוּ, העשירה בפילים ובסוסים רבים,

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• संभाषमाणाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were conversing (conversing, speaking together)

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (excluding Arjuna) (they)

• सुबाहोः (subāhoḥ) - of Subāhu

• विषयम् (viṣayam) - the kingdom or territory of King Subāhu (region, dominion, object)

• महत् (mahat) - referring to the large dominion (great, vast, large)

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

• मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were delighted (delighted, joyful)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressee of Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

• प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् (prabhūtagajavājimat) - describing the region of Subāhu (possessing many elephants and horses)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (proper name), a sage, disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root vac, perfect stem uvāc, third person singular ending a

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

संभाषमाणाः (saṁbhāṣamāṇāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were conversing (conversing, speaking together)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃbhāṣamāṇa

saṁbhāṣamāṇa - speaking together, conversing

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

Root bhāṣ (to speak) with prefix saṃ-, formed with śānac suffix

Prefix: sam

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (excluding Arjuna) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुबाहोः (subāhoḥ) - of Subāhu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of subāhu

subāhu - having beautiful arms; Subāhu (proper name, name of a king)

Bahuvrīhi compound: su (good/beautiful) + bāhu (arm)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bāhu)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

विषयम् (viṣayam) - the kingdom or territory of King Subāhu (region, dominion, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣaya

viṣaya - object, sphere, dominion, region, country

Root si (to bind) with prefix vi-, + aya

Prefix: vi

Root: si (class 5)

महत् (mahat) - referring to the large dominion (great, vast, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, powerful

Present Active Participle (from mah, to be great)

Root mah with śatṛ suffix

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Grammatically neuter accusative singular, used here to modify a masculine noun 'viṣayam', which is sometimes observed in epic Sanskrit.

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect tense (liṭ)

Root dṛś, perfect stem dadṛś, third person plural ending uḥ

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मुदिताः (muditāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas were delighted (delighted, joyful)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mudita

mudita - delighted, joyful, glad

Past Passive Participle

Root mud (to rejoice) with kta suffix

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'te' (they).

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (the addressee of Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्रभूतगजवाजिमत् (prabhūtagajavājimat) - describing the region of Subāhu (possessing many elephants and horses)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhūtagajavājimat

prabhūtagajavājimat - endowed with many elephants and horses

Possessive adjective formed with the suffix mat applied to the compound prabhūtagajavājin (many elephants and horses). The inner compound gajavājin is a Dvandva compound. prabhūta describes the count of gajavājin.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prabhūta+gaja+vājin)

• prabhūta – abundant, many, much
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root bhū (to be, become) with prefix pra- and kta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• gaja – elephant
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, winged
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from vāja (strength, speed) with in suffix

Note: Modifies viṣayam (region).

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