महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-3

ब्राह्मणो मन्त्रकुशलः सर्वास्त्रेष्वस्त्रवित्तमः ।
इति ब्रुवन्पाण्डवेयान्पर्युपास्ते स्म नित्यदा ॥३॥

3. brāhmaṇo mantrakuśalaḥ sarvāstreṣvastravittamaḥ ,
iti bruvanpāṇḍaveyānparyupāste sma nityadā.

3. brāhmaṇaḥ mantrakuśalaḥ sarvāstreṣu astravittamah
iti bruvan pāṇḍaveyān paryupāste sma nityadā

3. Proclaiming, 'I am a Brahmin, skilled in sacred incantations (mantra), and most excellent in all weapons,' he (Jaṭāsura) constantly attended the sons of Pāṇḍu.

3. הוא התחזה לבְּרַהְמִין מומחה במַנְטְרוֹת ובקי מכל בקי בכל כלי הנשק, ובתואנה זו היה מתלווה לבני פָּאנְדוּ בכל יום.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• मन्त्रकुशलः (mantrakuśalaḥ) - skilled in sacred incantations

• सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, among all missiles

• अस्त्रवित्तमह् (astravittamah) - most skilled in weapons, supreme expert in weaponry

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

• पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

• पर्युपास्ते (paryupāste) - he attended, served, waited upon

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habitual action)

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman, priestly

Root: bṛh

Note: Subject of the implied 'I am' in the quote.

मन्त्रकुशलः (mantrakuśalaḥ) - skilled in sacred incantations

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrakuśala

mantrakuśala - skilled in sacred incantations (mantra), adept in counsel

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+kuśala)

• mantra – sacred incantation, sacred formula, hymn, counsel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• kuśala – skilled, clever, auspicious, healthy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, among all missiles

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvāstra

sarvāstra - all weapons, all missiles

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+astra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• astra – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

अस्त्रवित्तमह् (astravittamah) - most skilled in weapons, supreme expert in weaponry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astravittama

astravittama - most knowledgeable about weapons, most skilled in weapons

Superlative form of 'astravit' (knower of weapons).

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+vit+-tama)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vit – knower, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √vid 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• -tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix
  Superlative suffix.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √brū

√brū - to say, speak, declare

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √brū (class 2 verb)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'paryupāste sma' (Jaṭāsura).

पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic derived from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Object of 'paryupāste sma'.

पर्युपास्ते (paryupāste) - he attended, served, waited upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of √ās

Imperfect Middle

Derived from root √ās with upasargas pari- and upa-. 3rd sg. Ātmanepada.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The subject is the demon (Jaṭāsura).

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habitual action)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with paryupāste to form a past habitual sense.

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -dā.

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