महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-90, verse-32
रेतोधाः पुत्र उन्नयति नरदेव यमक्षयात् ।
त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥३२॥
त्वं चास्य धाता गर्भस्य सत्यमाह शकुन्तला ॥३२॥
32. retodhāḥ putra unnayati naradeva yamakṣayāt ,
tvaṁ cāsya dhātā garbhasya satyamāha śakuntalā.
tvaṁ cāsya dhātā garbhasya satyamāha śakuntalā.
32.
retodhāḥ putraḥ unnayati naradeva yamakṣayāt tvam
ca asya dhātā garbhasya satyam āha śakuntalā
ca asya dhātā garbhasya satyam āha śakuntalā
32.
O King, a son elevates his father, the one who deposited the seed, from Yama's realm. And Śakuntalā spoke the truth: you are indeed the father of this embryo.
Words meanings summery:
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- रेतोधाः (retodhāḥ) - father (of the child Bharata) (one who deposits seed, father)
- पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Bharata) (son, child)
- उन्नयति (unnayati) - elevates, rescues (from Yama's abode) (elevates, raises, lifts up, rescues)
- नरदेव (naradeva) - O King Duṣyanta (vocative) (O king of men, O monarch, O king)
- यमक्षयात् (yamakṣayāt) - from the realm of Yama (god of death) (from Yama's destruction, from Yama's abode)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you (King Duṣyanta) (you)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अस्य (asya) - of this (embryo/child) (of him, his, of this)
- धाता (dhātā) - father (one who maintains/sustains the embryo by having deposited seed) (father, creator, supporter, maintainer)
- गर्भस्य (garbhasya) - of this embryo/fetus (of the embryo, of the womb, of the fetus)
- सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, truly)
- आह (āha) - said, spoke (Śakuntalā) (said, spoke)
- शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Śakuntalā (mother of Bharata) (Śakuntalā (proper name))
Words meanings and morphology
रेतोधाः (retodhāḥ) - father (of the child Bharata) (one who deposits seed, father)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of retodhās
retodhās - one who deposits seed; father
Noun derived from retaḥ + dhā.
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (Bharata) (son, child)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
उन्नयति (unnayati) - elevates, rescues (from Yama's abode) (elevates, raises, lifts up, rescues)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of unnī
Root nī with upasarga ut.
Prefix: ut
Root: nī (class 1)
नरदेव (naradeva) - O King Duṣyanta (vocative) (O king of men, O monarch, O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naradeva
naradeva - king of men, monarch
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+deva)
- nara – man, human being
noun (masculine) - deva – god, divine, king
noun (masculine)
यमक्षयात् (yamakṣayāt) - from the realm of Yama (god of death) (from Yama's destruction, from Yama's abode)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of yamakṣaya
yamakṣaya - destruction by Yama, Yama's abode
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yama+kṣaya)
- yama – Yama (god of death), restraint
proper noun (masculine) - kṣaya – destruction, decay, abode, dwelling
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣi (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you (King Duṣyanta) (you)
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अस्य (asya) - of this (embryo/child) (of him, his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
Note: Agreement with garbhasya (masculine/neuter).
धाता (dhātā) - father (one who maintains/sustains the embryo by having deposited seed) (father, creator, supporter, maintainer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ
dhātṛ - creator, supporter, father, arranger
Agent noun from root dhā.
Root: dhā (class 3)
गर्भस्य (garbhasya) - of this embryo/fetus (of the embryo, of the womb, of the fetus)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of garbha
garbha - embryo, fetus, womb, interior
सत्यम् (satyam) - the truth (truth, truly)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - true, real, truth
From sat (being).
Root: as (class 2)
आह (āha) - said, spoke (Śakuntalā) (said, spoke)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ah
Perfect tense form of root ah.
Root: ah (class 2)
शकुन्तला (śakuntalā) - Śakuntalā (mother of Bharata) (Śakuntalā (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakuntalā
śakuntalā - Śakuntalā (name of a legendary princess)