महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-59, verse-50
अमृतं ब्राह्मणा गावो गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ।
अपत्यं कपिलायास्तु पुराणे परिकीर्तितम् ॥५०॥
अपत्यं कपिलायास्तु पुराणे परिकीर्तितम् ॥५०॥
50. amṛtaṁ brāhmaṇā gāvo gandharvāpsarasastathā ,
apatyaṁ kapilāyāstu purāṇe parikīrtitam.
apatyaṁ kapilāyāstu purāṇe parikīrtitam.
50.
amṛtam brāhmaṇāḥ gāvaḥ gandharvāpsarasaḥ
tathā apatyam kapilāyāḥ tu purāṇe parikīrtitam
tathā apatyam kapilāyāḥ tu purāṇe parikīrtitam
50.
Nectar, Brahmins, cows, and likewise Gandharvas and Apsaras—these are indeed declared in the Purana as the offspring of Kapila.
Words meanings summery:
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- अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (divine drink) (nectar, immortality)
- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (the priestly class) (Brahmins)
- गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (sacred animals) (cows)
- गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial beings) (Gandharvas and Apsaras)
- तथा (tathā) - also, as well as (thus, so, also)
- अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (plural sense due to context) (offspring, progeny)
- कपिलायाः (kapilāyāḥ) - of the divine cow Kapila (of Kapila)
- तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, yet)
- पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purana (a class of ancient Hindu religious texts) (in the ancient text, in the Purana)
- परिकीर्तितम् (parikīrtitam) - declared, stated (proclaimed, celebrated, mentioned)
Words meanings and morphology
अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (divine drink) (nectar, immortality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of amṛta
amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, immortality
from 'a-' (not) + 'mṛta' (dead); literally 'not dead'
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+mṛta)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - mṛta – dead
participle (masculine)
past passive participle
from root mṛ (to die)
Root: mṛ (class 6)
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (the priestly class) (Brahmins)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
from Brahman
गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (sacred animals) (cows)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle; earth, ray of light
गन्धर्वाप्सरसः (gandharvāpsarasaḥ) - Gandharvas and Apsaras (celestial beings) (Gandharvas and Apsaras)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gandharvāpsaras
gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras
Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)
- gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
noun (masculine) - apsaras – celestial nymph, Apsara
noun (feminine)
Note: Dvandva compound: Gandharva and Apsaras.
तथा (tathā) - also, as well as (thus, so, also)
(indeclinable)
अपत्यम् (apatyam) - offspring (plural sense due to context) (offspring, progeny)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of apatya
apatya - offspring, child, progeny
Note: Nominative singular neuter, used here to refer to a collective plural 'offspring'.
कपिलायाः (kapilāyāḥ) - of the divine cow Kapila (of Kapila)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, singular of kapilā
kapilā - reddish, tawny; name of a divine cow (Kamadhenu); name of a sage's wife
तु (tu) - indeed, certainly (but, indeed, yet)
(indeclinable)
पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purana (a class of ancient Hindu religious texts) (in the ancient text, in the Purana)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa
purāṇa - ancient, old; an ancient legend or tale, a Purana
परिकीर्तितम् (parikīrtitam) - declared, stated (proclaimed, celebrated, mentioned)
(participle)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parikīrtita
parikīrtita - proclaimed, celebrated, announced, mentioned
past passive participle
from root kīrt (to mention, praise) with prefix pari-
Prefix: pari
Root: kīrt (class 10)