महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-162, verse-38
ततः कदाचिदपरो द्विजस्तं देशमागमत् ।
जटी चीराजिनधरः स्वाध्यायपरमः शुचिः ॥३८॥
जटी चीराजिनधरः स्वाध्यायपरमः शुचिः ॥३८॥
38. tataḥ kadācidaparo dvijastaṁ deśamāgamat ,
jaṭī cīrājinadharaḥ svādhyāyaparamaḥ śuciḥ.
jaṭī cīrājinadharaḥ svādhyāyaparamaḥ śuciḥ.
38.
tataḥ kadācit aparaḥ dvijaḥ tam deśam āgamat
jaṭī cīrājina-dharaḥ svādhyāya-paramaḥ śuciḥ
jaṭī cīrājina-dharaḥ svādhyāya-paramaḥ śuciḥ
38.
tataḥ kadācit aparaḥ dvijaḥ jaṭī cīrājina-dharaḥ
svādhyāya-paramaḥ śuciḥ tam deśam āgamat
svādhyāya-paramaḥ śuciḥ tam deśam āgamat
38.
Then, sometime later, another brahmin (dvija) arrived in that region. He was an ascetic with matted hair, wearing garments of bark and deerskin, supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya), and pure.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then, sometime later (then, from that, thereafter)
- कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometime (later) (sometime, at some time, once)
- अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (another, other, different)
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (dvija) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)
- तम् (tam) - that (region) (that, him, it)
- देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)
- आगमत् (āgamat) - arrived (he/she/it came, arrived)
- जटी (jaṭī) - an ascetic with matted hair (having matted hair, ascetic)
- चीराजिन-धरः (cīrājina-dharaḥ) - wearing garments of bark and deerskin (wearing bark garments and deerskin)
- स्वाध्याय-परमः (svādhyāya-paramaḥ) - supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya) (supremely devoted to self-study/Vedic study)
- शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, holy)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then, sometime later (then, from that, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
ablative of 'tad' used adverbially
कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometime (later) (sometime, at some time, once)
(indeclinable)
formed from 'kadā' (when) + 'cit'
अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (another, other, different)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apara
apara - another, other, different, subsequent
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (dvija) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya), brahmin, bird, snake, tooth
from 'dvi' (twice) + 'jan' (to be born)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - jan – to be born, to produce
verb
root for 'born'
Root: jan (class 4)
तम् (tam) - that (region) (that, him, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
देशम् (deśam) - region (region, place, country)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa
deśa - region, place, country, spot
आगमत् (āgamat) - arrived (he/she/it came, arrived)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam
Imperfect Active
third person singular, imperfect tense, active voice, parasmaipada
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
जटी (jaṭī) - an ascetic with matted hair (having matted hair, ascetic)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jaṭin
jaṭin - having matted hair, ascetic, a sage
possessive suffix '-in' applied to 'jaṭā' (matted hair)
चीराजिन-धरः (cīrājina-dharaḥ) - wearing garments of bark and deerskin (wearing bark garments and deerskin)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cīrājina-dhara
cīrājina-dhara - wearing bark garments and deerskin
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (cīra+ajina+dhara)
- cīra – bark garment, strip of bark
noun (neuter) - ajina – skin, hide (especially deer skin)
noun (neuter) - dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective from root dhṛ
from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, wear) with suffix '-a'
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
स्वाध्याय-परमः (svādhyāya-paramaḥ) - supremely devoted to Vedic study (svādhyāya) (supremely devoted to self-study/Vedic study)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya-parama
svādhyāya-parama - supremely devoted to self-study/Vedic study
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svādhyāya+parama)
- svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedas, Vedic study
noun (masculine)
from 'sva' (self) + 'adhyāya' (reading, study)
Prefix: adhi - parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure (pure, clean, holy)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci
śuci - pure, clean, holy, bright