महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-25, verse-6

त्वया ह्युपासिता नित्यं ब्राह्मणा भरतर्षभ ।
द्वैपायनप्रभृतयो नारदश्च महातपाः ॥६॥

6. tvayā hyupāsitā nityaṁ brāhmaṇā bharatarṣabha ,
dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayo nāradaśca mahātapāḥ.

6. tvayā hi upāsitāḥ nityam brāhmaṇāḥ bharatarṣabha
dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ nāradaḥ ca mahātapaḥ

6. Indeed, O best among the Bhāratas (Bharatarṣabha), you have always served Brāhmaṇas like Dvaipāyana and others, as well as Nārada, who is of great asceticism (mahātapas).

6. הו גדול בני בְּהַרַטַה, תמיד שירתת בְּרַהְמִינִים, ובראשם דְוַיפָּאיַנַה, וגם נָארַדַה בעל העוצמה הרוחנית הגדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• उपासिताः (upāsitāḥ) - attended, served, revered, worshipped

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

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

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, addressed by Arjuna (O best of Bharatas)

• द्वैपायनप्रभृतयः (dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Referring to Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana) and other prominent sages (Dvaipāyana and others, beginning with Dvaipāyana)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Describing Nārada (of great austerities, having great penance)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing emphasis or cause.

उपासिताः (upāsitāḥ) - attended, served, revered, worshipped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāsita

upāsita - worshipped, served, attended, cultivated

Past Passive Participle

From root ās with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: In the verse, the form is upāsitā due to sandhi (visarga drop before nityam).

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman, member of the priestly class

Derived from brahman.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O Yudhiṣṭhira, addressed by Arjuna (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king, name of a country
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)

द्वैपायनप्रभृतयः (dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Referring to Vyāsa (Dvaipāyana) and other prominent sages (Dvaipāyana and others, beginning with Dvaipāyana)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvaipāyanaprabhṛti

dvaipāyanaprabhṛti - Dvaipāyana and others, those beginning with Dvaipāyana

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvaipāyana+prabhṛti)

• dvaipāyana – Dvaipāyana (an epithet of Vyāsa), born on an island
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning with, and others, etc.
  noun

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Describing Nārada (of great austerities, having great penance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - of great austerity/penance, great ascetic

bahuvrihi compound 'one whose tapas is great'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• tapas – austerity, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

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