महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-147, verse-20

बाह्लीकस्य प्रियो भ्राता शंतनोश्च महात्मनः ।
सौभ्रात्रं च परं तेषां सहितानां महात्मनाम् ॥२०॥

20. bāhlīkasya priyo bhrātā śaṁtanośca mahātmanaḥ ,
saubhrātraṁ ca paraṁ teṣāṁ sahitānāṁ mahātmanām.

20. bāhlīkasya priyaḥ bhrātā śaṃtanoḥ ca mahātmanaḥ
saubhrātraṃ ca paraṃ teṣām sahitānām mahātmanām

20. saḥ bāhlīkasya ca mahātmanaḥ śaṃtanoḥ priyaḥ bhrātā [āsīt].
teṣām sahitānām mahātmanām ca paraṃ saubhrātraṃ [āsīt]

20. He was the dear brother of Bahlika and of the great-souled Shantanu. A supreme fraternity existed among these great-souled and united individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• बाह्लीकस्य (bāhlīkasya) - of Bahlika

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• शंतनोः (śaṁtanoḥ) - of Shantanu

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Refers to Shantanu. (of the great-souled one)

• सौभ्रात्रं (saubhrātraṁ) - brotherly affection, fraternity

• च (ca) - and

• परं (paraṁ) - supreme, excellent, highest

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to Bahlika, Shantanu, and Devapi. (of them)

• सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of the united ones, assembled ones

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Refers to Bahlika, Shantanu, and Devapi. (of the great-souled ones)

Words meanings and morphology

बाह्लीकस्य (bāhlīkasya) - of Bahlika

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bāhlīka

bāhlīka - Name of a king, brother of Shantanu

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

From root prī (to love, please).

Root: prī (class 9)

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

शंतनोः (śaṁtanoḥ) - of Shantanu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śaṃtanu

śaṁtanu - Name of a king, father of Bhishma in the Mahabharata

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Refers to Shantanu. (of the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, (puruṣa)

Karmadhāraya compound: mahat (great) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Shantanu.

सौभ्रात्रं (saubhrātraṁ) - brotherly affection, fraternity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saubhrātra

saubhrātra - brotherhood, fraternal affection, harmony among brothers

Derived from subhrātṛ (good brother).

Note: The final 'ṃ' represents anusvāra for sandhi, the original ending is 'm'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

परं (paraṁ) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Agrees with `saubhrātraṃ`.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to Bahlika, Shantanu, and Devapi. (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

सहितानाम् (sahitānām) - of the united ones, assembled ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - united, accompanied, joined, connected, together

Past Passive Participle

From prefix sa- (with) + root dhā (to place) -> hita (placed).

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - Refers to Bahlika, Shantanu, and Devapi. (of the great-souled ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, (puruṣa)

Karmadhāraya compound: mahat (great) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, important, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  From root an (to breathe).
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `teṣām`.