महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-20

पुरा यथा महाराज वरुणं वै जलेश्वरम् ।
तथाभ्यषिञ्चद्भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः ।
कश्यपश्च महातेजा ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिताः ॥२०॥

20. purā yathā mahārāja varuṇaṁ vai jaleśvaram ,
tathābhyaṣiñcadbhagavānbrahmā lokapitāmahaḥ ,
kaśyapaśca mahātejā ye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ.

20. purā yathā mahārāja varuṇaṃ vai
jaleśvaram tathā abhyasiñcat bhagavān
brahmā loka-pitāmahaḥ kaśyapaḥ ca
mahātejāḥ ye ca anye na anukīrtitāḥ

20. mahārāja yathā purā bhagavān brahmā
loka-pitāmahaḥ jaleśvaram varuṇaṃ vai
abhyasiñcat tathā kaśyapaḥ ca mahātejāḥ
ye ca anye na anukīrtitāḥ (abhyasiñcat)

20. O king, just as the supreme lord Brahmā, the grandfather of the worlds, anointed Varuṇa, the lord of the waters, in former times, so too did Kaśyapa of great spiritual splendor, and all those others who were not mentioned.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, in former times

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

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

• वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (deity of the waters)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• जलेश्वरम् (jaleśvaram) - lord of the waters

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that same manner

• अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - anointed, sprinkled, consecrated

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine, the lord, the venerable one

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

• लोक-पितामहः (loka-pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of the worlds

• कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (name of a sage)

• च (ca) - and

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessing great splendor, of great spiritual energy

• ये (ye) - who

• च (ca) - and

• अन्ये (anye) - others

• न (na) - not

• अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - mentioned, recounted, enumerated

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past, in former times

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, sovereign

mahant + rāja

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rāja)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वरुणम् (varuṇam) - Varuṇa (deity of the waters)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuṇa (name of a deity)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

जलेश्वरम् (jaleśvaram) - lord of the waters

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaleśvara

jaleśvara - lord of the waters

jala + īśvara

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (jala+īśvara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that same manner

(indeclinable)

अभ्यसिञ्चत् (abhyasiñcat) - anointed, sprinkled, consecrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (hyaṅ) of abhi-sic

Prefix: abhi

Root: sic (class 6)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine, the lord, the venerable one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, blessed, divine, lord

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (creator god), absolute reality

लोक-पितामहः (loka-pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather of the worlds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka-pitāmaha

loka-pitāmaha - grandfather of the worlds

loka + pitāmaha

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (loka+pitāmaha)

• loka – world, realm
  noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

कश्यपः (kaśyapaḥ) - Kaśyapa (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a primordial sage)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - possessing great splendor, of great spiritual energy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - of great splendor or power

mahat + tejas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+tejas)

• mahat – great
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, energy, light
  noun (neuter)

ये (ye) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - mentioned, recounted, enumerated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anu-kīrtita

anu-kīrtita - mentioned, recited, praised

Past Passive Participle

anu + kīrtita (from kīrt)

Prefix: anu

Root: kīrt (class 10)

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