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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-88, verse-22

श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु सर्वेषु धर्मतः श्रुतवृत्ततः ।
प्रियदर्शनो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः ॥२२॥
22. śreṣṭhaḥ kuruṣu sarveṣu dharmataḥ śrutavṛttataḥ ,
priyadarśano dīrghabhujaḥ kathaṁ kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.
22. śreṣṭhaḥ kuruṣu sarveṣu dharmataḥ śrutavṛttataḥ
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)