महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-2

धृतिमन्तश्च दक्षाश्च स्वे स्वे कर्मणि भारत ।
पराक्रमविधानज्ञा नराः कृतयुगेऽभवन् ॥२॥

2. dhṛtimantaśca dakṣāśca sve sve karmaṇi bhārata ,
parākramavidhānajñā narāḥ kṛtayuge'bhavan.

2. dhṛtimantaḥ ca dakṣāḥ ca sve sve karmaṇi bhārata
parākramavidhānajñāḥ narāḥ kṛtayuge abhavan

2. O descendant of Bharata, in the Kṛtayuga, people were endowed with fortitude, skilled in their respective actions (karma), and knowledgeable in the principles of valor.

2. הו בְּהָארַטַה, בעידן קְרְטַה היו אנשים בעלי התמדה ומיומנות, כל אחד במלאכתו, והם ידעו כיצד לפעול בגבורה.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतिमन्तः (dhṛtimantaḥ) - endowed with fortitude, steadfast, firm

• च (ca) - and

• दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, efficient, clever

• च (ca) - and

• स्वे (sve) - in their own, in one's own

• स्वे (sve) - Repetition for emphasis, 'each in their own' (in their own, in one's own)

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in duty (karma)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

• पराक्रमविधानज्ञाः (parākramavidhānajñāḥ) - knowing the rules/principles of valor/prowess

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga)

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed, became

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमन्तः (dhṛtimantaḥ) - endowed with fortitude, steadfast, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - possessing fortitude, firm, steadfast, resolute, courageous

Possessive adjective formed with -mat suffix from dhṛti.

Compound type : Descriptive (dhṛti+mat)

• dhṛti – fortitude, steadfastness, firmness
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mat – possessing, having, endowed with
  suffix
  Possessive suffix

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दक्षाः (dakṣāḥ) - skillful, efficient, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dakṣa

dakṣa - able, skillful, clever, efficient, competent

Root: dakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्वे (sve) - in their own, in one's own

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own, her own, their own

स्वे (sve) - Repetition for emphasis, 'each in their own' (in their own, in one's own)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, his own, her own, their own

Note: Emphatic repetition with the preceding 'sve'.

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in duty (karma)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny (karma)

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; relating to Bharata or India

From Bharata with aṇ suffix

पराक्रमविधानज्ञाः (parākramavidhānajñāḥ) - knowing the rules/principles of valor/prowess

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parākramavidhānajña

parākramavidhānajña - knowing the rules of valor/prowess; familiar with the principles of strength or enterprise

Compound of parākramavidhāna and jña (knowing)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (parākramavidhāna+jña)

• parākramavidhāna – rules/principles of valor/prowess
  noun (neuter)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: parākrama + vidhāna
• jña – knowing, conversant with, acquainted with
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person, people

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - Kṛtayuga (the first and best of the four yugas, also called Satya Yuga)

Karmadharaya compound: kṛta (perfect) + yuga (age)

Compound type : Karmadharaya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished; perfect, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, epoch, period
  noun (masculine)

अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed, became

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

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