महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-68, verse-6

सूतस्तस्य नरेन्द्रस्य विरूपो ह्रस्वबाहुकः ।
शीघ्रयाने सुकुशलो मृष्टकर्ता च भोजने ॥६॥

6. sūtastasya narendrasya virūpo hrasvabāhukaḥ ,
śīghrayāne sukuśalo mṛṣṭakartā ca bhojane.

6. sūtaḥ tasya narendrasya virūpaḥ hrasvabāhukaḥ
śīghrayāne sukuśalaḥ mṛṣṭakartā ca bhojane

6. He was that king's charioteer, deformed and short-armed. He was very skilled in fast driving and also an excellent preparer of food.

6. הוא נהג המרכבה של אותו מלך, מכוער וקצר זרועות, מומחה גדול לנסיעה מהירה ומבשל מצוין.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer, bard

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

• नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of the king

• विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed, ugly, ill-formed

• ह्रस्वबाहुकः (hrasvabāhukaḥ) - short-armed

• शीघ्रयाने (śīghrayāne) - in fast driving/journey

• सुकुशलः (sukuśalaḥ) - very skilled, very clever

• मृष्टकर्ता (mṛṣṭakartā) - a good preparer, a good cook

• च (ca) - and, also

• भोजने (bhojane) - in food, in cooking

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - charioteer, bard

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, carpenter

तस्य (tasya) - his, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरेन्द्रस्य (narendrasya) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of narendra

narendra - king, monarch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+indra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• indra – lord, chief, king
  noun (masculine)

विरूपः (virūpaḥ) - deformed, ugly, ill-formed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virūpa

virūpa - deformed, ugly, ill-formed, of various forms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+rūpa)

• vi – apart, without, ill
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty
  noun (neuter)

ह्रस्वबाहुकः (hrasvabāhukaḥ) - short-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hrasvabāhuka

hrasvabāhuka - short-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hrasva+bāhu)

• hrasva – short, small, dwarfish
  adjective (masculine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

शीघ्रयाने (śīghrayāne) - in fast driving/journey

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śīghrayāna

śīghrayāna - rapid movement, fast carriage/vehicle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīghra+yāna)

• śīghra – quick, swift, rapid
  adjective (neuter)
• yāna – going, motion, vehicle, journey
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root yā- 'to go' with suffix -ana.
  Root: yā (class 2)

सुकुशलः (sukuśalaḥ) - very skilled, very clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukuśala

sukuśala - very skilled, very expert, very clever

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+kuśala)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• kuśala – skilled, clever, expert, well-being
  adjective (masculine)

मृष्टकर्ता (mṛṣṭakartā) - a good preparer, a good cook

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛṣṭakartṛ

mṛṣṭakartṛ - one who makes delicious food, good cook

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛṣṭa+kartṛ)

• mṛṣṭa – polished, purified, cleansed, delicious, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mṛj- 'to wipe, cleanse'.
  Root: mṛj (class 2)
• kartṛ – maker, doer, agent
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root kṛ- 'to do, make' with suffix -tṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भोजने (bhojane) - in food, in cooking

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - eating, food, meal, feast

Verbal noun

Derived from root bhuj- 'to eat'.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

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