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.

13. הו דְהַרְמַרָאג׳ַה, תקום פְּרַמַדְוַרָה היפה, אשתו של רוּרוּ, במחצית מחייו, גם אם מתה, אם אתה מסכים.

Words meanings summery:

• 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)

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