महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-229, verse-19

तत्र गन्धर्वराजो वै पूर्वमेव विशां पते ।
कुबेरभवनाद्राजन्नाजगाम गणावृतः ॥१९॥

19. tatra gandharvarājo vai pūrvameva viśāṁ pate ,
kuberabhavanādrājannājagāma gaṇāvṛtaḥ.

19. tatra gandharvarājaḥ vai pūrvam eva viśām
pate kuberabhavanāt rājan ājagāma gaṇāvṛtaḥ

19. Indeed, O lord of the people, O king, the Gandharva king had already arrived there from Kubera's palace, accompanied by his retinue.

19. הו אדון העם, הו מלך, מלך הגַנְדְהַרְוַה כבר הגיע לשם קודם מהארמון של קוּבֵּרַה, מוקף בחבורתו.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• गन्धर्वराजः (gandharvarājaḥ) - Gandharva king, king of the Gandharvas

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, earlier

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O husband

• कुबेरभवनात् (kuberabhavanāt) - from Kubera's palace, from the dwelling of Kubera

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he approached

• गणावृतः (gaṇāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by attendants, encompassed by multitudes

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

गन्धर्वराजः (gandharvarājaḥ) - Gandharva king, king of the Gandharvas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharvarāja

gandharvarāja - Gandharva king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gandharva+rājan)

• gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, earlier

(adjective)

neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - previous, former, prior, earlier

Note: Used here adverbially

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, very

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master, O husband

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

कुबेरभवनात् (kuberabhavanāt) - from Kubera's palace, from the dwelling of Kubera

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kuberabhavana

kuberabhavana - Kubera's palace

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kubera+bhavana)

• kubera – Kubera (god of wealth)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – dwelling, mansion, palace
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

आजगाम (ājagāma) - he came, he approached

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, Perfect active

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

गणावृतः (gaṇāvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by attendants, encompassed by multitudes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaṇāvṛta

gaṇāvṛta - surrounded by a multitude/retinue

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṇa+āvṛta)

• gaṇa – multitude, host, retinue, attendants
  noun (masculine)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, encompassed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

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