महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-1, verse-10

तेषां युधिष्ठिरो राजा सर्वेषां पुरुषर्षभ ।
आदिदेश सवाहानां भक्ष्यभोज्यमनुत्तमम् ॥१०॥

10. teṣāṁ yudhiṣṭhiro rājā sarveṣāṁ puruṣarṣabha ,
ādideśa savāhānāṁ bhakṣyabhojyamanuttamam.

10. teṣām yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājā sarveṣām puruṣarṣabha
ādideśa savāhānām bhakṣyabhojyam anuttamam

10. puruṣarṣabha rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ teṣām sarveṣām
savāhānām anuttamam bhakṣyabhojyam ādideśa

10. O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), King Yudhishthira commanded that excellent and unsurpassed food and edibles be provided for all of them, including their mounts.

10. המלך יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה, הו הדגול שבאנשים, הורה לספק לכולם, יחד עם בהמות הרכיבה שלהם, מזון ומשקה מן המשובחים ביותר.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• राजा (rājā) - king

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O bull among men

• आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded, ordered

• सवाहानाम् (savāhānām) - along with their mounts, including their horses/elephants/chariots

• भक्ष्यभोज्यम् (bhakṣyabhojyam) - food and edibles

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, to them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the warriors mentioned previously in context.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

from yudhi (locative of yudh 'battle') + sthira 'firm', 'firm in battle'

Compound type : tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā 'to stand'
  Root: sthā (class 1)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'teṣām' (of them).

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men, O bull among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best among men, bull among men

from puruṣa 'man' + ṛṣabha 'bull, best'

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Often used as an address by Sanjaya to Dhritarashtra.

आदिदेश (ādideśa) - commanded, ordered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ādiś

Prefix: ā

Root: diś (class 6)

सवाहानाम् (savāhānām) - along with their mounts, including their horses/elephants/chariots

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of savāha

savāha - having a mount, along with mounts

from sa (prefix 'with') + vāha 'mount'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vāha)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  prefix
• vāha – vehicle, mount, horse, carrier
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'teṣām' (of them).

भक्ष्यभोज्यम् (bhakṣyabhojyam) - food and edibles

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhakṣyabhojya

bhakṣyabhojya - food (that can be chewed and eaten), edibles

Dvandva compound of bhakṣya and bhojya

Compound type : dvandva (bhakṣya+bhojya)

• bhakṣya – food (to be chewed), eatable
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root bhakṣ 'to eat'
  Root: bhakṣ (class 1)
• bhojya – food (to be eaten), edible
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root bhuj 'to enjoy, to eat'
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Collective noun in singular.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unexcelled, unsurpassed, excellent

from a (negation) + uttara (superior) + ma (superlative suffix)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (neuter)
  superlative of ud (up)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Modifies 'bhakṣyabhojyam'.

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