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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-64, verse-4

पितामहं शांतनवं धृतराष्ट्रं च संजय ।
द्रोणं कृपं च कर्णं च महाराजं च बाह्लिकम् ॥४॥
4. pitāmahaṁ śāṁtanavaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ ca saṁjaya ,
droṇaṁ kṛpaṁ ca karṇaṁ ca mahārājaṁ ca bāhlikam.
4. pitāmahaṃ śāntanavaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca saṃjaya
droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ ca karṇaṃ ca mahārājaṃ ca bāhlikaṃ
4. O Sañjaya, (there are) Grandfather Bhīṣma, the son of Śantanu, and Dhṛtarāṣṭra; Droṇa, Kṛpa, Karṇa, and the great king Bāhlika.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • पितामहं (pitāmahaṁ) - Bhīṣma, the paternal grandfather of the Kuru dynasty (grandfather)
  • शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṁ) - Bhīṣma, the son of King Śantanu (son of Śantanu)
  • धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • संजय (saṁjaya) - The charioteer and narrator Sañjaya, addressed in vocative case (O Sañjaya (victorious one))
  • द्रोणं (droṇaṁ) - Droṇācārya, the royal preceptor (Droṇa)
  • कृपं (kṛpaṁ) - Kṛpācārya, a royal preceptor and warrior (Kṛpa)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karṇa, the great warrior, son of Sūrya and Kuntī (Karṇa)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • महाराजं (mahārājaṁ) - Great king, referring to Bāhlika (great king)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • बाह्लिकं (bāhlikaṁ) - Bāhlika, a venerable old Kuru warrior, uncle of Śantanu (Bāhlika)

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहं (pitāmahaṁ) - Bhīṣma, the paternal grandfather of the Kuru dynasty (grandfather)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, an ancestor, creator (Brahmā)
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+mahā)
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
शान्तनवं (śāntanavaṁ) - Bhīṣma, the son of King Śantanu (son of Śantanu)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śāntanava
śāntanava - descendant of Śantanu, son of Śantanu
Derived from Śantanu with patronymic suffix
Note: Acts as an epithet for Bhīṣma
धृतराष्ट्रं (dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - 'he who holds the kingdom', name of the blind king, father of the Kauravas
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)
  • dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root dhṛ- (to hold)
    Root: dhṛ (class 3)
  • rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
    noun (neuter)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
संजय (saṁjaya) - The charioteer and narrator Sañjaya, addressed in vocative case (O Sañjaya (victorious one))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya
saṁjaya - victory, triumph, victorious; name of a charioteer and narrator in the Mahābhārata
Prefix: saṃ
Root: ji (class 1)
द्रोणं (droṇaṁ) - Droṇācārya, the royal preceptor (Droṇa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - bucket, a measure; name of the teacher Droṇācārya
Root: dru (class 1)
कृपं (kṛpaṁ) - Kṛpācārya, a royal preceptor and warrior (Kṛpa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛpa
kṛpa - sword; name of a warrior (Kṛpācārya)
Root: kḷp (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कर्णं (karṇaṁ) - Karṇa, the great warrior, son of Sūrya and Kuntī (Karṇa)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of karṇa
karṇa - ear; name of a prominent warrior in the Mahābhārata
Root: kṛṇ
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
महाराजं (mahārājaṁ) - Great king, referring to Bāhlika (great king)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
बाह्लिकं (bāhlikaṁ) - Bāhlika, a venerable old Kuru warrior, uncle of Śantanu (Bāhlika)
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhlika
bāhlika - inhabitant of Bāhlī (Balkh); name of a king/warrior