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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-13

धर्मराजायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोर्भार्या प्रमद्वरा ।
समुत्तिष्ठतु कल्याणी मृतैव यदि मन्यसे ॥१३॥
13. dharmarājāyuṣo'rdhena rurorbhāryā pramadvarā ,
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtaiva yadi manyase.
13. dharmarāja āyuṣaḥ ardhena ruroḥ bhāryā pramadvārā
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtā eva yadi manyase
13. O Dharmarāja, if you deem it appropriate, let Pramadvārā, the auspicious wife of Ruru, rise from death, by taking half of (Ruru's) lifespan.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - O Dharmarāja (O king of Dharma, O Yama)
  • आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (Ruru's) life (of life, lifespan)
  • अर्धेन (ardhena) - by taking half (by half, with half)
  • रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru
  • भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
  • प्रमद्वारा (pramadvārā) - Pramadvārā (Pramadvārā (proper name))
  • समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - let her rise from death (let her rise up, let her stand up)
  • कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - the auspicious one, the beautiful one (auspicious, beautiful, blessed)
  • मृता (mṛtā) - dead (dead, deceased)
  • एव (eva) - even though (even, only, indeed)
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • मन्यसे (manyase) - you deem appropriate (you think, you believe, you deem)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मराज (dharmarāja) - O Dharmarāja (O king of Dharma, O Yama)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja
dharmarāja - king of Dharma, Yama (god of justice and death)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)
  • dharma – duty, righteousness, law, virtue
    noun (masculine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of (Ruru's) life (of life, lifespan)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, vital power, lifespan
अर्धेन (ardhena) - by taking half (by half, with half)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of ardha
ardha - half, part, side
Note: Used here to mean 'through' or 'by means of' half (of the lifespan).
रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ruru
ruru - a species of deer, Ruru (proper name)
भार्या (bhāryā) - wife
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, she who is to be supported
future passive participle
from root bhṛ 'to bear, support'
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
प्रमद्वारा (pramadvārā) - Pramadvārā (Pramadvārā (proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pramadvārā
pramadvārā - Pramadvārā (proper name, the wife of Ruru)
समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - let her rise from death (let her rise up, let her stand up)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of sam-ut-sthā
Prefixes: sam+ut
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: The prefixes 'sam' and 'ut' convey the sense of 'rising up completely'.
कल्याणी (kalyāṇī) - the auspicious one, the beautiful one (auspicious, beautiful, blessed)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇa
kalyāṇa - auspicious, beautiful, excellent, blessed
Note: Qualifies Pramadvārā.
मृता (mṛtā) - dead (dead, deceased)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mṛta
mṛta - dead, deceased
past passive participle
from root mṛ 'to die'
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Qualifies Pramadvārā.
एव (eva) - even though (even, only, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes 'mṛtā'.
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
मन्यसे (manyase) - you deem appropriate (you think, you believe, you deem)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man
Root: man (class 4)