महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-60

प्र पूर्वगौ पूर्वजौ चित्रभानू गिरा वा शंसामि तपनावनन्तौ ।
दिव्यौ सुपर्णौ विरजौ विमानावधिक्षियन्तौ भुवनानि विश्वा ॥६०॥

60. pra pūrvagau pūrvajau citrabhānū; girā vā śaṁsāmi tapanāvanantau ,
divyau suparṇau virajau vimānā;vadhikṣiyantau bhuvanāni viśvā.

60. pra pūrvagau pūrvajau citrabhānū
girā vā śaṃsāmi tapanau anantau
divyau suparṇau virajau vimānau
adhiksiyantau bhuvanāni viśvā

60. With my speech, I extol the two brilliant-shining ones, the foremost and ancient, the boundless illuminators. They are the two divine, beautiful-winged, pure, and swiftly-moving ones, who preside over all worlds.

60. אני מהלל בקולי את האַשְׁוִינַאוּ, ההולכים לפני כולם והנולדים לפני כולם, בעלי הזוהר המופלא, הבוערים בלי סוף, האלוהיים, הדומים לציפורים אצילות, חפים מכל כתם, הנעים במרכבות השמיים, השוכנים בכל העולמות.

Words meanings summery:

• प्र (pra) - emphasizing the act of praising, 'extol' (forward, forth, before, highly)

• पूर्वगौ (pūrvagau) - the two who go before, the foremost (referring to the Aśvins) (preceding, going before, ancient)

• पूर्वजौ (pūrvajau) - the two ancient ones, primal beings (referring to the Aśvins) (born before, ancient)

• चित्रभानू (citrabhānū) - the two brilliant-shining ones (Aśvins) (having brilliant rays, bright-shining)

• गिरा (girā) - with my speech (by speech, by voice)

• वा (vā) - or, and

• शंसामि (śaṁsāmi) - I extol (I praise, I proclaim, I extol)

• तपनौ (tapanau) - the two illuminators (Aśvins) (heating, illuminating, causing heat)

• अनन्तौ (anantau) - the two boundless ones, limitless (Aśvins) (endless, boundless, infinite)

• दिव्यौ (divyau) - the two divine ones (Aśvins) (divine, celestial, heavenly)

• सुपर्णौ (suparṇau) - the two beautiful-winged ones (Aśvins) (having beautiful wings, well-winged, a good protector, an eagle)

• विरजौ (virajau) - the two pure ones (Aśvins) (dustless, pure, spotless)

• विमानौ (vimānau) - the two swiftly-moving ones (Aśvins), or chariot-borne (moving in various ways, flying; a flying chariot)

• अधिक्सियन्तौ (adhiksiyantau) - the two who preside over (Aśvins) (dwelling over, presiding over, ruling over)

• भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - the worlds (beings, worlds, realms)

• विश्वा (viśvā) - all (worlds) (all, every, whole)

Words meanings and morphology

प्र (pra) - emphasizing the act of praising, 'extol' (forward, forth, before, highly)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वगौ (pūrvagau) - the two who go before, the foremost (referring to the Aśvins) (preceding, going before, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrvaga

pūrvaga - going before, preceding, earlier, ancient

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ga)

• pūrva – former, earlier, prior, ancient, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, reaching, resorting to
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root gam- with suffix -a
  Root: gam (class 1)

पूर्वजौ (pūrvajau) - the two ancient ones, primal beings (referring to the Aśvins) (born before, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrvaja

pūrvaja - born before, ancient, former

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+ja)

• pūrva – former, earlier, prior, ancient, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root jan- with suffix -a
  Root: jan (class 4)

चित्रभानू (citrabhānū) - the two brilliant-shining ones (Aśvins) (having brilliant rays, bright-shining)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of citrabhānu

citrabhānu - having brilliant rays/light, bright-shining

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (citra+bhānu)

• citra – bright, clear, brilliant, wonderful, variegated
  adjective (neuter)
• bhānu – light, ray, sun, splendour
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)

गिरा (girā) - with my speech (by speech, by voice)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, voice, song

वा (vā) - or, and

(indeclinable)

शंसामि (śaṁsāmi) - I extol (I praise, I proclaim, I extol)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

तपनौ (tapanau) - the two illuminators (Aśvins) (heating, illuminating, causing heat)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tapana

tapana - heating, warming, illuminating, causing pain

agent noun / action noun

from root tap- with suffix -ana

Root: tap (class 1)

अनन्तौ (anantau) - the two boundless ones, limitless (Aśvins) (endless, boundless, infinite)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ananta

ananta - endless, boundless, infinite, eternal, Vishṇu, Śeṣa

Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+anta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• anta – end, limit, boundary, edge
  noun (masculine)

दिव्यौ (divyau) - the two divine ones (Aśvins) (divine, celestial, heavenly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, wondrous

सुपर्णौ (suparṇau) - the two beautiful-winged ones (Aśvins) (having beautiful wings, well-winged, a good protector, an eagle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of suparṇa

suparṇa - having beautiful wings, well-winged, a good protector, an eagle, a mythological bird (e.g. Garuḍa)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+parṇa)

• su – good, well, excellent, beautiful
  prefix
• parṇa – wing, feather, leaf
  noun (neuter)

विरजौ (virajau) - the two pure ones (Aśvins) (dustless, pure, spotless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of viraja

viraja - dustless, pure, spotless, free from passion

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+rajas)

• vi – apart, away, without
  prefix
• rajas – dust, dirt, passion, impurity, menstrual fluid
  noun (neuter)

विमानौ (vimānau) - the two swiftly-moving ones (Aśvins), or chariot-borne (moving in various ways, flying; a flying chariot)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vimāna

vimāna - measuring, traversing; a celestial car, a chariot, an aerial vehicle; moving in various ways

Prefix: vi

Root: mā (class 3)

अधिक्सियन्तौ (adhiksiyantau) - the two who preside over (Aśvins) (dwelling over, presiding over, ruling over)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, dual of adhikṣiya

adhikṣiya - to dwell over, to preside over, to rule over

present participle

from root kṣi- with prefix adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: kṣi (class 1)

भुवनानि (bhuvanāni) - the worlds (beings, worlds, realms)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhuvana

bhuvana - being, world, realm, creature, space

action noun

from root bhū- with suffix -ana

Root: bhū (class 1)

विश्वा (viśvā) - all (worlds) (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of viśva

viśva - all, every, whole, universal

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