महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-173, verse-17

ततस्तदाज्ञाय मतं महात्मा तेषां स धर्मस्य सुतो वरिष्ठः ।
प्रदक्षिणं वैश्रवणाधिवासं चकार धर्मार्थविदुत्तमौजः ॥१७॥

17. tatastadājñāya mataṁ mahātmā; teṣāṁ sa dharmasya suto variṣṭhaḥ ,
pradakṣiṇaṁ vaiśravaṇādhivāsaṁ; cakāra dharmārthaviduttamaujaḥ.

17. tataḥ tat ājñāya matam mahātmā teṣām
sa dharmasya sutaḥ variṣṭhaḥ |
pradakṣiṇam vaiśravaṇa-adhivāsam
cakāra dharma-artha-vit uttama-ojaḥ

17. Then, having understood their opinion, that great-souled and foremost son of natural law (dharma) among them—Yudhiṣṭhira (dharmārthavit), who understood the meaning and purpose of righteousness and possessed excellent vigor—performed a circumambulation (pradakṣiṇam) of Vaiśravaṇa's abode.

17. אז הבין המלך את דעתם, בנו הבכור של דְהַרְמַה, הגדול והנעלה, היודע מהי דרך היושר ומהו העושר, בעל העוצמה העליונה, והקיף בכיוון השעון את משכנו של וַישְׁרַוַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

• तत् (tat) - their opinion mentioned previously (that, that (opinion))

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, advice, counsel

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - Yudhiṣṭhira (great-souled, noble-minded)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (of them, among them)

• स (sa) - he, that

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of (dharma) (referring to the deity Dharma, father of Yudhiṣṭhira) (of natural law (dharma), of righteousness, of duty)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (son)

• वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - foremost, best, most excellent

• प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - a ritual circumambulation (circumambulation from left to right, auspicious turn, clockwise)

• वैश्रवण-अधिवासम् (vaiśravaṇa-adhivāsam) - Alakā, the city of Kubera (the abode of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

• चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

• धर्म-अर्थ-वित् (dharma-artha-vit) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who understands dharma and artha. (knower of the meaning and purpose of righteousness)

• उत्तम-ओजः (uttama-ojaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (of excellent vigor, supremely powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - their opinion mentioned previously (that, that (opinion))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of 'ājñāya', refers to 'matam'.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

derived from jñā (to know) with prefix ā and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, advice, counsel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, advice, thought

past passive participle

derived from man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - Yudhiṣṭhira (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, great spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
  feminine stem of mahat
• ātman – soul, self, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ' (Yudhiṣṭhira).

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the Pāṇḍavas and their allies (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of (dharma) (referring to the deity Dharma, father of Yudhiṣṭhira) (of natural law (dharma), of righteousness, of duty)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue (dharma)

Root: dhṛ

सुतः (sutaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (son)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

past passive participle

derived from sū (to give birth)

Root: sū (class 2)

वरिष्ठः (variṣṭhaḥ) - foremost, best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - foremost, best, most excellent

superlative of uru (large) or vṛ (to choose)

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ'.

प्रदक्षिणम् (pradakṣiṇam) - a ritual circumambulation (circumambulation from left to right, auspicious turn, clockwise)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pradakṣiṇa

pradakṣiṇa - circumambulation from left to right, auspicious, clockwise

Prefix: pra

Root: dakṣ

वैश्रवण-अधिवासम् (vaiśravaṇa-adhivāsam) - Alakā, the city of Kubera (the abode of Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa-adhivāsa

vaiśravaṇa-adhivāsa - the abode of Vaiśravaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaiśravaṇa+adhivāsa)

• vaiśravaṇa – an epithet of Kubera (son of Viśravas), god of wealth
  proper noun (masculine)
  patronymic from Viśravas
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śru
• adhivāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  derived from vas (to dwell) with prefix adhi
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

चकार (cakāra) - he did, he performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

perfect active

parasmaipada, reduplicated form

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्म-अर्थ-वित् (dharma-artha-vit) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who understands dharma and artha. (knower of the meaning and purpose of righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmārthavid

dharmārthavid - knower of the meaning and purpose of righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+artha+vid)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  from root vid (to know), suffix -vic
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ' (Yudhiṣṭhira).

उत्तम-ओजः (uttama-ojaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (of excellent vigor, supremely powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttamojas

uttamojas - of excellent vigor, supremely powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (uttama+ojas)

• uttama – best, highest, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of ud (up)
  Prefix: ud
• ojas – vigor, energy, power
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vaj

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ' (Yudhiṣṭhira).

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