महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-9, verse-5

यथा जन्मप्रभृति वै यतात्माहं धृतव्रतः ।
प्रमद्वरा तथाद्यैव समुत्तिष्ठतु भामिनी ॥५॥

5. yathā janmaprabhṛti vai yatātmāhaṁ dhṛtavrataḥ ,
pramadvarā tathādyaiva samuttiṣṭhatu bhāminī.

5. yathā janmaprabhṛti vai yatātmā aham dhṛtavrataḥ
Pramadvarā tathā adya eva samuttiṣṭhatu bhāminī

5. Just as I have been self-controlled and steadfast in my vows from birth, so too may that radiant Pramadvarā rise up right now!

5. כשם שמיום לידתי הייתי בעל שליטה עצמית ונאמן לנדריי, כך תקום היום ממש פְּרַמַדְוַרָה היפהפייה.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing a comparison/condition) (as, just as, in the manner that)

• जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from (my) birth onwards (from birth, since birth)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)

• यतात्मा (yatātmā) - I who am self-controlled (self-controlled, with a subdued self)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Ruru) (I)

• धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - I who am firm in my vows (one who has undertaken a vow, firm in vows)

• प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - the specific woman addressed (Pramadvarā (a proper name))

• तथा (tathā) - so, accordingly (as a consequence of my merit) (so, thus, in that manner)

• अद्य (adya) - right now, today (today, now)

• एव (eva) - indeed, right now (emphatic) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - may Pramadvarā stand up/revive (may she rise up, stand up, revive)

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - beautiful Pramadvarā (radiant woman, beautiful lady, passionate woman)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (introducing a comparison/condition) (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tathā'.

जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from (my) birth onwards (from birth, since birth)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (janman+prabhṛti)

• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• prabhṛti – beginning, onwards from, since
  indeclinable
  indeclinable
  From root bhṛ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Adverbial usage.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

यतात्मा (yatātmā) - I who am self-controlled (self-controlled, with a subdued self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatātman

yatātman - self-controlled, disciplined, having subdued the self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+ātman)

• yata – controlled, restrained, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  From root yam
  Root: yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Ruru) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Subject.

धृतव्रतः (dhṛtavrataḥ) - I who am firm in my vows (one who has undertaken a vow, firm in vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtavrata

dhṛtavrata - one who has undertaken a vow, firm in vows, observant of duties

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+vrata)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained, undertaken
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  From root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'aham'.

प्रमद्वरा (pramadvarā) - the specific woman addressed (Pramadvarā (a proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Pramadvarā

Pramadvarā - Pramadvarā (a female proper name)

Note: Subject of 'samuttiṣṭhatu'.

तथा (tathā) - so, accordingly (as a consequence of my merit) (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

अद्य (adya) - right now, today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, right now (emphatic) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

समुत्तिष्ठतु (samuttiṣṭhatu) - may Pramadvarā stand up/revive (may she rise up, stand up, revive)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of samuttiṣṭh

From root sthā with prefixes sam and ut

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish.

भामिनी (bhāminī) - beautiful Pramadvarā (radiant woman, beautiful lady, passionate woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - radiant, beautiful, passionate, angry woman

Feminine form from bhāman (lustrous, angry)

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'Pramadvarā'.

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