महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-3

युधिष्ठिरः सभास्तारः सभ्यानामभवत्प्रियः ।
तथैव च विराटस्य सपुत्रस्य विशां पते ॥३॥

3. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sabhāstāraḥ sabhyānāmabhavatpriyaḥ ,
tathaiva ca virāṭasya saputrasya viśāṁ pate.

3. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ sabhāstāraḥ sabhyānām abhavat priyaḥ
tathā eva ca virāṭasya saputrasya viśām pate

3. Yudhishthira, as a dice-player, became dear to the assembly members. And similarly, he became dear to Virata, the lord of the people, along with his son.

3. הו אדון העם, יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה היה עיטור האולם והיה אהוב על באי האולם, וכך גם על וִירָאתַה ועל בנו.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• सभास्तारः (sabhāstāraḥ) - a dice-player (Yudhishthira's role in Virata's court) (dice-player, assembly member)

• सभ्यानाम् (sabhyānām) - of the assembly members, of the courtiers

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

• सपुत्रस्य (saputrasya) - with his son, having a son

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - of the lord, of the master

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (the eldest Pandava brother, known for his adherence to dharma)

सभास्तारः (sabhāstāraḥ) - a dice-player (Yudhishthira's role in Virata's court) (dice-player, assembly member)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhāstāra

sabhāstāra - one who plays dice in an assembly, a dice-player; an assembly member

सभ्यानाम् (sabhyānām) - of the assembly members, of the courtiers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sabhya

sabhya - fit for an assembly, an assembly member, a courtier

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

विराटस्य (virāṭasya) - of Virata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virata (name of a king, ruler of the Matsya kingdom, under whom the Pandavas lived in disguise)

सपुत्रस्य (saputrasya) - with his son, having a son

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saputra

saputra - with a son, accompanied by his son

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - of the lord, of the master

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, ruler

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