महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-29

बहवो म्लेच्छराजानः पृथिव्यां मनुजाधिप ।
मिथ्यानुशासिनः पापा मृषावादपरायणाः ॥२९॥

29. bahavo mleccharājānaḥ pṛthivyāṁ manujādhipa ,
mithyānuśāsinaḥ pāpā mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇāḥ.

29. bahavaḥ mleccharājānaḥ pṛthivyām manujādhipa
mithyānuśāsinaḥ pāpāḥ mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇāḥ

29. O lord of men, on earth there will be many sinful Mleccha kings who rule unjustly and are prone to speaking lies.

29. הו שליט בני האדם, יהיו על פני האדמה מלכים רבים ממוצא מְלֵצּ׳ְהַא, החוטאים, השולטים בשקר והמסורים לדברי שקר.

Words meanings summery:

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• म्लेच्छराजानः (mleccharājānaḥ) - Mleccha kings, foreign rulers

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O lord of men, O ruler of humanity

• मिथ्यानुशासिनः (mithyānuśāsinaḥ) - those who rule falsely/unjustly, those who teach falsely

• पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful, wicked

• मृषावादपरायणाः (mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to speaking lies, prone to falsehood, intent on false speech

Words meanings and morphology

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

म्लेच्छराजानः (mleccharājānaḥ) - Mleccha kings, foreign rulers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mleccharājan

mleccharājan - Mleccha king, foreign ruler

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mleccha+rājan)

• mleccha – foreigner, barbarian; impure
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, the world, land

मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O lord of men, O ruler of humanity

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – human being, man
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from Manu (name) + -ja (born from)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

मिथ्यानुशासिनः (mithyānuśāsinaḥ) - those who rule falsely/unjustly, those who teach falsely

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mithyānuśāsin

mithyānuśāsin - one who rules falsely, one who teaches untruthfully

agent noun

Formed from mithyā + anuśāsin (agent noun from root śās with prefix anu)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (mithyā+anuśāsin)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untruly; falsehood
  indeclinable
• anuśāsin – one who rules, one who instructs, a discipliner
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root śās with prefix anu, suffix -in
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)

पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful; sin, vice, evil deed

मृषावादपरायणाः (mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to speaking lies, prone to falsehood, intent on false speech

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇa

mṛṣāvādaparāyaṇa - devoted to false speech, prone to lying

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛṣāvāda+parāyaṇa)

• mṛṣāvāda – false speech, lying
  noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, dependent on, having as a main object
  adjective

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