महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-88, verse-22
श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु सर्वेषु धर्मतः श्रुतवृत्ततः ।
प्रियदर्शनो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः ॥२२॥
प्रियदर्शनो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः ॥२२॥
22. śreṣṭhaḥ kuruṣu sarveṣu dharmataḥ śrutavṛttataḥ ,
priyadarśano dīrghabhujaḥ kathaṁ kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
priyadarśano dīrghabhujaḥ kathaṁ kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
22.
śreṣṭhaḥ kuruṣu sarveṣu dharmataḥ śrutavṛttataḥ
priyadarśanaḥ dīrghabhujaḥ katham kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
priyadarśanaḥ dīrghabhujaḥ katham kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
22.
O Krishna, how is Yudhishthira, who is the foremost among all the Kurus by his adherence to natural law (dharma), by his learning and character, handsome in appearance, and long-armed?
Words meanings summery:
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- श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost
- कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - among the Kurus
- सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all
- धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by his intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness, by religious merit
- श्रुतवृत्ततः (śrutavṛttataḥ) - by learning and character
- प्रियदर्शनः (priyadarśanaḥ) - handsome in appearance, pleasant to behold
- दीर्घभुजः (dīrghabhujaḥ) - long-armed
- कथम् (katham) - how, why
- कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
- युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira
Words meanings and morphology
श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, foremost
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, pre-eminent, highest
Superlative of praśasya (from pra-śaṃs)
कुरुषु (kuruṣu) - among the Kurus
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of kuru
kuru - a member of the Kuru dynasty, the country of the Kurus
सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by his intrinsic nature (dharma), by righteousness, by religious merit
(indeclinable)
formed from dharma with suffix -tas
श्रुतवृत्ततः (śrutavṛttataḥ) - by learning and character
(indeclinable)
formed from śrutavṛtta with suffix -tas
Compound type : Dvandva (śruta+vṛtta)
- śruta – heard, revealed knowledge (Vedas), learning
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5) - vṛtta – happened, conduct, character, behavior
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root vṛt (to be, exist, turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
प्रियदर्शनः (priyadarśanaḥ) - handsome in appearance, pleasant to behold
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of priyadarśana
priyadarśana - pleasant to behold, handsome, beautiful
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (priya+darśana)
- priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
adjective (masculine) - darśana – seeing, sight, appearance, vision
noun (neuter)
action noun
from root dṛś with suffix -ana
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दीर्घभुजः (dīrghabhujaḥ) - long-armed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghabhuja
dīrghabhuja - long-armed (a sign of royalty or greatness)
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+bhuja)
- dīrgha – long
adjective (masculine) - bhuja – arm, hand
noun (masculine)
कथम् (katham) - how, why
(indeclinable)
कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a proper name, the eighth avatar of Vishnu)
युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, the eldest Pandava brother, firm in battle)