महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-46

एतस्मात्कारणाद्राजन्पाणिग्रहणमिष्यते ।
यदाप्नोति पतिर्भार्यामिह लोके परत्र च ॥४६॥

46. etasmātkāraṇādrājanpāṇigrahaṇamiṣyate ,
yadāpnoti patirbhāryāmiha loke paratra ca.

46. etasmāt kāraṇāt rājan pāṇigrahaṇam iṣyate
yat āpnoti patiḥ bhāryām iha loke paratra ca

46. For this reason, O King, marriage (literally 'taking of the hand') is desired and performed, because a husband obtains his wife's companionship in this world and in the next.

46. מסיבה זו, הו מלך, רצוי טקס הנישואין, שהרי הבעל משיג את אשתו בעולם הזה ובעולם הבא.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for this reason (from a cause, for a reason)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• पाणिग्रहणम् (pāṇigrahaṇam) - marriage (literally, the taking of the hand) (taking of the hand, marriage)

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired/performed (is desired, is sought, is performed)

• यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches, attains)

• पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, master, lord)

• भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

• परत्र (paratra) - in the other world (in the other world, hereafter)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this (reason) (from this)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the reason mentioned in the previous verses.

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - for this reason (from a cause, for a reason)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

From √kṛ (to do) + -ana.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

पाणिग्रहणम् (pāṇigrahaṇam) - marriage (literally, the taking of the hand) (taking of the hand, marriage)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāṇigrahaṇa

pāṇigrahaṇa - taking of the hand, marriage (one of the Vedic rites)

Compound of 'pāṇi' (hand) and 'grahaṇa' (taking).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇi+grahaṇa)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• grahaṇa – taking, seizing, receiving, apprehending
  noun (neuter)
  Noun of action
  Derived from √grah (to seize, take) with suffix -ana.
  Root: grah (class 9)

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired/performed (is desired, is sought, is performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of iṣ

Root √iṣ (to wish) in the passive voice.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

यत् (yat) - because (because, that, which)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction or relative pronoun.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - obtains (obtains, reaches, attains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of āp

Root √āp (to obtain).

Root: āp (class 5)

पतिः (patiḥ) - husband (husband, master, lord)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be maintained or supported

Gerundive/Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, support) with suffix -ya (kṛtya).

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the realm)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common sight

From √lok (to see, perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

परत्र (paratra) - in the other world (in the other world, hereafter)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'para' (other) + -tra (suffix for place).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

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