महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-124, verse-15

शालस्कन्धो महाबाहुस्त्वां स्वजानो वृकोदरः ।
साम्नाभिवदतां चापि शान्तये भरतर्षभ ॥१५॥

15. śālaskandho mahābāhustvāṁ svajāno vṛkodaraḥ ,
sāmnābhivadatāṁ cāpi śāntaye bharatarṣabha.

15. śālaskandhaḥ mahābāhuḥ tvām svajānaḥ vṛkodaraḥ
sāmnā abhivadatām ca api śāntaye bharatarṣabha

15. O best of Bharatas, let Vṛkodara, who has shoulders like śāla tree trunks, mighty arms, and is your kinsman, greet you with gentle words for your tranquility (śānti).

15. ו(בְּהִימַה) וְרְקוֹדַרַה, בעל הכתפיים כגזע עץ שָׁאלַה והזרועות החזקות, יחבק אותך ויברך אותך בדברי פיוס, למען השלום, הו מובחר בני בְּהַרַטַה.

Words meanings summery:

• शालस्कन्धः (śālaskandhaḥ) - with shoulders like śāla tree trunks

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• स्वजानः (svajānaḥ) - kinsman, one's own people

• वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (a name for Bhīma) (wolf-bellied)

• साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words, by conciliation

• अभिवदताम् (abhivadatām) - let him greet, let him address

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

शालस्कन्धः (śālaskandhaḥ) - with shoulders like śāla tree trunks

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śālaskandha

śālaskandha - one whose shoulders are like śāla tree trunks

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śāla+skandha)

• śāla – śāla tree (Shorea robusta)
  noun (masculine)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk of a tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Vṛkodara

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - one who has mighty arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes Vṛkodara

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

स्वजानः (svajānaḥ) - kinsman, one's own people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svajāna

svajāna - kinsman, relative, one's own folk

Note: Describes Vṛkodara

वृकोदरः (vṛkodaraḥ) - Vṛkodara (a name for Bhīma) (wolf-bellied)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkodara

vṛkodara - wolf-bellied, a name for Bhīma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛka+udara)

• vṛka – wolf
  noun (masculine)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

साम्ना (sāmnā) - with gentle words, by conciliation

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāman

sāman - conciliation, gentle words, a Sāman chant

अभिवदताम् (abhivadatām) - let him greet, let him address

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of abhivad

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

शान्तये (śāntaye) - for peace, for tranquility

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, calm, cessation of pain

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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