महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-108

यथा ययातिर्धर्मात्मा यथा राजा पुरूरवाः ।
तथा त्वं कुरुशार्दूल स्वेन धर्मेण शोभसे ॥१०८॥

108. yathā yayātirdharmātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ ,
tathā tvaṁ kuruśārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase.

108. yathā yayātiḥ dharma-ātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ
tathā tvam kuru-śārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase

108. Just as Yayāti, who was righteous in spirit (dharma-ātman), and just as King Purūravas, so too you, O tiger among the Kurus, shine through your own natural law (dharma).

108. כמו יַיָאטִי, שנפשו דבקה ביושר, וכמו המלך פּוּרוּרַוַס. כך גם אתה, הו נמר הקוּרוּ, זוהר בדרך חייך.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (a legendary king) (Yayāti)

• धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - righteous in spirit, whose essence is righteousness

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - King Purūravas (a legendary king) (Purūravas)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way, thus

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कुरु-शार्दूल (kuru-śārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus, O best of the Kurus

• स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by your own

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness

• शोभसे (śobhase) - you shine, you are beautiful, you are resplendent

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (a legendary king) (Yayāti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (a legendary king of the Lunar dynasty)

धर्म-आत्मा (dharma-ātmā) - righteous in spirit, whose essence is righteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-ātman

dharma-ātman - righteous, pious, having dharma as one's nature/self

Compound (Bahuvrīhi)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - King Purūravas (a legendary king) (Purūravas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purūravas

purūravas - Purūravas (a legendary king, ancestor of the Lunar dynasty)

तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कुरु-शार्दूल (kuru-śārdūla) - O tiger among the Kurus, O best of the Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-śārdūla

kuru-śārdūla - tiger among the Kurus, best of the Kurus

Compound (Tatpurusha, comparison)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śārdūla)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, belonging to the Kuru family
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, chief, best among
  noun (masculine)

स्वेन (svena) - by one's own, by your own

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own

Note: Agrees with dharmeṇa

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law (dharma), by intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शोभसे (śobhase) - you shine, you are beautiful, you are resplendent

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śubh

verb stem

Root: śubh (class 1)

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