महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-1, verse-13

मत्स्यो विराटो बलवानभिरक्षेत्स पाण्डवान् ।
धर्मशीलो वदान्यश्च वृद्धश्च सुमहाधनः ॥१३॥

13. matsyo virāṭo balavānabhirakṣetsa pāṇḍavān ,
dharmaśīlo vadānyaśca vṛddhaśca sumahādhanaḥ.

13. matsyaḥ virāṭaḥ balavān abhirakṣet saḥ pāṇḍavān
dharmaśīlaḥ vadānyaḥ ca vṛddhaḥ ca sumahādhanaḥ

13. Matsya (King Virāṭa) is powerful; he will protect the Pāṇḍavas. He is righteous (dharmaśīla), generous, elderly, and very wealthy.

13. מלך מַטְסְיַה, וִירָאתַה החזק, יגן על בני פָּאנְדוּ. הוא ישר דרך, נדיב, זקן ועשיר מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - King Virāṭa, who rules the Matsya kingdom (a fish; the Matsya king)

• विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - King Virāṭa (a large person; King Virāṭa)

• बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

• अभिरक्षेत् (abhirakṣet) - may he protect, he should protect

• सः (saḥ) - King Virāṭa (he, that)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

• धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - righteous, virtuous by nature

• वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal

• च (ca) - and

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

• च (ca) - and

• सुमहाधनः (sumahādhanaḥ) - very wealthy

Words meanings and morphology

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - King Virāṭa, who rules the Matsya kingdom (a fish; the Matsya king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - a fish; the name of a country or its king

विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - King Virāṭa (a large person; King Virāṭa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - vast, splendid; the king of the Matsyas, Virāṭa

बलवान् (balavān) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty

अभिरक्षेत् (abhirakṣet) - may he protect, he should protect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of abhirakṣ

Prefix: abhi

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - King Virāṭa (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - righteous, virtuous by nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - of righteous conduct, virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śīla – nature, habit, character, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

वदान्यः (vadānyaḥ) - generous, liberal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadānya

vadānya - liberal, generous, bountiful

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, venerable; grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुमहाधनः (sumahādhanaḥ) - very wealthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahādhana

sumahādhana - very wealthy, possessing great riches

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+dhana)

• su – good, excellent, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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