महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-72

भवतश्च प्रशंसाभिर्निन्दाभिरितरस्य च ।
कथायुक्ताः परिषदः पृथग्राजन्समागताः ॥७२॥

72. bhavataśca praśaṁsābhirnindābhiritarasya ca ,
kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthagrājansamāgatāḥ.

72. bhavataḥ ca praśaṃsābhiḥ nindābhiḥ itarasya ca
kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthak rājan samāgatāḥ

72. O King, assemblies have gathered separately, engaged in discussions (kathā) that speak of your praise and the criticism of the other side.

72. באספות שהתכנסו כאן בנפרד, הו מלך, מדברים בשבחך ובגנות האחר.

Words meanings summery:

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रशंसाभिः (praśaṁsābhiḥ) - with praises (about you) (with praises, by praises)

• निन्दाभिः (nindābhiḥ) - with criticisms (of the other) (with censures, by blame)

• इतरस्य (itarasya) - of the other side (of the other)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कथायुक्ताः (kathāyuktāḥ) - engaged in discussions (kathā) (engaged in stories/conversations, connected with tales)

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies (assemblies, councils, audiences)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart, distinct)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered (assembled, gathered, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

Present active participle

From root bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies praśaṃsābhiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects bhavataḥ to praśaṃsābhiḥ.

प्रशंसाभिः (praśaṁsābhiḥ) - with praises (about you) (with praises, by praises)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of praśaṃsā

praśaṁsā - praise, eulogy, commendation

From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or topic of the conversations.

निन्दाभिः (nindābhiḥ) - with criticisms (of the other) (with censures, by blame)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nindā

nindā - blame, censure, criticism

From root nind (to blame)

Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Parallel to praśaṃsābhiḥ.

इतरस्य (itarasya) - of the other side (of the other)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another

Note: Qualifies nindābhiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects nindābhiḥ to itarasya. This ca pairs with the first ca to mean 'both...and'.

कथायुक्ताः (kathāyuktāḥ) - engaged in discussions (kathā) (engaged in stories/conversations, connected with tales)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathāyukta

kathāyukta - joined with stories, engaged in conversation

Compound: kathā (story) + yukta (joined)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+yukta)

• kathā – story, tale, conversation
  noun (feminine)
  From root kath (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• yukta – joined, connected, engaged in, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with pariṣadaḥ.

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies (assemblies, councils, audiences)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, audience

From root sad (to sit) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart, distinct)

(indeclinable)

Root: pṛth

Note: Modifies samāgatāḥ.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered (assembled, gathered, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, gathered, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pariṣadaḥ.

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