महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-12

साहसेषु च संतिष्ठन्निह शैले वृकोदरः ।
वार्यतां साध्वयं राजंस्त्वया धर्मभृतां वर ॥१२॥

12. sāhaseṣu ca saṁtiṣṭhanniha śaile vṛkodaraḥ ,
vāryatāṁ sādhvayaṁ rājaṁstvayā dharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

12. sāhaseṣu ca saṃtiṣṭhan iha śaile vṛkodaraḥ
vāryatām sādhu ayam rājan tvayā dharmabhṛtām vara

12. O King, O best among upholders of natural law (dharma), this Vṛkodara (Bhīma), while engaging in violent deeds here on this mountain, should be properly restrained by you.

12. הו מלך, מיטב נושאי חוק היושר, מנע כראוי את וְרְקוֹדַרַה מלהסתבך כאן בהר במעשים פזיזים.

Words meanings summery:

• साहसेषु (sāhaseṣu) - in bold acts, in valorous deeds, in rash acts

• च (ca) - and

• संतिष्ठन् (saṁtiṣṭhan) - remaining, standing, engaged

• इह (iha) - here, in this place

• शैले (śaile) - on the mountain

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

• वार्यताम् (vāryatām) - let him be restrained, may he be prevented

• साधु (sādhu) - properly, rightly, well

• अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of natural law (dharma)

• वर (vara) - O best one

Words meanings and morphology

साहसेषु (sāhaseṣu) - in bold acts, in valorous deeds, in rash acts

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sāhasa

sāhasa - boldness, valor, violence, rashness

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संतिष्ठन् (saṁtiṣṭhan) - remaining, standing, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃtiṣṭhat

saṁtiṣṭhat - standing, remaining, being, engaged in

Present Active Participle

from sam-sthā (to stand, remain, be engaged in)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

शैले (śaile) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, hill

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied; an epithet of Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, abdomen
  noun (neuter)

वार्यताम् (vāryatām) - let him be restrained, may he be prevented

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of vāray

Root: vṛ (class 10)

साधु (sādhu) - properly, rightly, well

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of the upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  from verbal root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon

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