महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-44, verse-15

सान्त्वमानार्थदानैश्च पूजया चानुरूपया ।
सोदर्यां पूजयामास स्वसारं पन्नगोत्तमः ॥१५॥

15. sāntvamānārthadānaiśca pūjayā cānurūpayā ,
sodaryāṁ pūjayāmāsa svasāraṁ pannagottamaḥ.

15. sāntva-māna-artha-dānaiḥ ca pūjayā ca anurūpayā
sodaryām pūjayām āsa svasāram pannaga-uttamaḥ

15. The foremost of serpents honored his own sister with comforting words, respect, and gifts of wealth, as well as with fitting adoration.

15. מעולה הנחשים כיבד את אחותו, בת אמו ואביו, במילים מרגיעות, בהענקת כבוד, במתנות ובטקס כבוד הולם.

Words meanings summery:

• सान्त्व-मान-अर्थ-दानैः (sāntva-māna-artha-dānaiḥ) - with comforting words, respect, and gifts of wealth (by gifts of conciliatory words, honor, and wealth (instrumental plural))

• च (ca) - and

• पूजया (pūjayā) - with adoration (by worship, by honor (feminine instrumental singular))

• च (ca) - as well as (and)

• अनुरूपया (anurūpayā) - with fitting (by suitable, appropriate (feminine instrumental singular))

• सोदर्याम् (sodaryām) - his sister (referring to the same person as svasāram) (his sister (feminine accusative singular))

• पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - honored (having worshipped (indeclinable form used in periphrastic perfect))

• आस (āsa) - (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (was, existed (3rd person singular perfect auxiliary verb))

• स्वसारम् (svasāram) - his sister (sister (feminine accusative singular))

• पन्नग-उत्तमः (pannaga-uttamaḥ) - the foremost of serpents (best of serpents, chief of serpents (masculine nominative singular))

Words meanings and morphology

सान्त्व-मान-अर्थ-दानैः (sāntva-māna-artha-dānaiḥ) - with comforting words, respect, and gifts of wealth (by gifts of conciliatory words, honor, and wealth (instrumental plural))

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of sāntvamānārthadāna

sāntvamānārthadāna - gift of conciliation, honor, and wealth

Compound type : dvandva (sāntva+māna+artha+dāna)

• sāntva – conciliatory speech, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• māna – honor, respect, pride
  noun (masculine)
• artha – wealth, object, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – gift, giving
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound of sāntva, māna, artha, and dāna, in the instrumental plural.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins the types of gifts/honors.

पूजया (pūjayā) - with adoration (by worship, by honor (feminine instrumental singular))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, respect, adoration

Note: Indicates the manner of honoring.

च (ca) - as well as (and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjoins pūjayā with the previous list.

अनुरूपया (anurūpayā) - with fitting (by suitable, appropriate (feminine instrumental singular))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - suitable, appropriate, corresponding, fitting

Prefix: anu

Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying pūjayā.

सोदर्याम् (sodaryām) - his sister (referring to the same person as svasāram) (his sister (feminine accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sodarī

sodarī - sister (born from the same womb)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+udara)

• sa – with, same
  indeclinable
• udara – womb, belly
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of pūjayām āsa.

पूजयाम् (pūjayām) - honored (having worshipped (indeclinable form used in periphrastic perfect))

(verb)

active

periphrastic perfect stem

root pūj + ā-pratyaya, used with āsa

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect verb form pūjayām āsa.

आस (āsa) - (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (was, existed (3rd person singular perfect auxiliary verb))

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect verb form pūjayām āsa.

स्वसारम् (svasāram) - his sister (sister (feminine accusative singular))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svasṛ

svasṛ - sister

Note: Object of pūjayām āsa. This is a synonym/repetition of sodaryām.

पन्नग-उत्तमः (pannaga-uttamaḥ) - the foremost of serpents (best of serpents, chief of serpents (masculine nominative singular))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pannagottama

pannagottama - best of serpents, excellent serpent

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pannaga+uttama)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, chief
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of the verb, referring to Vasuki.

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