महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-179, verse-17

पुण्यकृद्भिर्महासत्त्वैस्तापसैः सह पाण्डवाः ।
तत्सर्वं भरतश्रेष्ठाः समूहुर्योगमुत्तमम् ॥१७॥

17. puṇyakṛdbhirmahāsattvaistāpasaiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ ,
tatsarvaṁ bharataśreṣṭhāḥ samūhuryogamuttamam.

17. puṇyakṛdbhiḥ mahāsattvaiḥ tāpasaiḥ saha pāṇḍavāḥ
tat sarvam bharataśreṣṭhāḥ samūhuḥ yogam uttamam

17. O best of Bharatas, the Pāṇḍavas, accompanied by the virtuous and great-souled ascetics, undertook all those excellent spiritual disciplines (yoga).

17. בני פָּאנְדוּ, הו טובי צאצאי בְּהַרַטַה, יחד עם סגפנים גדולי נפש שעושים מעשי זכות, קיימו את כל זה כיוֹגַה נעלה.

Words meanings summery:

• पुण्यकृद्भिः (puṇyakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform meritorious deeds, by the virtuous ones

• महासत्त्वैः (mahāsattvaiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble beings

• तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

• तत् (tat) - that, that which

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas

• समूहुः (samūhuḥ) - they carried out, they bore, they undertook

• योगम् (yogam) - spiritual discipline, union, practice, effort

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

पुण्यकृद्भिः (puṇyakṛdbhiḥ) - by those who perform meritorious deeds, by the virtuous ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - doer of merit, virtuous person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used substantively.

महासत्त्वैः (mahāsattvaiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble beings

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāsattva

mahāsattva - great-souled, noble-minded, a great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+sattva)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• sattva – being, existence, essence, soul, goodness, courage
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used substantively.

तापसैः (tāpasaiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, practicing penance

Derived from tapas (austerity)

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

तत् (tat) - that, that which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'yogam' implicitly.

भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - O best of Bharatas, O chief of the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, superior, foremost
  adjective

समूहुः (samūhuḥ) - they carried out, they bore, they undertook

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of samvah

Prefix: sam

Root: vah (class 1)

योगम् (yogam) - spiritual discipline, union, practice, effort

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, method, practice, effort

Root: yuj (class 7)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

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