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8,4

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-4, verse-28

राजा भगीरथो वृद्धो बृहत्क्षत्रश्च केकयः ।
पराक्रमन्तौ विक्रान्तौ निहतौ वीर्यवत्तरौ ॥२८॥
28. rājā bhagīratho vṛddho bṛhatkṣatraśca kekayaḥ ,
parākramantau vikrāntau nihatau vīryavattarau.
28. rājā bhagīrathaḥ vṛddhaḥ bṛhatkṣatraḥ ca kekayaḥ
parākramantau vikrāntau nihatau vīryavattarau
28. vṛddhaḥ rājā bhagīrathaḥ ca kekayaḥ bṛhatkṣatraḥ
parākramantau vikrāntau vīryavattarau nihatau
28. The elder King Bhagiratha and Brihatkṣatra, the Kekaya, both valiant and extremely powerful, were killed while displaying their prowess.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • राजा (rājā) - king
  • भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagiratha (proper name)
  • वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - the elder (King Bhagiratha) (old, aged, grown)
  • बृहत्क्षत्रः (bṛhatkṣatraḥ) - Brihatkṣatra (proper name)
  • (ca) - and
  • केकयः (kekayaḥ) - Brihatkṣatra, who was a Kekaya king (a king of the Kekayas, belonging to the Kekaya tribe)
  • पराक्रमन्तौ (parākramantau) - both displaying valor, both exerting themselves
  • विक्रान्तौ (vikrāntau) - both valiant, both mighty
  • निहतौ (nihatau) - both killed, both struck down
  • वीर्यवत्तरौ (vīryavattarau) - both more valorous, both more powerful, both extremely powerful

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
Root: √rāj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Bhagiratha.
भगीरथः (bhagīrathaḥ) - Bhagiratha (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagīratha
bhagīratha - Bhagiratha (a mythical king, ancestor of Rama)
Note: Subject.
वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - the elder (King Bhagiratha) (old, aged, grown)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased
Past Passive Participle
From √vṛdh (to grow, increase)
Root: √vṛdh (class 1)
Note: Adjectival use.
बृहत्क्षत्रः (bṛhatkṣatraḥ) - Brihatkṣatra (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhatkṣatra
bṛhatkṣatra - Brihatkṣatra (a name, often associated with a king of the Kekayas)
bṛhat (great) + kṣatra (power, dominion, warrior)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+kṣatra)
  • bṛhat – great, large, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
  • kṣatra – power, dominion, warrior class
    noun (neuter)
Note: Subject.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
केकयः (kekayaḥ) - Brihatkṣatra, who was a Kekaya king (a king of the Kekayas, belonging to the Kekaya tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kekaya
kekaya - name of a country or its king, belonging to the Kekaya tribe
पराक्रमन्तौ (parākramantau) - both displaying valor, both exerting themselves
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, dual of parākramant
parākramant - displaying valor, mighty, valiant
Present Active Participle
From parā-√kram (to step forth, display valor)
Prefix: parā
Root: √kram (class 1)
विक्रान्तौ (vikrāntau) - both valiant, both mighty
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vikrānta
vikrānta - valorous, brave, mighty, having stridden or overcome
Past Active/Passive Participle
From vi-√kram (to step, display valor)
Prefix: vi
Root: √kram (class 1)
Note: Adjectival use.
निहतौ (nihatau) - both killed, both struck down
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, dual of nihata
nihata - killed, struck down, destroyed
Past Passive Participle
From ni-√han (to strike down, kill)
Prefix: ni
Root: √han (class 2)
Note: Predicate for both subjects.
वीर्यवत्तरौ (vīryavattarau) - both more valorous, both more powerful, both extremely powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of vīryavattara
vīryavattara - more valorous, more powerful, exceedingly valorous
Comparative degree of vīryavat (valorous, powerful), using tarap suffix.
Note: Qualifies both subjects.