महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-26, verse-2

एवं परंपराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः ।
स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परंतप ॥२॥

2. evaṁ paraṁparāprāptamimaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ ,
sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ paraṁtapa.

2. evam paramparāprāptam imam rājarṣayaḥ viduḥ
sa kālena iha mahatā yogaḥ naṣṭaḥ paraṃtapa

2. paraṃtapa rājarṣayaḥ evam paramparāprāptam
imam viduḥ saḥ yogaḥ mahatā kālena iha naṣṭaḥ

2. O scorcher of foes (paraṃtapa), the royal sages (rājarṣayaḥ) knew this (yoga) thus received in succession. That yoga was lost here through the passage of a great time.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• परम्पराप्राप्तम् (paramparāprāptam) - obtained through succession, received by lineage

• इमम् (imam) - this

• राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, rishis who are kings

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they knew, they understood

• सः (saḥ) - that

• कालेन (kālena) - by time, through time

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

• योगः (yogaḥ) - yoga, the discipline

• नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost, perished, destroyed

• परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

परम्पराप्राप्तम् (paramparāprāptam) - obtained through succession, received by lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramparāprāpta

paramparāprāpta - obtained through succession

Past Passive Participle

Compound of paramparā and prāpta

Compound type : tatpurusha (paramparā+prāpta)

• paramparā – succession, lineage
  noun (feminine)
• prāpta – obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, rishis who are kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage

Compound of rājan and ṛṣi

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage
  noun (masculine)

विदुः (viduḥ) - they knew, they understood

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

कालेन (kālena) - by time, through time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - by great, by vast

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast

योगः (yogaḥ) - yoga, the discipline

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - yoga, connection, spiritual discipline

Root: yuj (class 7)

नष्टः (naṣṭaḥ) - lost, perished, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

Root: naś (class 4)

परंतप (paraṁtapa) - O scorcher of foes

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of paraṃtapa

paraṁtapa - scorcher of foes

Compound of param and tapa

Compound type : upapada (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• tapa – scorching, burning
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: tap (class 1)

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