महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-189, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
मार्कण्डेयवचः श्रुत्वा कुरूणां प्रवरो नृपः ।
उवाच वचनं धीमान्परमं परमद्युतिः ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
mārkaṇḍeyavacaḥ śrutvā kurūṇāṁ pravaro nṛpaḥ ,
uvāca vacanaṁ dhīmānparamaṁ paramadyutiḥ.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ śrutvā kurūṇām
pravaraḥ nṛpaḥ uvāca vacanam dhīmān paramam parama-dyutiḥ

19. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard Mārkaṇḍeya's words, the intelligent king (nṛpa), who was the foremost among the Kurus and possessed supreme radiance, spoke excellent words.

19. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, לאחר ששמע את דברי מָארְקַנְדֵיַה, המלך הנעלה בבני קוּרוּ, איש חכם וזוהר מאוד, אמר דברים נעלים.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahabharata to Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मार्कण्डेय-वचः (mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ) - Markandeya's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, best

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent

• परम-द्युतिः (parama-dyutiḥ) - of supreme radiance

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahabharata to Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a celebrated sage, a disciple of Vyasa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

मार्कण्डेय-वचः (mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ) - Markandeya's words

(compound noun)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mārkaṇḍeya+vacas)

• mārkaṇḍeya – Markandeya (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient tribe/dynasty)

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - foremost, excellent, chief, superior

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root pā (to protect, govern)
  Root: pā (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

Verbal noun

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, excellent, highest, best

परम-द्युतिः (parama-dyutiḥ) - of supreme radiance

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+dyuti)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest, best
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – radiance, splendor, luster, brilliance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Previous Verse Next Verse