महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-19

श्रूयतां चाभिधास्यामि जनकेन यथा पुरा ।
आत्मव्यवस्थानकरा गीताः श्लोका महात्मना ॥१९॥

19. śrūyatāṁ cābhidhāsyāmi janakena yathā purā ,
ātmavyavasthānakarā gītāḥ ślokā mahātmanā.

19. śrūyatām ca abhidhāsyāmi janakena yathā purā
ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ gītāḥ ślokāḥ mahātmanā

19. Please listen, and I will narrate, just as the great soul (mahātman) Janaka formerly recited verses that establish the true nature of the self (ātman).

19. ועתה שמע, אספר לך את הבתים ששר פעם ג׳ַנַקַה בעל הנפש הגדולה, אלה שמביאים יציבות לעצמי.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard; listen

• च (ca) - and

• अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - I shall narrate; I shall explain

• जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

• यथा (yathā) - just as; as

• पुरा (purā) - formerly; in ancient times

• आत्मव्यवस्थानकराः (ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ) - establishing the true nature of the self (ātman)

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung; recited

• श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses; stanzas

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is described as a mahātman (by the great soul (mahātman))

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - let it be heard; listen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - I shall narrate; I shall explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of abhidhā

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

जनकेन (janakena) - by Janaka

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (proper noun, name of the king of Videha and father of Sītā)

यथा (yathā) - just as; as

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly; in ancient times

(indeclinable)

आत्मव्यवस्थानकराः (ātmavyavasthānakarāḥ) - establishing the true nature of the self (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ātmavyavasthānakara

ātmavyavasthānakara - establishing the true nature of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vyavasthāna+kara)

• ātman – self; soul; spirit
  noun (masculine)
• vyavasthāna – arrangement; establishment; settlement; determination
  noun (neuter)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• kara – making; doing; causing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ (feminine in compound context).

गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung; recited

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gīta

gīta - sung; recited; song

Past Passive Participle

derived from root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ślokāḥ.

श्लोकाः (ślokāḥ) - verses; stanzas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse; stanza; fame; sound

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by King Janaka, who is described as a mahātman (by the great soul (mahātman))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul; noble-minded; magnanimous person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great; large; mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self; soul; spirit
  noun (masculine)

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