महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-63, verse-34

श्रुतस्ते यदि वा दृष्टः पाण्डवो वै युधिष्ठिरः ।
स राज्यं सुमहत्स्फीतं भ्रातॄंश्च त्रिदशोपमान् ॥३४॥

34. śrutaste yadi vā dṛṣṭaḥ pāṇḍavo vai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
sa rājyaṁ sumahatsphītaṁ bhrātṝṁśca tridaśopamān.

34. śrutaḥ te yadi vā dṛṣṭaḥ pāṇḍavaḥ vai yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
| saḥ rājyam sumahat sphītam bhrātṝn ca tridaśopamān

34. Perhaps you have heard of or even seen the Pāṇḍava, Yudhiṣṭhira. He possessed a very great and prosperous kingdom, and brothers who were comparable to gods.

34. האם שמעת או ראית את יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה בן פָּאנְדוּ, שהייתה לו ממלכה עצומה ומשגשגת ואחים דומים לאלים,

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard of (by you) (heard, listened)

• ते (te) - by you (as agent of passive participle) (by you, for you, your)

• यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, whether)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (by you) (seen, observed)

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) (descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava)

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava))

• सः (saḥ) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, reign)

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, mighty)

• स्फीतम् (sphītam) - prosperous (prosperous, abundant, extensive)

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्रिदशोपमान् (tridaśopamān) - comparable to gods (comparable to gods, god-like)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard of (by you) (heard, listened)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, learned, famed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used predicatively, with 'te' as the agent.

ते (te) - by you (as agent of passive participle) (by you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Dative/Genitive singular of yuşmad

Note: With past passive participles like `śrutaḥ` and `dṛṣṭaḥ`, the dative (or genitive) can indicate the agent.

यदि (yadi) - if, perhaps (if, whether)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional or a possibility.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `śrutaḥ` and `dṛṣṭaḥ`.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen (by you) (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, visible

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, parallel to `śrutaḥ`.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) (descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Apatya-suffix forming a patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

वै (vai) - indeed, truly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

Note: The main subject of the sentence.

सः (saḥ) - he (Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'possessed' or 'had'.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom (kingdom, reign)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

Note: Object of an implied verb (e.g., 'possessed' or 'lost').

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great (very great, mighty)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, mighty, enormous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)

स्फीतम् (sphītam) - prosperous (prosperous, abundant, extensive)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sphīta

sphīta - prosperous, thriving, abundant, swollen

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sphāy (to swell, grow), used as adjective

Root: sphāy (class 1)

Note: Modifies `rājyam`.

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of an implied verb.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `rājyam` and `bhrātṝn`.

त्रिदशोपमान् (tridaśopamān) - comparable to gods (comparable to gods, god-like)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tridaśopama

tridaśopama - comparable to gods, god-like

Compound type : upameyatatpuruṣa (tridaśa+upama)

• tridaśa – gods (literally 'thirty')
  noun (masculine)
• upama – likeness, comparison, similar to
  adjective (masculine)

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