महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-12, verse-32

एवं ते न्यवसंस्तत्र प्रच्छन्नाः पुरुषर्षभाः ।
कर्माणि तस्य कुर्वाणा विराटनृपतेस्तदा ॥३२॥

32. evaṁ te nyavasaṁstatra pracchannāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
karmāṇi tasya kurvāṇā virāṭanṛpatestadā.

32. evam te nyavasan tatra pracchannāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ
| karmāṇi tasya kurvāṇā virāṭanṛpateḥ tadā

32. Thus, those excellent men (puruṣarṣabhāḥ), remaining disguised, resided there at that time, performing the duties of King Virāṭa.

32. כך חיו שם בהסתר אותם גדולי הגברים, ועשו אז את עבודותיהם למען המלך וִירָאטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• ते (te) - they

• न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - dwelt, resided

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• प्रच्छन्नाः (pracchannāḥ) - hidden, disguised, concealed

• पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men, excellent men

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties, works

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - performing, doing, making

• विराटनृपतेः (virāṭanṛpateḥ) - of King Virāṭa

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

न्यवसन् (nyavasan) - dwelt, resided

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of nivas

From root √vas (to dwell) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

प्रच्छन्नाः (pracchannāḥ) - hidden, disguised, concealed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pracchanna

pracchanna - hidden, concealed, disguised

past passive participle

From root √chad (to cover) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 1)

पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men, excellent men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - foremost among men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, deeds, duties, works

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कुर्वाणा (kurvāṇā) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - performing, doing, making

present participle (ātmanepada)

From root √kṛ (to do, make) with ātmanepada suffix -āna

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विराटनृपतेः (virāṭanṛpateḥ) - of King Virāṭa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of virāṭanṛpati

virāṭanṛpati - King Virāṭa

Compound type : tatpurusha (virāṭa+nṛpati)

• virāṭa – Virāṭa (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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