महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-66, verse-1

सुदेव उवाच ।
विदर्भराजो धर्मात्मा भीमो भीमपराक्रमः ।
सुतेयं तस्य कल्याणी दमयन्तीति विश्रुता ॥१॥

1. sudeva uvāca ,
vidarbharājo dharmātmā bhīmo bhīmaparākramaḥ ,
suteyaṁ tasya kalyāṇī damayantīti viśrutā.

1. sudevaḥ uvāca | vidarbharājaḥ dharmātmā bhīmaḥ bhīmaparākramaḥ
| sutā iyam tasya kalyāṇī damayantī iti viśrutā

1. Sudeva said: The king of Vidarbha, Bhīma, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteous and who possesses formidable prowess, has this beautiful daughter, renowned as Damayantī.

1. סוּדֵוַה אמר, מלך וִידַרְבְּהַא, בְּהִימַה, איש יושר ואדיר גבורה, הוא אביה של זו, הטובה הנודעת בשם דַמַיַנְטִי.

Words meanings summery:

• सुदेवः (sudevaḥ) - Sudeva (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• विदर्भराजः (vidarbharājaḥ) - king of Vidarbha

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

• भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (a proper name)

• भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of formidable prowess, having terrible might

• सुता (sutā) - daughter

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, blessed

• दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - named (thus, in this manner, named)

• विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned, famous, well-known

Words meanings and morphology

सुदेवः (sudevaḥ) - Sudeva (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudeva

sudeva - Sudeva (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

विदर्भराजः (vidarbharājaḥ) - king of Vidarbha

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidarbharāja

vidarbharāja - king of Vidarbha

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidarbha+rāja)

• vidarbha – Vidarbha (an ancient country)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, having a righteous self (ātman), whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

भीमः (bhīmaḥ) - Bhīma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - Bhīma (a proper name); terrible, formidable

भीमपराक्रमः (bhīmaparākramaḥ) - of formidable prowess, having terrible might

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīmaparākrama

bhīmaparākrama - of formidable prowess, having terrible might

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhīma+parākrama)

• bhīma – terrible, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, strength
  noun (masculine)

सुता (sutā) - daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

feminine form of 'suta'

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - auspicious, beautiful, blessed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - auspicious, beautiful, blessed

feminine form of 'kalyāṇa'

दमयन्ती (damayantī) - Damayantī (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of damayantī

damayantī - Damayantī (a proper name)

इति (iti) - named (thus, in this manner, named)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुता (viśrutā) - renowned, famous, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of viśrutā

viśrutā - renowned, famous, well-known

Past Passive Participle

feminine nominative singular of 'viśruta' (from vi + śru + kta)

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

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