महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-259, verse-36

विभीषणस्तु धर्मात्मा सतां धर्ममनुस्मरन् ।
अन्वगच्छन्महाराज श्रिया परमया युतः ॥३६॥

36. vibhīṣaṇastu dharmātmā satāṁ dharmamanusmaran ,
anvagacchanmahārāja śriyā paramayā yutaḥ.

36. vibhīṣaṇaḥ tu dharmātmā satām dharmam anusmaran
anvagacchat mahārāja śriyā paramayā yutaḥ

36. O great king, Vibhishana, whose nature (dharma) was righteousness, remembering the intrinsic nature (dharma) of virtuous people, followed, endowed with supreme splendor.

36. אבל וִיבְּהִישַׁנַה, ישר הנפש, שזכר את דרך הצדיקים, הלך אחריו (אחרי קוּבֵּרַה), הו מלך גדול, כשהוא מלא הוד עליון.

Words meanings summery:

• विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature is righteousness

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature

• अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

• अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed, went after

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Address to the narrator, likely Valmiki or a sage. (O great king)

• श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with glory, with prosperity

• परमया (paramayā) - with supreme, with excellent, with highest

• युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed, possessed of, joined with

Words meanings and morphology

विभीषणः (vibhīṣaṇaḥ) - Vibhishana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhīṣaṇa

vibhīṣaṇa - Vibhishana (name of Ravana's brother)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose nature is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose soul is righteousness, whose nature is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, law, duty, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of dharmātman.

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, righteous

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Genitive plural of sat.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, intrinsic nature, constitution (dharma)

अनुस्मरन् (anusmaran) - remembering, recollecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anusmarat

anusmarat - remembering, recollecting

Present Active Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Masculine nominative singular of the present active participle.

अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - followed, went after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anugam

Imperfect

From root gam (to go) with upasarga anu

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Derived from anvagacchat (imperfect 3rd singular) due to sandhi with the following word mahārāja.

महाराज (mahārāja) - Address to the narrator, likely Valmiki or a sage. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Vocative singular of mahārāja.

श्रिया (śriyā) - with splendor, with glory, with prosperity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - splendor, glory, prosperity, wealth, beauty

परमया (paramayā) - with supreme, with excellent, with highest

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate

Note: Agrees with śriyā.

युतः (yutaḥ) - endowed, possessed of, joined with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuta

yuta - joined, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with Vibhīṣaṇaḥ.

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