महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्तास्तु ते पार्था यमौ च पुरुषर्षभौ ।
द्रौपद्या कृष्णया सार्धं नमश्चक्रुर्जनार्दनम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktāstu te pārthā yamau ca puruṣarṣabhau ,
draupadyā kṛṣṇayā sārdhaṁ namaścakrurjanārdanam.

1. vaiśampāyana uvāca | evam uktāḥ tu te pārthāḥ yamau ca
puruṣarṣabhau | draupadyā kṛṣṇayā sārdham namaḥ cakruḥ janārdanam

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Thus addressed, those Pārthas and the two Yamas, foremost among men, together with Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā), bowed to Janārdana.

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, לאחר שנאמרו להם הדברים האלה, בני פָּארְטְהַא והתאומים, מובחרי האנשים, עם דְרַאוּפַּדִי קְרְשְׁנָה, השתחוו לפני ג׳ַנָארְדַנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrating the story (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vaiśampāyana) (said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner, after being addressed (thus, in this manner)

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (by Janārdana) (addressed, spoken to)

• तु (tu) - emphasizes the statement (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• ते (te) - referring to the Pārthas and Yamas (they, those)

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - specifically Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna, sons of Kuntī (sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

• यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (the two Yamas (twins))

• च (ca) - connecting 'Pārthas' and 'Yamas' (and)

• पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - referring to the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) as excellent men (foremost among men, excellent men)

• द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - Draupadī, the wife of the Pāṇḍavas (by Draupadī)

• कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - Kṛṣṇā, another name for Draupadī (by Kṛṣṇā)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with Draupadī (together with, along with)

• नमः (namaḥ) - a respectful bow (salutation, obeisance, bow)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they paid (obeisance) (they did, they made, they performed)

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu))

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrating the story (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (by Vaiśampāyana) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - in this manner, after being addressed (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed (by Janārdana) (addressed, spoken to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective

तु (tu) - emphasizes the statement (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - referring to the Pārthas and Yamas (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - specifically Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna, sons of Kuntī (sons of Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, and Arjuna.

यमौ (yamau) - Nakula and Sahadeva (the two Yamas (twins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of yama

yama - twin, Yama (god of death)

Note: Refers to the twins Nakula and Sahadeva.

च (ca) - connecting 'Pārthas' and 'Yamas' (and)

(indeclinable)

पुरुषर्षभौ (puruṣarṣabhau) - referring to the two Yamas (Nakula and Sahadeva) as excellent men (foremost among men, excellent men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, foremost among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for 'yamau'.

द्रौपद्या (draupadyā) - Draupadī, the wife of the Pāṇḍavas (by Draupadī)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of draupadī

draupadī - Draupadī (daughter of Drupada)

कृष्णया (kṛṣṇayā) - Kṛṣṇā, another name for Draupadī (by Kṛṣṇā)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Kṛṣṇā (feminine form of Kṛṣṇa), Draupadī

Note: Adjective or synonym for Draupadī.

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with Draupadī (together with, along with)

(indeclinable)

नमः (namaḥ) - a respectful bow (salutation, obeisance, bow)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - bow, salutation, reverence

Note: Used with 'cakruḥ' to mean 'paid obeisance'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they paid (obeisance) (they did, they made, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect past (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Active

3rd person plural Perfect active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'namaḥ' to form the action 'paid obeisance'.

जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Janārdana (an epithet of Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - agitator of men, a name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa.

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