महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-183, verse-15
पृथिवी सर्वभूतानां जनित्री तद्विधाः स्त्रियः ।
पुमान्प्रजापतिस्तत्र शुक्रं तेजोमयं विदुः ॥१५॥
पुमान्प्रजापतिस्तत्र शुक्रं तेजोमयं विदुः ॥१५॥
15. pṛthivī sarvabhūtānāṁ janitrī tadvidhāḥ striyaḥ ,
pumānprajāpatistatra śukraṁ tejomayaṁ viduḥ.
pumānprajāpatistatra śukraṁ tejomayaṁ viduḥ.
15.
pṛthivī sarvabhūtānāṃ janitrī tatvidhāḥ striyaḥ
pumān prajāpatiḥ tatra śukraṃ tejomayaṃ viduḥ
pumān prajāpatiḥ tatra śukraṃ tejomayaṃ viduḥ
15.
The earth (pṛthivī) is the mother of all beings; women are similar. In this context, the male (pumān) is Prajapati, the lord of creatures. They know semen (śukra) to be radiant.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, the Earth
- सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings, of all creatures
- जनित्री (janitrī) - mother, producer, generator
- तत्विधाः (tatvidhāḥ) - of that kind, similar to that, such like
- स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, females
- पुमान् (pumān) - man, male, person
- प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajapati
- तत्र (tatra) - In the context of generation/procreation. (there, in that case, in that matter)
- शुक्रं (śukraṁ) - semen, seed, pure, bright
- तेजोमयं (tejomayaṁ) - consisting of light, radiant, fiery, luminous
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
Words meanings and morphology
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, the Earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, the Earth; extensive, broad
Feminine noun.
Root: pṛth
Note: Subject.
सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings, of all creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound of sarva (all) and bhūta (being).
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole
pronoun/adjective (masculine/neuter) - bhūta – being, creature, element; past (participle)
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, to exist)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Possessive, "of all beings".
जनित्री (janitrī) - mother, producer, generator
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of janitrī
janitrī - mother, producer, female progenitor
agent noun
Feminine agent noun from root jan (to be born, to produce).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Predicate noun for 'pṛthivī'.
तत्विधाः (tatvidhāḥ) - of that kind, similar to that, such like
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tadvidha
tadvidha - of that kind, similar to that, such like
Compound of tat (that) and vidha (kind, sort).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+vidha)
- tad – that, it
pronoun (neuter)
Refers to 'pṛthivī' and 'janitrī'. - vidha – kind, sort, type; mode, manner
noun (masculine)
From root dhā (to place) with vi (as prefix) or simply a noun.
Note: Adjective modifying 'striyaḥ'.
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, females
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
Feminine noun.
Note: Subject.
पुमान् (pumān) - man, male, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pums
pums - man, male, person, male principle
Masculine noun, nominative singular.
Note: Subject.
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajapati
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, Prajapati (a Vedic deity)
Compound of prajā (progeny) and pati (lord).
Compound type : tatpurusha (prajā+pati)
- prajā – progeny, offspring, people
noun (feminine)
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Predicate for 'pumān'.
तत्र (tatra) - In the context of generation/procreation. (there, in that case, in that matter)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place or context.
Note: Adverb of context.
शुक्रं (śukraṁ) - semen, seed, pure, bright
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śukra
śukra - bright, pure, white; semen, seed
Neuter noun.
Root: śuc (class 1)
Note: Object of the verb.
तेजोमयं (tejomayaṁ) - consisting of light, radiant, fiery, luminous
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tejomaya
tejomaya - consisting of light, radiant, fiery, luminous
Compound of tejas (light, radiance) and maya (full of, consisting of).
Compound type : tatpurusha (tejas+maya)
- tejas – light, radiance, splendor, energy, vigor
noun (neuter)
Root: tij (class 1) - maya – consisting of, full of, made of
suffix (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Secondary suffix forming adjectives.
Note: Adjective modifying 'śukram'.
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Active Indicative (root verb)
3rd person plural present active indicative of root vid (often listed as from ad-class, 2nd class).
Root: vid (class 2)