महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-9, verse-13
धर्मराजायुषोऽर्धेन रुरोर्भार्या प्रमद्वरा ।
समुत्तिष्ठतु कल्याणी मृतैव यदि मन्यसे ॥१३॥
समुत्तिष्ठतु कल्याणी मृतैव यदि मन्यसे ॥१३॥
13. dharmarājāyuṣo'rdhena rurorbhāryā pramadvarā ,
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtaiva yadi manyase.
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtaiva yadi manyase.
13.
dharmarāja āyuṣaḥ ardhena ruroḥ bhāryā pramadvārā
samuttiṣṭhatu kalyāṇī mṛtā eva yadi manyase
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:
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- 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)