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8,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-7

अवध्यत्वं च ते राजन्सर्वभूतेषु सर्वदा ।
सहिता वरयामासुः सर्वलोकपितामहम् ॥७॥
7. avadhyatvaṁ ca te rājansarvabhūteṣu sarvadā ,
sahitā varayāmāsuḥ sarvalokapitāmaham.
7. avadhyatvam ca te rājan sarvabhūteṣu sarvadā
sahitāḥ varayām āsuḥ sarvalokapitāmaham
7. rājan,
te sahitāḥ,
sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu avadhyatvam ca,
sarvalokapitāmaham varayām āsuḥ.
7. O King, united, they always sought the state of invulnerability from all beings from the grandfather (Pitamaha) of all worlds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अवध्यत्वम् (avadhyatvam) - invulnerability, invincibility, state of being not to be slain
  • (ca) - and, also
  • ते (te) - they, those
  • राजन् (rājan) - O king
  • सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, from all creatures
  • सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times, ever
  • सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied, together
  • वरयाम् (varayām) - caused to choose, asked for, requested
  • आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (as an auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (they were, they became)
  • सर्वलोकपितामहम् (sarvalokapitāmaham) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahmā

Words meanings and morphology

अवध्यत्वम् (avadhyatvam) - invulnerability, invincibility, state of being not to be slain
(compound noun)
Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+vadhya+tva)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • vadhya – to be slain, fit to be killed
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    From root vadh (to strike, to slay)
    Root: vadh (class 1)
  • tva – suffix forming abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
    indeclinable (neuter)
    Nominal suffix
Note: Object of 'varayām āsuḥ'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - they, those
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to the subjects who are seeking the boon.
राजन् (rājan) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Note: Address to the listener, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, from all creatures
(compound noun)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
  • sarva – all, every, whole
    pronoun (masculine)
  • bhūta – being, creature, element, past
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhū (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Indicates the source from which inviolability is sought, or the scope of the invulnerability.
सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times, ever
(indeclinable)
Derived from sarva (all) + suffix -dā (time)
Note: Adverb of time.
सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied, together
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita
sahita - accompanied, united, joined with, together
Past Passive Participle
From root sah (to bear) with prefix sa- (or from sahā + ita)
Prefix: sa
Root: sah (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'te' (implied subjects).
वरयाम् (varayām) - caused to choose, asked for, requested
(verb)
active
Causative stem
From root vṛ (to choose, to wish)
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: This is part of the periphrastic perfect varayām āsuḥ. The 'ām' indicates the stem used for this construction.
आसुः (āsuḥ) - they did (as an auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (they were, they became)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (lit) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Auxiliary verb for periphrastic perfect with 'varayām'.
सर्वलोकपितामहम् (sarvalokapitāmaham) - the grandfather of all worlds, Brahmā
(compound noun)
Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (sarvaloka+pitāmaha)
  • sarvaloka – all worlds, entire universe
    compound noun (masculine)
  • pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahmā
    noun (masculine)
Note: Object of 'varayām āsuḥ'.