महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-283, verse-2

तदेव सर्वं सावित्र्या महाभाग्यं महर्षयः ।
द्युमत्सेनाय नातृप्यन्कथयन्तः पुनः पुनः ॥२॥

2. tadeva sarvaṁ sāvitryā mahābhāgyaṁ maharṣayaḥ ,
dyumatsenāya nātṛpyankathayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ.

2. tat eva sarvam sāvitryā mahābhāgyam maharṣayaḥ
dyumatsenāya na atṛpyan kathayantaḥ punaḥ punaḥ

2. O great sages, they could not get enough of recounting again and again to Dyumatsena all the great fortune of Savitri.

2. גדולי החוזים סיפרו לְדְיוּמַטְסֵנַה שוב ושוב על גדולתה של סָאוִיטְרִי, ולא שבעו מלספר.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, that very

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

• सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - of Savitri

• महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune, great destiny

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - O great sages

• द्युमत्सेनाय (dyumatsenāya) - to Dyumatsena

• न (na) - not

• अतृप्यन् (atṛpyan) - were satisfied, were satiated

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, that very

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mahābhāgyam'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Adjectival use, agreeing with 'mahābhāgyam'.

सावित्र्या (sāvitryā) - of Savitri

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - Savitri (proper name of a princess)

महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune, great destiny

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhāgya

mahābhāgya - great fortune, good luck, great destiny

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāgya)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhaj (to obtain, to share)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Can also be accusative, as it is the object of 'narrating'.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - O great sages

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, esteemed seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

द्युमत्सेनाय (dyumatsenāya) - to Dyumatsena

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dyumatsena

dyumatsena - Dyumatsena (proper name of a king)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अतृप्यन् (atṛpyan) - were satisfied, were satiated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of tṛp

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd plural

augment 'a-' + root 'tṛp' (class 4) + 'yan' ending

Root: tṛp (class 4)

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathay - to narrate, to tell, to relate

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'kath' (class 10 or causative), present participle suffix 'śatṛ'

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'atṛpyan' (they).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for emphasis: 'again and again'.

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