महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-167, verse-2

अभिमन्युर्महाराज रथयूथपयूथपः ।
समः पार्थेन समरे वासुदेवेन वा भवेत् ॥२॥

2. abhimanyurmahārāja rathayūthapayūthapaḥ ,
samaḥ pārthena samare vāsudevena vā bhavet.

2. abhimanyuḥ mahārāja rathayūthapayūthapaḥ |
samaḥ pārthena samare vāsudevena vā bhavet

2. mahārāja,
abhimanyuḥ rathayūthapayūthapaḥ samare pārthena vā vāsudevena samaḥ bhavet

2. "O great King, Abhimanyu is a commander among commanders of chariots. In battle, he would be equal to Arjuna or Krishna."

2. הו מלך גדול, אַבְּהִימַנְיוּ, מנהיג מנהיגי יחידות הרכב, יהיה שווה בקרב לפָּארְתְהַא או לוָאסוּדֵוַה.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - The son of Arjuna and Subhadra. (Abhimanyu (name))

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra. (great king, O great king)

• रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - A very supreme commander of charioteers. (commander of commanders of chariots)

• समः (samaḥ) - Equal in skill and might. (equal, similar)

• पार्थेन (pārthena) - In comparison with Arjuna. (by Arjuna, with Arjuna)

• समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

• वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - In comparison with Krishna. (by Vasudeva (Krishna))

• वा (vā) - or

• भवेत् (bhavet) - Expresses a possibility or a strong comparison. (would be, might be)

Words meanings and morphology

अभिमन्युः (abhimanyuḥ) - The son of Arjuna and Subhadra. (Abhimanyu (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimanyu

abhimanyu - Abhimanyu (a proper name)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Vocative, addressing Dhritarashtra. (great king, O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rāja – king
  noun (masculine)

रथयूथपयूथपः (rathayūthapayūthapaḥ) - A very supreme commander of charioteers. (commander of commanders of chariots)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathayūthapayūthapa

rathayūthapayūthapa - commander of the chief chariot warriors, a very great chariot commander

Compound type : tatpurusha (ratha+yūthapa+yūthapa)

• ratha – chariot, charioteer
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – commander of a troop, chief
  noun (masculine)
• yūthapa – commander of a troop, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: A highly emphasized term for a chief among chiefs of chariot warriors.

समः (samaḥ) - Equal in skill and might. (equal, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, same, like, even, similar

Note: Agreement with Abhimanyu.

पार्थेन (pārthena) - In comparison with Arjuna. (by Arjuna, with Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), Arjuna

patronymic from Pṛthā (Kunti)

Note: Used with `samaḥ` (equal to).

समरे (samare) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samara

samara - battle, conflict, war

वासुदेवेन (vāsudevena) - In comparison with Krishna. (by Vasudeva (Krishna))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

patronymic from Vasudeva

Note: Used with `samaḥ` (equal to).

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

भवेत् (bhavet) - Expresses a possibility or a strong comparison. (would be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative Active

third person singular, optative active, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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