महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-33

पुत्रेषु तव वीरेषु चिक्रीडार्जुनपूर्वजः ।
मृगेष्विव महाराज चरन्व्याघ्रो महाबलः ॥३३॥

33. putreṣu tava vīreṣu cikrīḍārjunapūrvajaḥ ,
mṛgeṣviva mahārāja caranvyāghro mahābalaḥ.

33. putreṣu tava vīreṣu cikrīḍa arjunapūrvajaḥ
mṛgeṣu iva mahārāja caran vyāghraḥ mahābalaḥ

33. mahārāja mahābalaḥ vyāghraḥ mṛgeṣu caran iva
arjunapūrvajaḥ tava vīreṣu putreṣu cikrīḍa

33. O great king, just as a very powerful tiger roamed among the deer, so did Arjuna's elder brother (Bhīma) sport among your brave sons.

Words meanings summery:

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among the sons, regarding the sons

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - among the brave, among the heroes

• चिक्रीड (cikrīḍa) - he played, he sported

• अर्जुनपूर्वजः (arjunapūrvajaḥ) - Bhīma (Arjuna's elder brother) (Arjuna's elder brother)

• मृगेषु (mṛgeṣu) - among the deer, in the forest animals

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king, great king)

• चरन् (caran) - roaming, moving, going

• व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, of great strength

Words meanings and morphology

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - among the sons, regarding the sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child, offspring

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वीरेषु (vīreṣu) - among the brave, among the heroes

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - brave, heroic, hero, warrior

चिक्रीड (cikrīḍa) - he played, he sported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of krīḍ

Perfect form.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

अर्जुनपूर्वजः (arjunapūrvajaḥ) - Bhīma (Arjuna's elder brother) (Arjuna's elder brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjunapūrvaja

arjunapūrvaja - born before Arjuna, elder brother of Arjuna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (arjuna+pūrvaja)

• arjuna – Arjuna (a proper name), white, clear
  proper noun (masculine)
• pūrvaja – born before, elder, ancestor
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed from pūrva (before) + jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

मृगेषु (mṛgeṣu) - among the deer, in the forest animals

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O great king, great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

चरन् (caran) - roaming, moving, going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of car

car - to move, to go, to wander, to roam

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Present Active Participle, describes the subject (vyāghraḥ).

व्याघ्रः (vyāghraḥ) - tiger

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāghra

vyāghra - tiger, panther

From vi-ā-ghrā, 'to smell around'.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: ghrā (class 1)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - very powerful, of great strength

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - of great strength, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+bala)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

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