महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-45, verse-35

भवांश्चैनं द्विजश्रेष्ठ पर्यटन्तं महीतले ।
त्रातुमर्हति विप्राग्र्य तपोबलसमन्वितः ॥३५॥

35. bhavāṁścainaṁ dvijaśreṣṭha paryaṭantaṁ mahītale ,
trātumarhati viprāgrya tapobalasamanvitaḥ.

35. bhavān ca enam dvijaśreṣṭha paryaṭantam mahītale
trātum arhati viprāgrya tapobalasamanvitaḥ

35. And you, O best of brahmins (dvijaśreṣṭha), O foremost of brahmins (viprāgrya), who are endowed with the strength of austerity (tapas), ought to protect him who is wandering on the earth's surface.

35. וגם אתה, הו מובחר הבְּרַהְמִינים, ראש החכמים, ראוי שתגן על יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה בעודו משוטט על פני האדמה, כשאתה ניחן בעוצמת תרגול רוחנית.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

• पर्यटन्तम् (paryaṭantam) - wandering, roaming

• महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth

• त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect, to save

• अर्हति (arhati) - you ought, he is able, he deserves

• विप्राग्र्य (viprāgrya) - O foremost of brahmins, O chief of wise men

• तपोबलसमन्वितः (tapobalasamanvitaḥ) - endowed with the strength of austerity (tapas)

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), your honor

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavant

bhavant - you, your honor, being

Present Active Participle

From root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific 2nd person pronoun, but grammatically 3rd person in verb agreement.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that, him, her, it

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of brahmins, chief of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya); bird; tooth
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

पर्यटन्तम् (paryaṭantam) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paryaṭant

paryaṭant - wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

From root 'aṭ' with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: aṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'enam'

महीतले (mahītale) - on the surface of the earth

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahītala

mahītala - the surface of the earth, the ground

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+tala)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• tala – surface, plain, flat ground
  noun (neuter)

त्रातुम् (trātum) - to protect, to save

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'trā'

Root: trā (class 2)

अर्हति (arhati) - you ought, he is able, he deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Verb agrees with 'bhavān' (honorific 2nd person acting as 3rd person subject)

विप्राग्र्य (viprāgrya) - O foremost of brahmins, O chief of wise men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprāgrya

viprāgrya - chief of brahmins, foremost of wise ones

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+agrya)

• vipra – brahmin, a wise man, an inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, chief, best
  adjective (masculine)

तपोबलसमन्वितः (tapobalasamanvitaḥ) - endowed with the strength of austerity (tapas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapobalasamanvita

tapobalasamanvita - endowed with the power of asceticism (tapas), possessing strength from penance

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+bala+samanvita)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• samanvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'
  Prefixes: sam+anu
  Root: i (class 2)

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