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

विस्तरेण च मे शंस भीमसेनपराक्रमम् ।
यद्यच्चक्रे महाबाहुस्तस्मिन्हैमवते गिरौ ।
न खल्वासीत्पुनर्युद्धं तस्य यक्षैर्द्विजोत्तम ॥३॥

3. vistareṇa ca me śaṁsa bhīmasenaparākramam ,
yadyaccakre mahābāhustasminhaimavate girau ,
na khalvāsītpunaryuddhaṁ tasya yakṣairdvijottama.

3. vistareṇa ca me śaṃsa bhīmasenaparākramam
| yat yat cakre mahābāhuḥ tasmin
haimavate girau | na khalu āsīt
punaḥ yuddham tasya yakṣaiḥ dvijottama

3. And describe to me in detail the valor (parākrama) of Bhīmasena, and all that the mighty-armed one did on that Himalayan (haimavata) mountain. Surely there was no further battle for him with the Yakṣas, O best of twice-born (dvijottama)!

3. וספר לי בהרחבה על גבורתו של בְּהִימַסֵנַה, על כל מה שעשה בעל הזרועות האדירות בהר הִימַוַט ההוא. הו בְּרַהְמִין דגול, האם לא היה לו שוב קרב עם היַקְשׁוֹת?

Words meanings summery:

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, at length, extensively)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

• शंस (śaṁsa) - describe (declare, describe, tell)

• भीमसेनपराक्रमम् (bhīmasenaparākramam) - the valor (parākrama) of Bhīmasena

• यत् (yat) - whatever (thing) (what, which, that)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (thing) (what, which, that)

• चक्रे (cakre) - he did (he did, he made)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Bhīmasena) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (mountain) (on that, in that)

• हैमवते (haimavate) - on that Himalayan (mountain) (on the Himalayan, related to the Himalayas)

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

• न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

• खलु (khalu) - surely, certainly (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (it was, there was)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - further, again (again, further, moreover)

• युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

• तस्य (tasya) - for him (Bhīmasena) (of him, for him)

• यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - with the Yakṣas (by the Yakṣas, with the Yakṣas)

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (dvijottama) (best of the twice-born (dvija), O best Brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, at length, extensively)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, expanse, detail, full account

Note: Adverbial usage.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Enclitic dative/genitive.

शंस (śaṁsa) - describe (declare, describe, tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śaṃs

Imperative mode

Root śaṃs (to speak, praise), imperative mode, 2nd person singular.

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

भीमसेनपराक्रमम् (bhīmasenaparākramam) - the valor (parākrama) of Bhīmasena

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīmasenaparākrama

bhīmasenaparākrama - Bhīmasena's valor/prowess

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (bhīmasena+parākrama)

• bhīmasena – Bhīmasena (name of a Pāṇḍava)
  proper noun (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, courage, exertion
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'śaṃsa'.

यत् (yat) - whatever (thing) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('yadyat' = whatever).

यत् (yat) - whatever (thing) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Repeated for emphasis ('yadyat' = whatever).

चक्रे (cakre) - he did (he did, he made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense

Root kṛ (to do), perfect tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed one (referring to Bhīmasena) (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed (epithet for heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Bhīmasena.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (mountain) (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Adjective for 'girau'.

हैमवते (haimavate) - on that Himalayan (mountain) (on the Himalayan, related to the Himalayas)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of haimavata

haimavata - Himalayan, belonging to the Himālaya

Derived from himavat (Himalayas)

Note: Adjective for 'girau'.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Note: Refers to Mount Gandhamādana from the previous verse.

न (na) - not (not, no, nor)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

खलु (khalu) - surely, certainly (indeed, surely, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (it was, there was)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense

Root as (to be), imperfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - further, again (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

युद्धम् (yuddham) - battle (battle, fight, war)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yuddha

yuddha - battle, fight, war

Past Passive Participle

From root yudh (to fight) + suffix -ta, functioning as a neuter noun

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

तस्य (tasya) - for him (Bhīmasena) (of him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Bhīmasena.

यक्षैः (yakṣaiḥ) - with the Yakṣas (by the Yakṣas, with the Yakṣas)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yakṣa

yakṣa - Yakṣa (a class of supernatural beings, guardians of treasures)

Note: Denotes association or agent.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (dvijottama) (best of the twice-born (dvija), O best Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born, best Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Address to a Brahmin or a venerable person, often Saṅjaya.

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