महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-50, verse-9

दमयन्तीं दमं दान्तं दमनं च सुवर्चसम् ।
उपपन्नान्गुणैः सर्वैर्भीमान्भीमपराक्रमान् ॥९॥

9. damayantīṁ damaṁ dāntaṁ damanaṁ ca suvarcasam ,
upapannānguṇaiḥ sarvairbhīmānbhīmaparākramān.

9. damayantīm damam dāntam damanam ca suvarcasam
upapannān guṇaiḥ sarvaiḥ bhīmān bhīmaparākramān

9. (He gave) Damayanti, and three noble sons: Dama, who was self-controlled; Damana; and Suvarcas. All of these sons were endowed with every good quality, formidable, and possessed of valor like Bhima's.

9. הם היו דַמַיַנְטִי, דַמַה, דַאנְטַה ודַמַנַה הזורח, בעלי כל הסגולות ובעלי גבורה מפחידה.

Words meanings summery:

• दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayanti, the daughter given as a boon (Damayanti (proper name))

• दमम् (damam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Dama (proper name))

• दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled (qualifying Dama) (self-controlled, subdued, patient)

• दमनम् (damanam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Damana (proper name))

• च (ca) - and

• सुवर्चसम् (suvarcasam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Suvarcas (proper name))

• उपपन्नान् (upapannān) - endowed, furnished, possessed of

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities, virtues, merits

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all, every

• भीमान् (bhīmān) - formidable, terrible, Bhima-like

• भीमपराक्रमान् (bhīmaparākramān) - of Bhima-like valor, having valor like Bhima's

Words meanings and morphology

दमयन्तीम् (damayantīm) - Damayanti, the daughter given as a boon (Damayanti (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayanti (proper name of a princess, wife of Nala)

दमम् (damam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Dama (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, proper name

From root dam 'to tame, subdue'.

Root: dam (class 4)

दान्तम् (dāntam) - self-controlled (qualifying Dama) (self-controlled, subdued, patient)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, tranquil

Past Passive Participle

From root dam (4th class, P) 'to tame, subdue'.

Root: dam (class 4)

दमनम् (damanam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Damana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of damana

damana - subduing, taming, proper name

From root dam 'to tame, subdue'.

Root: dam (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुवर्चसम् (suvarcasam) - one of the three sons given as a boon (Suvarcas (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suvarcas

suvarcas - having good splendor, brilliant, proper name

Compound of su (good) and varcas (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+varcas)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• varcas – splendor, light, energy
  noun (neuter)

उपपन्नान् (upapannān) - endowed, furnished, possessed of

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of upapanna

upapanna - endowed with, furnished with, fit, proper

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (4th class, A) 'to go' with upasargas upa + pra.

Prefixes: upa+pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the sons (Dama, Damana, Suvarcas).

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities, virtues, merits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, attribute

Note: Governed by upapannān.

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - all, every

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies guṇaiḥ.

भीमान् (bhīmān) - formidable, terrible, Bhima-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhīma

bhīma - terrible, formidable, belonging to Bhima

Note: Qualifies the sons.

भीमपराक्रमान् (bhīmaparākramān) - of Bhima-like valor, having valor like Bhima's

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhīmaparākrama

bhīmaparākrama - having the valor of Bhima

Compound of Bhīma and parākrama.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhīma+parākrama)

• bhīma – Bhima, formidable
  proper noun (masculine)
• parākrama – valor, prowess, might, heroism
  noun (masculine)
  From root kram (1st class, P) 'to step' with upasarga parā.
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the sons.

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