महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-11

रुरुरुवाच ।
आयुषोऽर्धं प्रयच्छामि कन्यायै खेचरोत्तम ।
शृङ्गाररूपाभरणा उत्तिष्ठतु मम प्रिया ॥११॥

11. rururuvāca ,
āyuṣo'rdhaṁ prayacchāmi kanyāyai khecarottama ,
śṛṅgārarūpābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā.

11. ruruḥ uvāca āyuṣaḥ ardham prayacchāmi kanyāyai
khecara-uttama śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā uttiṣṭhatu mama priyā

11. Ruru said: 'I will give half of my life to the maiden, O best of celestial beings! May my beloved, adorned with beauty and ornaments, rise up!'

11. רוּרוּ אמר, הו מעולה ההולכים בשמיים, אני נותן מחצית מחיי לילדה. תקום אהובתי, מקושטת ביופי ובתכשיטים.

Words meanings summery:

• रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

• आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (my) life (of life, of duration of life)

• अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, portion)

• प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I will give (I give, I offer)

• कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden (Pramadvarā) (to the maiden, to the girl)

• खेचर-उत्तम (khecara-uttama) - O best of celestial beings (vocative) (best among celestial beings)

• शृङ्गार-रूप-आभरणा (śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā) - adorned with beauty and ornaments (adorned with beauty and ornaments, having the form of beauty and ornaments)

• उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiṣṭhatu) - may she rise (come back to life) (may she rise, let her get up)

• मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive))

• प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (wife) (beloved, dear (feminine noun/adjective))

Words meanings and morphology

रुरुः (ruruḥ) - Ruru (Ruru (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ruru

ruru - a kind of deer; name of a sage.

Note: Subject.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (my) life (of life, of duration of life)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, duration of life, vital power

Note: Possessive genitive for `ardhaṃ`.

अर्धम् (ardham) - half (half, portion)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, portion

Note: Direct object of `prayacchāmi`.

प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi) - I will give (I give, I offer)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yam

from pra- + yam (to restrain, give)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

कन्यायै (kanyāyai) - to the maiden (Pramadvarā) (to the maiden, to the girl)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Indirect object of `prayacchāmi`.

खेचर-उत्तम (khecara-uttama) - O best of celestial beings (vocative) (best among celestial beings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of khecara-uttama

khecara-uttama - best among celestial beings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (khecara+uttama)

• khecara – moving in the sky, a celestial being
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from kha (sky) + car (to move)
  Root: car (class 1)
• uttama – highest, best, principal, chief
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Address to the divine messenger.

शृङ्गार-रूप-आभरणा (śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇā) - adorned with beauty and ornaments (adorned with beauty and ornaments, having the form of beauty and ornaments)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇa

śṛṅgāra-rūpa-ābharaṇa - having beauty, form, and ornaments (or whose form is beauty and ornaments)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śṛṅgāra+rūpa+ābharaṇa)

• śṛṅgāra – beauty, elegance, grace, the erotic sentiment
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• ābharaṇa – ornament, decoration, jewelry
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from ā- + bhṛ (to bear, wear)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Adjective describing `priyā`.

उत्तिष्ठतु (uttiṣṭhatu) - may she rise (come back to life) (may she rise, let her get up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ut-sthā

from ut- + sthā (to stand)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

मम (mama) - my (my, of me (genitive))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive for `priyā`.

प्रिया (priyā) - my beloved (wife) (beloved, dear (feminine noun/adjective))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of priyā

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing; (as noun) a friend, a beloved woman

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of `uttiṣṭhatu`.

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