महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-47, verse-5

तांस्तु शूरान्महेष्वासांस्तदा निवसतो वने ।
अन्वयुर्ब्राह्मणा राजन्साग्नयोऽनग्नयस्तथा ॥५॥

5. tāṁstu śūrānmaheṣvāsāṁstadā nivasato vane ,
anvayurbrāhmaṇā rājansāgnayo'nagnayastathā.

5. tān tu śūrān maheṣvāsān tadā nivasataḥ vane
anvayuḥ brāhmaṇāḥ rājan sāgnayaḥ anagnayaḥ tathā

5. O King, at that time, brahmins—some maintaining their sacred fires, and others not—followed those brave, great archers who were dwelling in the forest.

5. ובְּרַהְמִינִים, הן בעלי אש טקסית והן חסרי אש טקסית, הלכו אחרי אותם גיבורים בעלי קשתות גדולות בשעה ששהו אז ביער, הו מלך.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, however, indeed)

• शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes (Pāṇḍavas) (brave, heroic, heroes)

• महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (Pāṇḍavas) (great archers, those with mighty bows)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

• निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - residing (in the forest) (dwelling, residing)

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (the brahmins) followed (they followed, went after)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the brahmins (brahmins)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O King)

• साग्नयः (sāgnayaḥ) - brahmins who maintained their sacred fires (with fires, those maintaining sacrificial fires)

• अनग्नयः (anagnayaḥ) - brahmins who did not maintain sacred fires (perhaps ascetics or householders who had completed their rituals) (without fires, those not maintaining sacrificial fires)

• तथा (tathā) - and, also (connecting the two types of brahmins) (thus, so, and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those (Pāṇḍavas) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

शूरान् (śūrān) - brave ones, heroes (Pāṇḍavas) (brave, heroic, heroes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic; a hero, warrior

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

महेष्वासान् (maheṣvāsān) - great archers (Pāṇḍavas) (great archers, those with mighty bows)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - one having a great bow, a great archer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• iṣvāsa – bow (literally 'arrow-thrower')
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

निवसतः (nivasataḥ) - residing (in the forest) (dwelling, residing)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nivasat

nivasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

From root 'vas' (to dwell) with upasarga 'ni' (in, down), present active participle.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tān'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

अन्वयुः (anvayuḥ) - they (the brahmins) followed (they followed, went after)

(verb)

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

Imperfect past active third person plural

From root 'i' (to go) with upasarga 'anu' (after), imperfect tense, third person plural, active voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the brahmins (brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

साग्नयः (sāgnayaḥ) - brahmins who maintained their sacred fires (with fires, those maintaining sacrificial fires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāgni

sāgni - having fire, with fire (specifically, maintaining sacrificial fires)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+agni)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

अनग्नयः (anagnayaḥ) - brahmins who did not maintain sacred fires (perhaps ascetics or householders who had completed their rituals) (without fires, those not maintaining sacrificial fires)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anagni

anagni - without fire, not keeping sacred fires

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+agni)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• agni – fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - and, also (connecting the two types of brahmins) (thus, so, and, also)

(indeclinable)

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