महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-17

यथैव हि नृगो राजा शिबिरौशीनरो यथा ।
भगीरथो वसुमना गयः पूरुः पुरूरवाः ॥१७॥

17. yathaiva hi nṛgo rājā śibirauśīnaro yathā ,
bhagīratho vasumanā gayaḥ pūruḥ purūravāḥ.

17. yathā eva hi nṛgaḥ rājā śibiḥ auśīnaraḥ yathā
bhagīrathaḥ vasumanāḥ gayaḥ pūruḥ purūravāḥ

17. Just as King Nṛga, and as Śibi, the descendant of Uśīnara; so too Bhagīratha, Vasumanas, Gaya, Pūru, and Purūravas.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• नृगः (nṛgaḥ) - Nṛga (name of a king)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi (name of a king)

• औशीनरः (auśīnaraḥ) - Śibi, who was a descendant of Uśīnara (descendant of Uśīnara, belonging to Uśīnara)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (name of a king)

• वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (name of a king)

• गयः (gayaḥ) - Gaya (name of a king)

• पूरुः (pūruḥ) - Pūru (name of a king)

• पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - Purūravas (name of a king)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

नृगः (nṛgaḥ) - Nṛga (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛga

nṛga - name of an ancient king, known for a story in the Mahābhārata and Bhāgavata Purāṇa

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, chief

Root: rāj (class 1)

शिबिः (śibiḥ) - Śibi (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śibi

śibi - name of an ancient king, famous for his generosity and sacrifice

औशीनरः (auśīnaraḥ) - Śibi, who was a descendant of Uśīnara (descendant of Uśīnara, belonging to Uśīnara)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of auśīnara

auśīnara - descendant of Uśīnara; name of a country or its king

taddhita derivation from Uśīnara + aṇ (patronymic suffix)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagīratha (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha

bhagīratha - name of an ancient king who brought the Gaṅgā river to earth

वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - Vasumanas (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumanas

vasumanas - name of an ancient king; having a good mind, liberal

s-stem noun

गयः (gayaḥ) - Gaya (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaya

gaya - name of an ancient king, often associated with Gaya-śīrṣa

पूरुः (pūruḥ) - Pūru (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūru

pūru - name of an ancient king, son of Yayāti and Śarmiṣṭhā

पुरूरवाः (purūravāḥ) - Purūravas (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purūravas

purūravas - name of an ancient mythical king, son of Budha and Ilā, ancestor of the Lunar dynasty

s-stem noun