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12,139

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-18

उपशुष्कजलस्थाया विनिवृत्तसभाप्रपा ।
निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया निर्वषट्कारमङ्गला ॥१८॥
18. upaśuṣkajalasthāyā vinivṛttasabhāprapā ,
nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā.
18. upaśuṣkajalasthāyā vinivṛttasabhāprapā
nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā
18. upaśuṣkajalasthāyā [bhūmiḥ]
vinivṛttasabhāprapā [bhūmiḥ]
nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā [bhūmiḥ]
nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā [bhūmiḥ] [āsīt]
18. The land was characterized by nearly dried-up water sources, by the cessation of public assemblies and water-sheds, by the abandonment of Vedic rituals (yajña) and Vedic study (svādhyāya), and by the absence of auspicious rites (maṅgala) and ritual exclamations (vaṣaṭkāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • उपशुष्कजलस्थाया (upaśuṣkajalasthāyā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (whose water-bodies were nearly dry)
  • विनिवृत्तसभाप्रपा (vinivṛttasabhāprapā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (where assemblies and water-sheds had ceased)
  • निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया (nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (where sacrifices (yajña) and scriptural studies (svādhyāya) had ceased)
  • निर्वषट्कारमङ्गला (nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (without vaṣaṭkāra (ritual exclamation) and auspicious rites)

Words meanings and morphology

उपशुष्कजलस्थाया (upaśuṣkajalasthāyā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (whose water-bodies were nearly dry)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upaśuṣkajalasthā
upaśuṣkajalasthā - having its water-places nearly dry
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upaśuṣka+jala+sthā)
  • upaśuṣka – nearly dry, somewhat dried up
    adjective (neuter)
    upa- (near, sub) + śuṣka (dry)
    Prefix: upa
    Root: śuṣ (class 4)
  • jala – water
    noun (neuter)
  • sthā – standing, located, place (suffix)
    noun (feminine)
    From √sthā
    Root: sthā (class 1)
विनिवृत्तसभाप्रपा (vinivṛttasabhāprapā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (where assemblies and water-sheds had ceased)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vinivṛttasabhāprapā
vinivṛttasabhāprapā - whose assemblies and water-booths have ceased
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vinivṛtta+sabhā+prapā)
  • vinivṛtta – ceased, stopped, turned back
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from √vṛt with vi + ni
    Prefixes: vi+ni
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
  • sabhā – assembly, council, public hall
    noun (feminine)
  • prapā – water-shed, public drinking place
    noun (feminine)
निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया (nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (where sacrifices (yajña) and scriptural studies (svādhyāya) had ceased)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā
nivṛttayajñasvādhyāyā - whose sacrifices (yajña) and self-study (svādhyāya) have ceased
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nivṛtta+yajña+svādhyāya)
  • nivṛtta – ceased, stopped, abandoned
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    from √vṛt with ni
    Prefix: ni
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
  • yajña – sacrifice, oblation, worship
    noun (masculine)
    Root: yaj (class 1)
  • svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedas, Vedic study
    noun (masculine)
निर्वषट्कारमङ्गला (nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā) - Adjective describing the state of the land/world. (without vaṣaṭkāra (ritual exclamation) and auspicious rites)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā
nirvaṣaṭkāramaṅgalā - without vaṣaṭkāra and auspicious rites
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+vaṣaṭkāra+maṅgala)
  • nir – without, devoid of
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • vaṣaṭkāra – the exclamation 'vaṣaṭ' uttered at sacrifices
    noun (masculine)
  • maṅgala – auspicious rite, welfare, blessing
    noun (neuter)