महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-169, verse-15
भूमौ तु निदधुः केचिद्भृगवो धनमक्षयम् ।
ददुः केचिद्द्विजातिभ्यो ज्ञात्वा क्षत्रियतो भयम् ॥१५॥
ददुः केचिद्द्विजातिभ्यो ज्ञात्वा क्षत्रियतो भयम् ॥१५॥
15. bhūmau tu nidadhuḥ kecidbhṛgavo dhanamakṣayam ,
daduḥ keciddvijātibhyo jñātvā kṣatriyato bhayam.
daduḥ keciddvijātibhyo jñātvā kṣatriyato bhayam.
15.
bhūmau tu nidadhuḥ kecit bhṛgavaḥ dhanam akṣayam
daduḥ kecit dvijātibhyaḥ jñātvā kṣatriyataḥ bhayam
daduḥ kecit dvijātibhyaḥ jñātvā kṣatriyataḥ bhayam
15.
But some Bhṛgus deposited their inexhaustible wealth underground, while others gave it to the twice-born (dvijāti) ones, perceiving danger from the Kṣatriyas.
Words meanings summery:
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- भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the earth, on the ground, underground
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
- निदधुः (nidadhuḥ) - they deposited, they placed, they put down
- केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))
- भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ) - the Bhṛgus
- धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches
- अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying
- ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave
- केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))
- द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the twice-born (dvijāti))
- ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having learned, perceiving
- क्षत्रियतः (kṣatriyataḥ) - from the Kṣatriyas
- भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger
Words meanings and morphology
भूमौ (bhūmau) - in the earth, on the ground, underground
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet
(indeclinable)
निदधुः (nidadhuḥ) - they deposited, they placed, they put down
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of nidhā
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - someone, some, a certain
Note: Indefinite pronoun
भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ) - the Bhṛgus
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛgu
bhṛgu - name of a Vedic sage and his descendants
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣaya
akṣaya - imperishable, inexhaustible, undecaying
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)
- a – not, un- (negation prefix)
prefix - kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss, waste
noun (masculine)
From root 'kṣi' (to decay, to waste)
Root: kṣi (class 1)
ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid
kaścid - someone, some, a certain
Note: Indefinite pronoun
द्विजातिभ्यः (dvijātibhyaḥ) - to the Brahmins (to the twice-born (dvijāti))
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
numeral - jāti – birth, origin, species, class
noun (feminine)
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having learned, perceiving
(verbal derivative)
क्षत्रियतः (kṣatriyataḥ) - from the Kṣatriyas
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a Kṣatriya
Note: Ablative case formed with the suffix -tas, meaning 'from'
भयम् (bhayam) - fear, danger
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya
bhaya - fear, dread, danger, alarm