महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-24

धर्म उवाच ।
पतंगकानां पुच्छेषु त्वयेषीका प्रवेशिता ।
कर्मणस्तस्य ते प्राप्तं फलमेतत्तपोधन ॥२४॥

24. dharma uvāca ,
pataṁgakānāṁ puccheṣu tvayeṣīkā praveśitā ,
karmaṇastasya te prāptaṁ phalametattapodhana.

24. dharmaḥ uvāca pataṅgakānām pucceṣu tvayā īṣīkā praveśitā
karmaṇaḥ tasya te prāptam phalam etat tapodhana

24. Dharma (dharma) said: "You inserted blades of grass into the tails of moths. As a consequence of that action (karma), O ascetic (tapas), you have received this result."

24. דְהַרְמַה אמר לו, הו בעל עוצמה רוחנית, תקעת קנה דק בזנבות של חרקים קטנים. זהו פרי אותה פעולה שהגיע אליך.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma (personified) (Dharma, cosmic order, righteousness)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• पतङ्गकानाम् (pataṅgakānām) - of moths, of small insects

• पुच्चेषु (pucceṣu) - in/on the tails

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• ईषीका (īṣīkā) - a blade of grass, a stick

• प्रवेशिता (praveśitā) - inserted, caused to enter

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action (karma) (of the action, from the action)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

• ते (te) - to you, by you, your

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapas) (O ascetic, whose wealth is penance)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Dharma (personified) (Dharma, cosmic order, righteousness)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, cosmic order (dharma)

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support) with suffix -man

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पतङ्गकानाम् (pataṅgakānām) - of moths, of small insects

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pataṅgaka

pataṅgaka - small insect, moth, butterfly

पुच्चेषु (pucceṣu) - in/on the tails

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of puccha

puccha - tail

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

ईषीका (īṣīkā) - a blade of grass, a stick

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īṣīkā

īṣīkā - a blade of grass, reed, a small stick

प्रवेशिता (praveśitā) - inserted, caused to enter

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praveśita

praveśita - caused to enter, inserted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with prefixes pra and vi, in causative form (veśita) + -ta suffix

Prefixes: pra+vi

Root: viś (class 6)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of the action (karma) (of the action, from the action)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -man

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्य (tasya) - of that, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

ते (te) - to you, by you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra, and -ta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic (tapas) (O ascetic, whose wealth is penance)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is penance/asceticism, an ascetic (tapas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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