महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-218, verse-5

अपूजयन्महात्मानो ब्राह्मणास्तं महाबलम् ।
इदमाहुस्तदा चैव स्कन्दं तत्र महर्षयः ॥५॥

5. apūjayanmahātmāno brāhmaṇāstaṁ mahābalam ,
idamāhustadā caiva skandaṁ tatra maharṣayaḥ.

5. apūjayan mahātmānaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ tam mahābalam
idam āhuḥ tadā ca eva skandam tatra maharṣayaḥ

5. The great-souled Brahmins worshipped him, the mighty one. And then, there, the great sages (maharṣayaḥ) also spoke these words to Skanda.

5. בְּרַהְמִינים אצילי נפש כיבדו אותו, את בעל הכוח הרב, וגם החוזים הגדולים אמרו אז לסְקַנְדַה את הדברים הבאים.

Words meanings summery:

• अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped (they worshipped, they honored)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble, sublime persons)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one (of great strength, very powerful, mighty)

• इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was said) (this)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, just, also)

• स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (Skanda (name of the deity Kartikeya))

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, eminent seers)

Words meanings and morphology

अपूजयन् (apūjayan) - worshipped (they worshipped, they honored)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pūj

Imperfect active 3rd plural of root √pūj

Root: pūj (class 10)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great-souled ones (great-souled, noble, sublime persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, sublime, a great person

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, members of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, related to Brahman, sacred

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

महाबलम् (mahābalam) - the mighty one (of great strength, very powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful, mighty

Karmadhāraya or Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this (referring to what was said) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect active 3rd plural of root √vac (irregular form)

Root: vac (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, just, also)

(indeclinable)

स्कन्दम् (skandam) - Skanda (Skanda (name of the deity Kartikeya))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of skanda

skanda - Skanda (Kartikeya, god of war), attacker, leaper

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages (maharṣayaḥ) (great sages, eminent seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

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

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