महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-157, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
पाण्डोः पुत्रा महात्मानः सर्वे दिव्यपराक्रमाः ।
कियन्तं कालमवसन्पर्वते गन्धमादने ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
pāṇḍoḥ putrā mahātmānaḥ sarve divyaparākramāḥ ,
kiyantaṁ kālamavasanparvate gandhamādane.

1. janamejaya uvāca | pāṇḍoḥ putrāḥ mahātmānaḥ sarve
divyaparākramāḥ | kiyantam kālam avasan parvate gandhamādane

1. Janamejaya said: "How long did the high-souled (mahātman) sons of Pāṇḍu, all possessing divine valor, reside on Mount Gandhamādana?"

1. ג׳ַנַמֵג׳ַיַה שאל. כמה זמן שהו בני פָּאנְדוּ האצילים, שכולם בעלי גבורה אלוהית, בהר גַנְדְהַמָאדַנַה?

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - high-souled (mahātman) (high-souled, great-souled, noble-minded)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• दिव्यपराक्रमाः (divyaparākramāḥ) - possessing divine valor (possessing divine valor, having divine prowess)

• कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how long (referring to time) (how much, how many, how great)

• कालम् (kālam) - duration (of time) (time, period, duration)

• अवसन् (avasan) - they resided (they resided, they dwelt)

• पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

• गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - on Mount Gandhamādana (on Gandhamādana (a mountain name))

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikshit)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Root vac (to speak), perfect tense form. uvāca is the 3rd singular perfect of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पाण्डोः (pāṇḍoḥ) - of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāṇḍu

pāṇḍu - Pāṇḍu (name of a king, father of the Pāṇḍavas)

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject of the sentence.

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - high-souled (mahātman) (high-souled, great-souled, noble-minded)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, revered person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'putrāḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Adjective for 'putrāḥ'.

दिव्यपराक्रमाः (divyaparākramāḥ) - possessing divine valor (possessing divine valor, having divine prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divyaparākrama

divyaparākrama - of divine valor/prowess

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+parākrama)

• divya – divine, celestial, heavenly
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, courage, exertion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'putrāḥ'.

कियन्तम् (kiyantam) - how long (referring to time) (how much, how many, how great)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiyat

kiyat - how much, how many, how great, for how long

Note: Adjective for 'kālam'.

कालम् (kālam) - duration (of time) (time, period, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, duration, black, death

Note: Denotes duration of action.

अवसन् (avasan) - they resided (they resided, they dwelt)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect tense

Root vas (to dwell), imperfect tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Preceded by 'a' (augment) for past tense.

पर्वते (parvate) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill

Note: Denotes location.

गन्धमादने (gandhamādane) - on Mount Gandhamādana (on Gandhamādana (a mountain name))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gandhamādana

gandhamādana - Gandhamādana (name of a mythical mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandha+mādana)

• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent
  noun (masculine)
• mādana – intoxicating, gladdening, exhilarating
  adjective (masculine)
  From root mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated) + suffix -ana
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Adjective/name specifying the mountain.

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