महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-58, verse-2

पठन्ति पाणिस्वनिका मागधा मधुपर्किकाः ।
वैतालिकाश्च सूताश्च तुष्टुवुः पुरुषर्षभम् ॥२॥

2. paṭhanti pāṇisvanikā māgadhā madhuparkikāḥ ,
vaitālikāśca sūtāśca tuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣarṣabham.

2. paṭhanti pāṇisvanikāḥ māgadhāḥ madhuparkikāḥ
vaitālikāḥ ca sūtāḥ ca tuṣṭuvuḥ puruṣarṣabham

2. pāṇisvanikāḥ māgadhāḥ madhuparkikāḥ vaitālikāḥ
ca sūtāḥ ca puruṣarṣabham paṭhanti tuṣṭuvuḥ ca

2. Reciting and praising, the pāṇisvanika chanters, the māgadhas, the madhuparkikas, the vaitālikas, and the sūtas praised that great man among men.

Words meanings summery:

• पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - they chant praises, they recite eulogies (they read, they recite, they chant)

• पाणिस्वनिकाः (pāṇisvanikāḥ) - pāṇisvanika chanters, those who make sounds with their hands

• मागधाः (māgadhāḥ) - māgadhas, bards originating from the Magadha region

• मधुपर्किकाः (madhuparkikāḥ) - madhuparkikas, bards associated with the madhuparka offering or ceremony

• वैतालिकाः (vaitālikāḥ) - vaitālikas, bards who wake up the king with music and recitation

• च (ca) - and

• सूताः (sūtāḥ) - sūtas, charioteers and royal heralds

• च (ca) - and

• तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - they praised, they lauded

• पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - the bull among men, the best of men, the great man among men

Words meanings and morphology

पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - they chant praises, they recite eulogies (they read, they recite, they chant)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of paṭh

Root: paṭh (class 1)

पाणिस्वनिकाः (pāṇisvanikāḥ) - pāṇisvanika chanters, those who make sounds with their hands

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇisvanika

pāṇisvanika - a class of bards or chanters who clap or make sounds with their hands

मागधाः (māgadhāḥ) - māgadhas, bards originating from the Magadha region

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māgadha

māgadha - inhabitant of Magadha, a bard or genealogist

मधुपर्किकाः (madhuparkikāḥ) - madhuparkikas, bards associated with the madhuparka offering or ceremony

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhuparkika

madhuparkika - a class of attendants or bards

वैतालिकाः (vaitālikāḥ) - vaitālikas, bards who wake up the king with music and recitation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaitālika

vaitālika - bard, minstrel, musician

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सूताः (sūtāḥ) - sūtas, charioteers and royal heralds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तुष्टुवुः (tuṣṭuvuḥ) - they praised, they lauded

(verb)

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

Root: stu (class 2)

पुरुषर्षभम् (puruṣarṣabham) - the bull among men, the best of men, the great man among men

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, excellent man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, most excellent
  noun (masculine)

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