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4,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-38, verse-56

सुफलश्चित्रकोशश्च हेमत्सरुरनुत्तमः ।
निस्त्रिंशः कौरवस्यैष धर्मराजस्य धीमतः ॥५६॥
56. suphalaścitrakośaśca hematsaruranuttamaḥ ,
nistriṁśaḥ kauravasyaiṣa dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ.
56. suphalaḥ citrakośaḥ ca hematsaruḥ anuttamaḥ
nistriṃśaḥ kauravasya eṣa dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ
56. This sword (nistriṃśa) belonging to the wise king of righteousness (dharma), Yudhishthira, a Kuru prince, is exceedingly effective, beautifully sheathed, gold-hilted, and unsurpassed.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सुफलः (suphalaḥ) - effective, auspicious, having a good blade/point
  • चित्रकोशः (citrakośaḥ) - beautifully sheathed, having a variegated sheath
  • (ca) - and, also
  • हेमत्सरुः (hematsaruḥ) - gold-hilted, having a golden hilt
  • अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed, excellent, paramount
  • निस्त्रिंशः (nistriṁśaḥ) - sword (often a long sword)
  • कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of Yudhishthira, as a Kuru prince (of the Kuru prince, of the descendant of Kuru)
  • एष (eṣa) - this, he
  • धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Yudhishthira, known as Dharmaraja (of the king of righteousness, of Yudhishthira)
  • धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise, intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

सुफलः (suphalaḥ) - effective, auspicious, having a good blade/point
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of suphala
suphala - good-fruited, effective, auspicious, having good results
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (su+phala)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • phala – fruit, result, blade, point
    noun (neuter)
चित्रकोशः (citrakośaḥ) - beautifully sheathed, having a variegated sheath
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of citrakośa
citrakośa - having a beautiful or variegated sheath
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (citra+kośa)
  • citra – beautiful, variegated, wonderful
    adjective
  • kośa – sheath, scabbard
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
हेमत्सरुः (hematsaruḥ) - gold-hilted, having a golden hilt
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hematsaru
hematsaru - having a golden hilt
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (heman+saru)
  • heman – gold
    noun (neuter)
  • saru – hilt, handle (of a sword)
    noun (masculine)
अनुत्तमः (anuttamaḥ) - unsurpassed, excellent, paramount
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anuttama
anuttama - unsurpassed, unequalled, excellent, best
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • uttama – best, highest, supreme
    adjective
निस्त्रिंशः (nistriṁśaḥ) - sword (often a long sword)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nistriṃśa
nistriṁśa - sword (literally 'without thirty', referring to a long sword of 30 fingers in length or one that cuts down in 30 strokes)
कौरवस्य (kauravasya) - of Yudhishthira, as a Kuru prince (of the Kuru prince, of the descendant of Kuru)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kaurava
kaurava - descendant of Kuru, Kuru prince
Patronymic derivation from Kuru.
एष (eṣa) - this, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, that, he, she, it
धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of Yudhishthira, known as Dharmaraja (of the king of righteousness, of Yudhishthira)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja
dharmarāja - King of righteousness (dharma); a title of Yudhishthira; Yama, the god of death and justice
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)
  • dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)
    noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise, intelligent
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat
dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, thoughtful
Possessive suffix -mat applied to dhī (intellect).