महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-45

निषधेषु महाशैल श्वशुरो मे नृपोत्तमः ।
सुगृहीतनामा विख्यातो वीरसेन इति स्म ह ॥४५॥

45. niṣadheṣu mahāśaila śvaśuro me nṛpottamaḥ ,
sugṛhītanāmā vikhyāto vīrasena iti sma ha.

45. niṣadheṣu mahāśaila śvaśuraḥ me nṛpa uttamaḥ
sugṛhītanāmā vikhyātaḥ vīrasena iti sma ha

45. O great mountain, my father-in-law is the best of kings. He is renowned, and his name, Vīrasena, is auspiciously remembered, it is said.

45. הו הר גדול, חמי הוא מיטב המלכים בארץ נִישַׁדְהַא, ושמו הטוב נודע בכל מקום - וִירַסֵנַה הוא שמו.

Words meanings summery:

• निषधेषु (niṣadheṣu) - among the Niṣadhas, in the Niṣadha country

• महाशैल (mahāśaila) - O great mountain

• श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) - father-in-law

• मे (me) - my, to me

• नृप (nṛpa) - king

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent

• सुगृहीतनामा (sugṛhītanāmā) - whose name is auspiciously remembered, having a well-revered name

• विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, well-known

• वीरसेन (vīrasena) - Vīrasena (proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, by name

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense or emphasis

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, (expletive)

Words meanings and morphology

निषधेषु (niṣadheṣu) - among the Niṣadhas, in the Niṣadha country

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of niṣadha

niṣadha - a mountain range, a country, the name of a people

महाशैल (mahāśaila) - O great mountain

(compound noun)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śaila)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• śaila – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)

श्वशुरः (śvaśuraḥ) - father-in-law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvaśura

śvaśura - father-in-law

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नृप (nṛpa) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king (literally, protector of men)

Note: Part of nṛpottamaḥ

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, chief, principal

Note: Forms a Tatpuruṣa compound with nṛpa

सुगृहीतनामा (sugṛhītanāmā) - whose name is auspiciously remembered, having a well-revered name

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+gṛhīta+nāman)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• gṛhīta – taken, grasped, accepted, remembered
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: grah (class 9)
• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)

विख्यातः (vikhyātaḥ) - famous, renowned, well-known

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikhyāta

vikhyāta - famous, known, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root khyā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

वीरसेन (vīrasena) - Vīrasena (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīrasena

vīrasena - name of a king, literally 'hero-army'

इति (iti) - thus, so, by name

(indeclinable)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense or emphasis

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, (expletive)

(indeclinable)

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