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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-97, verse-3

शंतनोर्धर्मनित्यस्य कौरव्यस्य यशस्विनः ।
त्वयि पिण्डश्च कीर्तिश्च संतानं च प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥३॥
3. śaṁtanordharmanityasya kauravyasya yaśasvinaḥ ,
tvayi piṇḍaśca kīrtiśca saṁtānaṁ ca pratiṣṭhitam.
3. śāntanoḥ dharmanityasya kauravyasya yaśasvinaḥ
tvayi piṇḍaḥ ca kīrtiḥ ca saṃtānam ca pratiṣṭhitam
3. In you (Bhishma), the pinda (ancestral offerings), fame, and lineage of Śāntanu—who was ever devoted to dharma, a Kuru, and glorious—are established.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शान्तनोः (śāntanoḥ) - of Śāntanu
  • धर्मनित्यस्य (dharmanityasya) - of Śāntanu, who was ever devoted to dharma (of one constantly devoted to dharma, ever-righteous)
  • कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of Śāntanu, a Kuru (of the Kuru descendant)
  • यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of Śāntanu, who was glorious (of the glorious one, famous one)
  • त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (Bhishma) (in you)
  • पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ball of rice, ancestral offering
  • (ca) - and, also
  • कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory
  • (ca) - and, also
  • संतानम् (saṁtānam) - progeny, offspring, lineage
  • (ca) - and, also
  • प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, fixed, resting upon

Words meanings and morphology

शान्तनोः (śāntanoḥ) - of Śāntanu
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of śāntanu
śāntanu - name of a king, father of Bhishma
धर्मनित्यस्य (dharmanityasya) - of Śāntanu, who was ever devoted to dharma (of one constantly devoted to dharma, ever-righteous)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmanitya
dharmanitya - constantly devoted to dharma, ever-righteous
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+nitya)
  • dharma – dharma, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, always
    adjective (masculine)
कौरव्यस्य (kauravyasya) - of Śāntanu, a Kuru (of the Kuru descendant)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kauravya
kauravya - descendant of Kuru, a member of the Kuru dynasty
यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of Śāntanu, who was glorious (of the glorious one, famous one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yaśasvin
yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated
त्वयि (tvayi) - in you (Bhishma) (in you)
(pronoun)
Locative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ball of rice, ancestral offering
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa
piṇḍa - ball, lump, body, ancestral offering (ball of rice)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti
kīrti - fame, glory, renown, report
Root: kīrt (class 10)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
संतानम् (saṁtānam) - progeny, offspring, lineage
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃtāna
saṁtāna - progeny, offspring, continuation, lineage, family
Prefix: sam
Root: tan (class 8)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established, fixed, resting upon
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita
pratiṣṭhita - established, fixed, founded, dependent on, residing in
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'prati'
Prefix: prati
Root: sthā (class 1)