महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-83, verse-97

भीष्मश्च कुरुशार्दूल शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थदर्शिवान् ।
पुलस्त्यवचनाच्चैव पृथिवीमनुचक्रमे ॥९७॥

97. bhīṣmaśca kuruśārdūla śāstratattvārthadarśivān ,
pulastyavacanāccaiva pṛthivīmanucakrame.

97. bhīṣmaḥ ca kuruśārdūla śāstratattvārthadarśivān
pulastyavacanāt ca eva pṛthivīm anucakrame

97. And Bhishma, O tiger among the Kurus, who was discerning of the true meaning of the scriptures, indeed set forth upon the Earth according to the words of Pulastya.

97. הו נמר הקוּרוּ, ובְּהִישְׁמַה, שראה את אמת הכתבים, יצא מיד לפי דבריו של פּוּלַסְטְיַה לסייר בכל הארץ.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru prince)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - An epithet for a preeminent warrior or figure from the Kuru dynasty, here likely addressing King Janamejaya or a similar recipient of the narrative. (O tiger among the Kurus, O best among the Kurus)

• शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थदर्शिवान् (śāstratattvārthadarśivān) - one who perceives the true meaning of the scriptures, discerning of the true meaning of the scriptures

• पुलस्त्यवचनात् (pulastyavacanāt) - from Pulastya's words, by the words of Pulastya

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only (emphatic particle)

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the Earth, the ground

• अनुचक्रमे (anucakrame) - proceeded to, undertook, set forth, traveled

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (name of a Kuru prince)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata); terrible, formidable

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुरुशार्दूल (kuruśārdūla) - An epithet for a preeminent warrior or figure from the Kuru dynasty, here likely addressing King Janamejaya or a similar recipient of the narrative. (O tiger among the Kurus, O best among the Kurus)

(compound noun)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kuru+śārdūla)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, ancestor of a dynasty; people of the Kuru kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger; excellent, preeminent (used as an intensifier in compounds)
  noun (masculine)

शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थदर्शिवान् (śāstratattvārthadarśivān) - one who perceives the true meaning of the scriptures, discerning of the true meaning of the scriptures

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstratattvārthadarśin

śāstratattvārthadarśin - one who sees the true meaning of the scriptures

Compound type : Tatpurusha (śāstra+tattva+artha+darśin)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• darśin – seeing, perceiving, one who sees or perceives
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dṛś with suffix -in
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुलस्त्यवचनात् (pulastyavacanāt) - from Pulastya's words, by the words of Pulastya

(compound noun)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (pulastya+vacana)

• pulastya – Pulastya (a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – speech, word, utterance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the Earth, the ground

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - Earth, land, ground, soil

अनुचक्रमे (anucakrame) - proceeded to, undertook, set forth, traveled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kram

Prefix: anu

Root: kram (class 1)

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