महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-17, verse-20

सहस्रमृषयो यस्य नित्यमासन्सभासदः ।
तपःश्रुतोपसंपन्नाः सर्वकामैरुपस्थिताः ॥२०॥

20. sahasramṛṣayo yasya nityamāsansabhāsadaḥ ,
tapaḥśrutopasaṁpannāḥ sarvakāmairupasthitāḥ.

20. sahasram ṛṣayaḥ yasya nityam āsan sabhāsadaḥ
tapaḥ śruta upasampannāḥ sarvakāmaiḥ upasthitāḥ

20. A thousand sages, endowed with asceticism (tapas) and scriptural knowledge, were always members of his assembly, and they were provided with all their desires.

20. אלף חוזים היו תמיד חברי חצרו, בעלי תרגול עוצמה רוחנית וידע, ומי שכל משאלותיהם מולאו.

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - members of the assembly, councillors

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance)

• श्रुत (śruta) - heard, learned, scriptural knowledge

• उपसम्पन्नाः (upasampannāḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, accomplished

• सर्वकामैः (sarvakāmaiḥ) - with all desires, with all wishes, with all desirable objects

• उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - provided with (their needs/desires) (attended, present, served, provided with)

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रम् (sahasram) - a thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a seer, sage, inspired poet

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - members of the assembly, councillors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhāsad

sabhāsad - a member of an assembly, a councillor

Formed from 'sabhā' (assembly) and 'sad' (sitting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+sad)

• sabhā – an assembly, council
  noun (feminine)
• sad – sitting, present
  noun
  From root 'ṣad' (षद्) 'to sit'.
  Root: ṣad (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism (tapas) (asceticism, penance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, religious austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

श्रुत (śruta) - heard, learned, scriptural knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, learned, knowledge, sacred tradition

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (श्रु) 'to hear'. Functions as a noun here.

Root: śru (class 5)

उपसम्पन्नाः (upasampannāḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upasampanna

upasampanna - endowed with, possessed of, accomplished, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pad' (पद्) 'to go', with upasargas 'upa' and 'sam'.

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: pad (class 4)

सर्वकामैः (sarvakāmaiḥ) - with all desires, with all wishes, with all desirable objects

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvakāma

sarvakāma - all desires, all wishes, every desirable object

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kāma)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• kāma – desire, wish, object of desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (कम्) 'to desire'.
  Root: kam (class 1)

उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - provided with (their needs/desires) (attended, present, served, provided with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upasthita

upasthita - standing near, present, ready, obtained, served

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (स्था) 'to stand', with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

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