महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-192, verse-8

महर्षिर्विश्रुतस्तात उत्तङ्क इति भारत ।
मरुधन्वसु रम्येषु आश्रमस्तस्य कौरव ॥८॥

8. maharṣirviśrutastāta uttaṅka iti bhārata ,
marudhanvasu ramyeṣu āśramastasya kaurava.

8. maharṣiḥ viśrutaḥ tāta uttaṅkaḥ iti bhārata
marudhanvasu ramyeṣu āśramaḥ tasya kaurava

8. O descendant of Bharata (Bhārata), O dear one (tāta), there was a renowned great sage named Utanka. His beautiful hermitage (āśrama), O descendant of Kuru (Kaurava), was located in delightful desert regions.

8. הו בן בְּהָארַטַה וצאצא קַאוּרַוַה, היה חוזה גדול ומפורסם, ידידי, בשם אוּטַּנְקַה. משכנו היה באזורי המדבר היפים.

Words meanings summery:

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

• तात (tāta) - an affectionate address to Janamejaya (O dear one, O father (used affectionately))

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Utanka (proper name)

• इति (iti) - introduces or follows a name or quote (thus, so, named)

• भारत (bhārata) - addressing Janamejaya as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

• मरुधन्वसु (marudhanvasu) - referring to the remote, dry regions where hermitages were often located (in the deserts, in arid lands)

• रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - beautiful, delightful, charming

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, ascetic retreat (āśrama)

• तस्य (tasya) - refers to Utanka (his, of him)

• कौरव (kaurava) - addressing Janamejaya as a descendant of Kuru (O descendant of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, vast
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, celebrated, famous, renowned

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

तात (tāta) - an affectionate address to Janamejaya (O dear one, O father (used affectionately))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (used as a term of endearment for son, friend, or even a senior person)

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Utanka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Utanka (name of a sage)

इति (iti) - introduces or follows a name or quote (thus, so, named)

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - addressing Janamejaya as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata or India

मरुधन्वसु (marudhanvasu) - referring to the remote, dry regions where hermitages were often located (in the deserts, in arid lands)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of marudhanvan

marudhanvan - desert, arid region (compound of maru and dhanvan, both meaning desert)

Compound type : dvandva (maru+dhanvan)

• maru – desert, waste, sand
  noun (masculine)
• dhanvan – desert, arid region, bow
  noun (neuter)

रम्येषु (ramyeṣu) - beautiful, delightful, charming

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of ramya

ramya - beautiful, delightful, pleasant, charming

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root ram (to enjoy, delight) with suffix -ya

Root: ram (class 1)

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - hermitage, ascetic retreat (āśrama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, religious retreat; stage of life

तस्य (tasya) - refers to Utanka (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

कौरव (kaurava) - addressing Janamejaya as a descendant of Kuru (O descendant of Kuru)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru

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