महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-20

श्रुत्वैव तु महात्मानो मुनयोऽभ्यद्रवन्द्रुतम् ।
सनत्कुमारं धर्मज्ञं संशयच्छेदनाय वै ॥२०॥

20. śrutvaiva tu mahātmāno munayo'bhyadravandrutam ,
sanatkumāraṁ dharmajñaṁ saṁśayacchedanāya vai.

20. śrutvā eva tu mahātmānaḥ munayaḥ abhyadravan drutam
Sanatkumāram dharmajñam saṃśayacchedanāya vai

20. Indeed, just upon hearing, the great-souled sages quickly rushed to Sanatkumāra, the knower of natural law (dharma), specifically for the resolution of their doubts.

20. כששמעו זאת, מיהרו הקדושים הגדולים אל סַנַטְקוּמָארַה, היודע את דרך היושר, כדי שיעקור את הספק.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble-minded ones

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, recluses

• अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - they rushed towards, they ran to

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

• सनत्कुमारम् (sanatkumāram) - Sanatkumāra (a divine sage)

• धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - one who knows the natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, knowing duty, righteous)

• संशयच्छेदनाय (saṁśayacchedanāya) - for the cutting/resolution of doubts

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive formed from the root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones, noble-minded ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound formed from mahā and ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics, recluses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one

अभ्यद्रवन् (abhyadravan) - they rushed towards, they ran to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhyadravan

Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Root dru with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: dru (class 1)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly, swiftly, instantly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of druta

druta - quick, swift, hurried

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dru (to run), often used adverbially

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here

सनत्कुमारम् (sanatkumāram) - Sanatkumāra (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Sanatkumāra

Sanatkumāra - Sanatkumāra (one of the four Kumāras, mind-born sons of Brahma, known for their eternal youth and wisdom)

धर्मज्ञम् (dharmajñam) - one who knows the natural law (dharma) (knower of natural law, knowing duty, righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law, knowing duty, righteous

Compound formed from dharma and jña

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from root jñā
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

संशयच्छेदनाय (saṁśayacchedanāya) - for the cutting/resolution of doubts

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of saṃśayacchedana

saṁśayacchedana - resolution of doubt, cutting off of doubt

Compound formed from saṃśaya and chedana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃśaya+chedana)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śī with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• chedana – cutting, splitting, removing, severing
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root chid (to cut, to break)
  Root: chid (class 7)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

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