महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-27

देवदानवसिद्धानां तथा वैश्रवणस्य च ।
गिरेः शिखरमुद्यानमिदं भरतसत्तम ॥२७॥

27. devadānavasiddhānāṁ tathā vaiśravaṇasya ca ,
gireḥ śikharamudyānamidaṁ bharatasattama.

27. devadānavasiddhānām tathā vaiśravaṇasya ca
gireḥ śikharam udyānam idam bharatasattama

27. O best among the Bhāratas, this mountain peak is a garden for gods, demons, perfected beings (siddha), and Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa).

27. הו מיטב בְּהַרַטַה, פסגת ההר הזאת היא גן הנופש של האלים, של הדָאנַוַה, של הסִידְּהַא ושל וַישְׁרַוַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• देवदानवसिद्धानाम् (devadānavasiddhānām) - of gods, demons, and perfected beings

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, so)

• वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa) (of Vaiśravaṇa, of Kubera)

• च (ca) - and

• गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

• शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, top)

• उद्यानम् (udyānam) - garden (garden, park)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

देवदानवसिद्धानाम् (devadānavasiddhānām) - of gods, demons, and perfected beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devadānavasiddha

devadānavasiddha - gods, demons, and perfected beings (siddha)

Compound type : dvandva (deva+dānava+siddha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• dānava – demon, offspring of Danu
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – perfected being, accomplished, successful
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sidh + kta suffix.
  Root: sidh (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, thus, so)

(indeclinable)

वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa) (of Vaiśravaṇa, of Kubera)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas (an epithet of Kubera)

Derived from viśravas.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

गिरेः (gireḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Can also be ablative singular. Genitive fits the context better.

शिखरम् (śikharam) - peak (peak, summit, top)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śikhara

śikhara - peak, summit, crest, top

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Nominative fits here as the subject or predicate nominative.

उद्यानम् (udyānam) - garden (garden, park)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udyāna

udyāna - garden, park, pleasure ground

From ud + root yā (to go) + ana suffix.

Prefix: ud

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Predicate nominative alongside śikharam.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (neuter nominative/accusative singular)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Nominative matches śikharam and udyānam.

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bhāratas (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best of the Bharatas, excellent Bharata

Tatpurusha compound. sattama is superlative of sat.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage, a king
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form of sat (good/existent)
  Root: as (class 2)

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