महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-160, verse-15

अत्रैव प्रतितिष्ठन्ति पुनरत्रोदयन्ति च ।
सप्त देवर्षयस्तात वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः सदा ॥१५॥

15. atraiva pratitiṣṭhanti punaratrodayanti ca ,
sapta devarṣayastāta vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sadā.

15. atra eva pratitiṣṭhanti punaḥ atra udayanti ca
sapta devarṣayaḥ tāta vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ sadā

15. O dear one (tāta)! The seven divine sages (devarṣayaḥ), headed by Vasiṣṭha (vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ), always (sadā) establish themselves here (atra eva) and rise again from here.

15. כאן בדיוק שוקעים שבעת החוזים האלוהיים ובראשם וַסִישְׁתְהַא, וכאן הם גם עולים שוב, תמיד, הוי יקירי.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - in Mount Meru (here, in this place)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रतितिष्ठन्ति (pratitiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they dwell, they establish themselves

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, then

• अत्र (atra) - from Mount Meru (here, in this place)

• उदयन्ति (udayanti) - they rise, they originate

• च (ca) - and

• सप्त (sapta) - seven

• देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, father, son

• वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः (vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ) - headed by Vasiṣṭha, with Vasiṣṭha as chief

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - in Mount Meru (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रतितिष्ठन्ति (pratitiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they dwell, they establish themselves

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratitiṣṭh

Present indicative

From √sthā with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore, then

(indeclinable)

Also punah

अत्र (atra) - from Mount Meru (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to Mount Meru.

उदयन्ति (udayanti) - they rise, they originate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of uday

Present indicative

From √i (to go) with prefix ud-

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सप्त (sapta) - seven

(numeral)

देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage, celestial seer

Compound of deva (god) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, deity, celestial
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pratitiṣṭhanti' and 'udayanti'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one, father, son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son (vocative of endearment)

Note: Addressed to a listener.

वसिष्ठप्रमुखाः (vasiṣṭhapramukhāḥ) - headed by Vasiṣṭha, with Vasiṣṭha as chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasiṣṭhapramukha

vasiṣṭhapramukha - headed by Vasiṣṭha, having Vasiṣṭha as chief

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'Vasiṣṭha' is a proper name, 'pramukha' means chief/foremost

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasiṣṭha+pramukha)

• vasiṣṭha – name of a prominent Vedic sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Superlative of 'vasu' (good, excellent)
  Root: vas (class 1)
• pramukha – chief, foremost, leader
  noun (masculine)
  From mukha (face, head) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mukh (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'devarṣayaḥ'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation

Note: Modifies the verbs 'pratitiṣṭhanti' and 'udayanti'.

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