महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-8

अथ तानब्रवीद्भैमी सर्वराष्ट्रेष्विदं वचः ।
ब्रुवध्वं जनसंसत्सु तत्र तत्र पुनः पुनः ॥८॥

8. atha tānabravīdbhaimī sarvarāṣṭreṣvidaṁ vacaḥ ,
bruvadhvaṁ janasaṁsatsu tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ.

8. atha tān abravīt bhaimī sarvarāṣṭreṣu idam vacaḥ
bruvadhvam janasaṃsatsu tatra tatra punaḥ punaḥ

8. Then Bhīmī (Damayanti) said this message to them: "Proclaim this repeatedly in assemblies of people in all those various kingdoms."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• तान् (tān) - to the chief Brahmins (to them)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

• भैमी (bhaimī) - Bhīmī, Damayanti (daughter of Bhīma)

• सर्वराष्ट्रेषु (sarvarāṣṭreṣu) - in all kingdoms, in all nations

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, message, speech

• ब्रुवध्वम् (bruvadhvam) - you all speak, proclaim

• जनसंसत्सु (janasaṁsatsu) - in assemblies of people

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - to the chief Brahmins (to them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - she spoke, she said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

भैमी (bhaimī) - Bhīmī, Damayanti (daughter of Bhīma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhaimī

bhaimī - daughter of Bhīma, Damayanti

सर्वराष्ट्रेषु (sarvarāṣṭreṣu) - in all kingdoms, in all nations

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvarāṣṭra

sarvarāṣṭra - all kingdoms, every country

Compound type : karmadharaya (sarva+rāṣṭra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, country, nation
  noun (neuter)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, message, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, message

ब्रुवध्वम् (bruvadhvam) - you all speak, proclaim

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, Imperative (loṭ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

जनसंसत्सु (janasaṁsatsu) - in assemblies of people

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of janasaṃsat

janasaṁsat - assembly of people, public gathering

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+saṃsat)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsat – assembly, council, court
  noun (feminine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here repetitively ('tatra tatra') to mean 'in various places' or 'here and there'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here repetitively ('punaḥ punaḥ') to emphasize 'again and again'.

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