महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-54, verse-38

एवं स यजमानश्च विहरंश्च नराधिपः ।
ररक्ष वसुसंपूर्णां वसुधां वसुधाधिपः ॥३८॥

38. evaṁ sa yajamānaśca viharaṁśca narādhipaḥ ,
rarakṣa vasusaṁpūrṇāṁ vasudhāṁ vasudhādhipaḥ.

38. evam sa yajamānaḥ ca viharan ca narādhipaḥ
rarakṣa vasusaṃpūrṇām vasudhām vasudhādhipaḥ

38. Thus, that king, who was both a performer of Vedic rituals (yajña) and the lord of the earth, protected the earth, which was replete with wealth, while also enjoying himself.

38. כך, בעודו עורך טקסים וודיים ונהנה מחייו, שמר המלך על הארץ העשירה בכל טוב.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• स (sa) - he, that

• यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - a sacrificer, one performing a sacrifice

• च (ca) - and

• विहरन् (viharan) - sporting, enjoying, dwelling

• च (ca) - and

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, lord of men

• ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - he protected

• वसुसंपूर्णाम् (vasusaṁpūrṇām) - full of wealth, replete with riches

• वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

• वसुधाधिपः (vasudhādhipaḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'.

यजमानः (yajamānaḥ) - a sacrificer, one performing a sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajamāna

yajamāna - sacrificer, one who performs a sacrifice

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice) + 'śānac' suffix.

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विहरन् (viharan) - sporting, enjoying, dwelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viharant

viharant - sporting, enjoying, dwelling, roaming

Present Participle (Parasmaipada)

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to carry) with 'vi' prefix + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular masculine of the present participle 'viharant'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - king, lord of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

ररक्ष (rarakṣa) - he protected

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of rakṣ

Perfect (Liṭ)

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

वसुसंपूर्णाम् (vasusaṁpūrṇām) - full of wealth, replete with riches

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasusaṃpūrṇa

vasusaṁpūrṇa - full of wealth, replete with riches

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasu+saṃpūrṇa)

• vasu – wealth, riches, good
  noun (neuter)
• saṃpūrṇa – full, complete, replete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'pṛ' (to fill) with 'sam' prefix + 'kta' suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

वसुधाम् (vasudhām) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasudhā

vasudhā - the earth, bearer of wealth

वसुधाधिपः (vasudhādhipaḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasudhādhipa

vasudhādhipa - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (vasudhā+adhipa)

• vasudhā – earth
  noun (feminine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)

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