महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-92, verse-50
अष्टेमे वसवो देवा महाभागा महौजसः ।
वसिष्ठशापदोषेण मानुषत्वमुपागताः ॥५०॥
वसिष्ठशापदोषेण मानुषत्वमुपागताः ॥५०॥
50. aṣṭeme vasavo devā mahābhāgā mahaujasaḥ ,
vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa mānuṣatvamupāgatāḥ.
vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa mānuṣatvamupāgatāḥ.
50.
aṣṭau ime vasavaḥ devāḥ mahābhāgāḥ mahaujasas
vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa mānuṣatvam upāgatāḥ
vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa mānuṣatvam upāgatāḥ
50.
These eight Vasu gods, who are greatly fortunate and immensely powerful, have attained human existence due to the consequence of Vasiṣṭha's curse.
Words meanings summery:
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- अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
- इमे (ime) - these
- वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (a class of gods)
- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate, glorious
- महौजसस् (mahaujasas) - greatly powerful, immensely energetic
- वसिष्ठशापदोषेण (vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa) - due to the fault/consequence of Vasiṣṭha's curse
- मानुषत्वम् (mānuṣatvam) - humanity, human existence/condition
- उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - have attained, reached
Words meanings and morphology
अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: Follows the declension of nouns for number.
इमे (ime) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
Note: Agrees with 'vasavaḥ devāḥ'.
वसवः (vasavaḥ) - Vasus (a class of gods)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu
vasu - Vasu (a class of deities), good, wealth
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Apposition to Vasus.
महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - greatly fortunate, glorious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga
mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, glorious, distinguished
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - bhāga – fortune, share, part
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vasavaḥ devāḥ'.
महौजसस् (mahaujasas) - greatly powerful, immensely energetic
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mahaujas
mahaujas - greatly powerful, full of great energy
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ojas)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - ojas – energy, vitality, power
noun (neuter)
Note: Agrees with 'vasavaḥ devāḥ'.
वसिष्ठशापदोषेण (vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣeṇa) - due to the fault/consequence of Vasiṣṭha's curse
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣa
vasiṣṭhaśāpadoṣa - fault/consequence of Vasiṣṭha's curse
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasiṣṭha+śāpa+doṣa)
- vasiṣṭha – name of a great sage
proper noun (masculine) - śāpa – curse, imprecation
noun (masculine)
Root: śap (class 1) - doṣa – fault, defect, consequence
noun (masculine)
Root: duṣ (class 4)
Note: Denotes the cause or reason.
मानुषत्वम् (mānuṣatvam) - humanity, human existence/condition
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣatva
mānuṣatva - humanity, human nature/condition
Derived from `manuṣa` (human) + `tva` (suffix for abstract noun)
Note: Object of 'upāgatāḥ'.
उपागताः (upāgatāḥ) - have attained, reached
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of upāgata
upāgata - attained, approached, reached
Past Passive Participle
From prefix `upa` + root `gam` (to go) + `kta` suffix (masculine nominative plural)
Prefixes: upa+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'vasavaḥ devāḥ'.