महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-70, verse-43
पौरवेणाथ वयसा राजा यौवनमास्थितः ।
यायातेनापि वयसा राज्यं पूरुरकारयत् ॥४३॥
यायातेनापि वयसा राज्यं पूरुरकारयत् ॥४३॥
43. pauraveṇātha vayasā rājā yauvanamāsthitaḥ ,
yāyātenāpi vayasā rājyaṁ pūrurakārayat.
yāyātenāpi vayasā rājyaṁ pūrurakārayat.
43.
pauraveṇa atha vayasā rājā yauvanam āsthitaḥ
yāyātena api vayasā rājyam pūruḥ akārayat
yāyātena api vayasā rājyam pūruḥ akārayat
43.
Then, King (Yayāti), having obtained youth by means of Puru's age, made Puru rule the kingdom, even though Puru now possessed Yayāti's (old) age.
Words meanings summery:
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- पौरवेण (pauraveṇa) - by Puru (by Paurava, by Puru)
- अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
- वयसा (vayasā) - by means of Puru's youthful age (by age, with age, by means of youth)
- राजा (rājā) - King Yayāti (king)
- यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth (youth, juvenility, prime of life)
- आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having attained (youth) (stood upon, attained, taken up, assumed)
- यायातेन (yāyātena) - by Yayāti (referring to his old age) (by Yayāti)
- अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
- वयसा (vayasā) - by means of Yayāti's old age (by age, with age)
- राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom, kingship (kingdom, kingship, sovereignty)
- पूरुः (pūruḥ) - Puru (Puru (name))
- अकारयत् (akārayat) - made (Puru) rule (caused to do, caused to be made, caused to rule)
Words meanings and morphology
पौरवेण (pauraveṇa) - by Puru (by Paurava, by Puru)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of paurava
paurava - descendant of Puru, relating to Puru; often refers to Puru himself in this context
patronymic derivation from Puru
Note: Refers to Puru, the son of Yayāti.
अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)
(indeclinable)
वयसा (vayasā) - by means of Puru's youthful age (by age, with age, by means of youth)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vayas
vayas - age, strength, vigor, youth, life, period of life
Note: Refers to the youthful age taken by Yayāti.
राजा (rājā) - King Yayāti (king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
Note: Refers to King Yayāti.
यौवनम् (yauvanam) - youth (youth, juvenility, prime of life)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of yauvana
yauvana - youth, juvenility, prime of life
from yuvan (young) + aṇa (taddhita suffix)
Note: Object of `āsthitaḥ`.
आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having attained (youth) (stood upon, attained, taken up, assumed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita
āsthita - placed upon, standing on, resorted to, attained, assumed, fixed, firm
Past Passive Participle
from ā-√sthā (to stand upon, to resort to, to attain)
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Effectively, 'having attained'.
यायातेन (yāyātena) - by Yayāti (referring to his old age) (by Yayāti)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of yāyāti
yāyāti - a proper noun, name of a famous king
Note: Refers to King Yayāti's old age that Puru took.
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the contrast (Puru took old age).
वयसा (vayasā) - by means of Yayāti's old age (by age, with age)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of vayas
vayas - age, strength, vigor, youth, life, period of life
Note: Refers to the old age taken by Puru.
राज्यम् (rājyam) - the kingdom, kingship (kingdom, kingship, sovereignty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, kingship, sovereignty, reign
from rājan (king) + ya (taddhita suffix)
Note: Object of `akārayat`.
पूरुः (pūruḥ) - Puru (Puru (name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūru
pūru - a proper noun, name of a king, son of Yayāti
Note: Subject of `akārayat`.
अकारयत् (akārayat) - made (Puru) rule (caused to do, caused to be made, caused to rule)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kārayat
Causative
Imperfect, 3rd person singular, causative active
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: 'Puru caused to rule' implies Puru was made to rule or Puru ruled. Given the context (Yayāti made Puru king), it's 'made Puru rule'.