महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-243, verse-17

दुर्योधनोऽपि राजेन्द्र विसृज्य नरपुंगवान् ।
प्रविवेश गृहं श्रीमान्यथा चैत्ररथं प्रभुः ।
तेऽपि सर्वे महेष्वासा जग्मुर्वेश्मानि भारत ॥१७॥

17. duryodhano'pi rājendra visṛjya narapuṁgavān ,
praviveśa gṛhaṁ śrīmānyathā caitrarathaṁ prabhuḥ ,
te'pi sarve maheṣvāsā jagmurveśmāni bhārata.

17. duryodhanaḥ api rājendra visṛjya
narapuṅgavān | praviveśa gṛham śrīmān
yathā caitraratham prabhuḥ | te api
sarve maheṣvāsā jagmuḥ veśmāni bhārata

17. O king, having dismissed the foremost men, the glorious lord Duryodhana also entered his house, just as a lord enters his Citraratha grove. And all those great archers, O Bhārata, also went to their respective homes.

17. גם דוּרְיוֹדְהַנַה, הו מלך המלכים, שלח לדרכם את דגולי האנשים ונכנס בהדר אל ביתו, כמו האדון (קוּבֵּרַה) הנכנס אל גן צ׳ַיטְרַרַטְהַא. גם כל הקשתים הגדולים האלה הלכו אל בתיהם, הו בן בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

• अपि (api) - also, even

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressed to the narrator) (O king, O chief of kings)

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed, having sent away

• नरपुङ्गवान् (narapuṅgavān) - the chief men, the best of men

• प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered

• गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, prosperous

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - his private pleasure garden (like Kubera's Citraratha grove) ((like) Citraratha's garden, his own pleasure garden)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master

• ते (te) - they

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• महेष्वासा (maheṣvāsā) - great archers

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

• वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - their respective homes (houses, dwellings)

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to the narrator (e.g., Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्योधनः (duryodhanaḥ) - Duryodhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duryodhana

duryodhana - Duryodhana (proper name)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressed to the narrator) (O king, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, foremost, god Indra
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the interlocutor (e.g., Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya).

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having dismissed, having sent away

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Prefix vi- + root sṛj + suffix -ya

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

नरपुङ्गवान् (narapuṅgavān) - the chief men, the best of men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of narapuṅgava

narapuṅgava - bull among men, chief of men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+puṅgava)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull (metaphor for best/chief)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

प्रविवेश (praviveśa) - he entered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of praviś

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, root viś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

गृहम् (gṛham) - house, home

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Object of 'praviveśa'.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious, fortunate, prosperous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, beautiful, prosperous, fortunate

Possessive suffix -mat

Note: Qualifies Duryodhana.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a comparison.

चैत्ररथम् (caitraratham) - his private pleasure garden (like Kubera's Citraratha grove) ((like) Citraratha's garden, his own pleasure garden)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caitraratha

caitraratha - name of Kubera's pleasure grove; or a chariot of Citraratha

Note: Figuratively, like entering a cherished, delightful place.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, able

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Duryodhana.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'narapuṅgavān' dismissed by Duryodhana.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Qualifies 'te' and 'maheṣvāsā'.

महेष्वासा (maheṣvāsā) - great archers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, one with a great bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

वेश्मानि (veśmāni) - their respective homes (houses, dwellings)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of veśman

veśman - house, dwelling, abode

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'jagmuḥ'.

भारत (bhārata) - Addressed to the narrator (e.g., Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata, India

Note: Addressing the narrator (e.g., Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

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