महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-44, verse-21

तस्मै ब्रह्मा ददौ प्रीतो बलिनो वातरंहसः ।
कामवीर्यधरान्सिद्धान्महापारिषदान्प्रभुः ॥२१॥

21. tasmai brahmā dadau prīto balino vātaraṁhasaḥ ,
kāmavīryadharānsiddhānmahāpāriṣadānprabhuḥ.

21. tasmai brahmā dadau prītaḥ balinaḥ vātaraṃhasaḥ
kāmavīryadharān siddhān mahāpāriṣadān prabhuḥ

21. prabhuḥ brahmā prītaḥ tasmai vātaraṃhasaḥ balinaḥ
kāmavīryadharān mahāpāriṣadān siddhān dadau

21. Out of joy, the lord Brahmā gave him powerful attendants who could move as swiftly as the wind, who could assume any form at will, and who were accomplished beings and great members of the retinue.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kumāra (to him, for him)

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

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, overjoyed

• बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

• वातरंहसः (vātaraṁhasaḥ) - swift as the wind, having the speed of the wind

• कामवीर्यधरान् (kāmavīryadharān) - holding power at will, able to assume any form or power at will

• सिद्धान् (siddhān) - accomplished beings, perfected beings, siddhas

• महापारिषदान् (mahāpāriṣadān) - great members of the assembly, great attendants, great retinue members

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord Brahmā (lord, master, powerful one)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Kumāra (to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā, the absolute

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

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

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, overjoyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, joyful

Past Passive Participle

from root prī

Root: prī (class 9)

बलिनः (balinaḥ) - powerful, strong

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of balin

balin - strong, powerful

वातरंहसः (vātaraṁhasaḥ) - swift as the wind, having the speed of the wind

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vātaraṃhas

vātaraṁhas - swift as the wind

Compound of vāta (wind) and raṃhas (speed)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāta+raṃhas)

• vāta – wind, breeze
  noun (masculine)
• raṃhas – speed, haste, swiftness
  noun (neuter)

कामवीर्यधरान् (kāmavīryadharān) - holding power at will, able to assume any form or power at will

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāmavīryadhara

kāmavīryadhara - having power at will

Compound of kāma, vīrya, and dhara

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāmavīrya+dhara)

• kāmavīrya – power at will
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound of kāma and vīrya
• dhara – bearing, holding
  adjective (masculine)
  from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सिद्धान् (siddhān) - accomplished beings, perfected beings, siddhas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected being

Past Passive Participle

from root sidh

Root: sidh (class 4)

महापारिषदान् (mahāpāriṣadān) - great members of the assembly, great attendants, great retinue members

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahāpāriṣada

mahāpāriṣada - great attendant, member of the retinue

Compound of mahā and pāriṣada

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+pāriṣada)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• pāriṣada – member of an assembly, attendant
  noun (masculine)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord Brahmā (lord, master, powerful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, capable

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