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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-7, verse-8

आपो देवगणाः सर्वे आपः पितृगणास्तथा ।
दर्शश्च पौर्णमासश्च देवानां पितृभिः सह ॥८॥
8. āpo devagaṇāḥ sarve āpaḥ pitṛgaṇāstathā ,
darśaśca paurṇamāsaśca devānāṁ pitṛbhiḥ saha.
8. āpaḥ devagaṇāḥ sarve āpaḥ pitṛgaṇāḥ tathā
darśaḥ ca paurṇamāsaḥ ca devānām pitṛbhiḥ saha
8. All the groups of gods are water, and similarly, the groups of ancestors are water. Both the New Moon and Full Moon rites are performed for the gods along with the ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • आपः (āpaḥ) - (represent) water (waters)
  • देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - all the hosts of gods (hosts of gods, groups of deities)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all (the groups of gods) (all, every, whole)
  • आपः (āpaḥ) - (represent) water (waters)
  • पितृगणाः (pitṛgaṇāḥ) - the hosts of ancestors (hosts of ancestors, groups of manes)
  • तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
  • दर्शः (darśaḥ) - the New Moon rite (new moon, new moon day, new moon offering)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पौर्णमासः (paurṇamāsaḥ) - the Full Moon rite (full moon, full moon day, full moon offering)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • देवानाम् (devānām) - for the gods (of the gods, belonging to the gods)
  • पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - with the ancestors (by the fathers, by the ancestors, with the ancestors)
  • सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)

Words meanings and morphology

आपः (āpaḥ) - (represent) water (waters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Used predicatively here.
देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - all the hosts of gods (hosts of gods, groups of deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of devagaṇa
devagaṇa - host of gods, group of deities
Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+gaṇa)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
    Root: div (class 4)
  • gaṇa – group, host, multitude
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gaṇ (class 10)
Note: Subject.
सर्वे (sarve) - all (the groups of gods) (all, every, whole)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
आपः (āpaḥ) - (represent) water (waters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Used predicatively here.
पितृगणाः (pitṛgaṇāḥ) - the hosts of ancestors (hosts of ancestors, groups of manes)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛgaṇa
pitṛgaṇa - host of ancestors, group of manes
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+gaṇa)
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
  • gaṇa – group, host, multitude
    noun (masculine)
    Root: gaṇ (class 10)
Note: Subject.
तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Links the second statement to the first.
दर्शः (darśaḥ) - the New Moon rite (new moon, new moon day, new moon offering)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of darśa
darśa - new moon, sight, aspect
action noun
From root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects `darśaḥ` and `paurṇamāsaḥ`.
पौर्णमासः (paurṇamāsaḥ) - the Full Moon rite (full moon, full moon day, full moon offering)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paurṇamāsa
paurṇamāsa - full moon, full moon day, ceremony performed on full moon
Derived from pūrṇamāsa (full moon)
Note: Subject.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects `darśaḥ` and `paurṇamāsaḥ`.
देवानाम् (devānām) - for the gods (of the gods, belonging to the gods)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Indicates purpose/relation for the rituals mentioned.
पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - with the ancestors (by the fathers, by the ancestors, with the ancestors)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Used with `saha`.
सह (saha) - along with (with, together with)
(indeclinable)