महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-52

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मयि सर्वं समासज्य कुटुम्बं भरतर्षभाः ।
उपासनरताः सर्वे घटन्ते स्म शुभानने ॥५२॥

52. mayi sarvaṁ samāsajya kuṭumbaṁ bharatarṣabhāḥ ,
upāsanaratāḥ sarve ghaṭante sma śubhānane.

52. mayi sarvam samāsajya kuṭumbam bharatarṣabhāḥ
upāsanaratāḥ sarve ghaṭante sma śubhānane

52. O best of Bhāratas, having entrusted the entire family to me, they were all devoted to spiritual practice (upāsanā), O beautiful-faced one.

Words meanings summery:

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मयि (mayi) - to me (Vidura) (in me, on me)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (family) (all, everything)

समासज्य (samāsajya) - having entrusted, having committed

कुटुम्बम् (kuṭumbam) - the (Pāṇḍavas') family (the family, household)

भरतर्षभाः (bharatarṣabhāḥ) - O best of Bhāratas (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

उपासनरताः (upāsanaratāḥ) - devoted to spiritual practice (upāsanā) (devoted to worship/service, engaged in spiritual practice)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the Pāṇḍavas) (all, everyone)

घटन्ते (ghaṭante) - they were engaged (they strive, they are engaged, they endeavor)

स्म (sma) - particle denoting past action

शुभानने (śubhānane) - O beautiful-faced one (likely Gandhārī) (O beautiful-faced one)

Words meanings and morphology

मयि (mayi) - to me (Vidura) (in me, on me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Vidura.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (family) (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'kuṭumbam'.

समासज्य (samāsajya) - having entrusted, having committed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form from root √saj with prefixes sam-ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: saj (class 1)

कुटुम्बम् (kuṭumbam) - the (Pāṇḍavas') family (the family, household)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṭumba

kuṭumba - family, household, relatives, domestic affairs

Note: Refers to the family of the Pāṇḍavas.

भरतर्षभाः (bharatarṣabhāḥ) - O best of Bhāratas (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others) (O best of Bhāratas, O bull among Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas, chief of the Bhāratas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

bharata – descendant of Bharata, a ruler of the Bhārata dynasty
proper noun (masculine)
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra and others.

उपासनरताः (upāsanaratāḥ) - devoted to spiritual practice (upāsanā) (devoted to worship/service, engaged in spiritual practice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāsanarata

upāsanarata - devoted to worship, diligent in service

Compound type : tatpurusha (upāsanā+rata)

upāsanā – worship, service, devotion, spiritual practice
noun (feminine)
Derived from root √ās with prefixes upa-ā
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: ās (class 2)
rata – delighted, pleased, engaged in, devoted to
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √ram
Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject like 'they' (Pāṇḍavas).

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the Pāṇḍavas) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with implied subject, referring to the Pāṇḍavas.

घटन्ते (ghaṭante) - they were engaged (they strive, they are engaged, they endeavor)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, ātmanepada, present (laṭ) of ghaṭ

Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to denote past imperfect meaning.

स्म (sma) - particle denoting past action