महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-200, verse-26
आदित्यानदितिर्जज्ञे देवश्रेष्ठान्महाबलान् ।
तेषां विष्णुर्वामनोऽभूद्गोविन्दश्चाभवत्प्रभुः ॥२६॥
तेषां विष्णुर्वामनोऽभूद्गोविन्दश्चाभवत्प्रभुः ॥२६॥
26. ādityānaditirjajñe devaśreṣṭhānmahābalān ,
teṣāṁ viṣṇurvāmano'bhūdgovindaścābhavatprabhuḥ.
teṣāṁ viṣṇurvāmano'bhūdgovindaścābhavatprabhuḥ.
26.
ādityān aditiḥ jajñe devaśreṣṭhān mahābalān teṣām
viṣṇuḥ vāmanaḥ abhūt govindaḥ ca abhavat prabhuḥ
viṣṇuḥ vāmanaḥ abhūt govindaḥ ca abhavat prabhuḥ
26.
aditiḥ devaśreṣṭhān mahābalān ādityān jajñe.
teṣām viṣṇuḥ vāmanaḥ abhūt,
ca govindaḥ prabhuḥ abhavat.
teṣām viṣṇuḥ vāmanaḥ abhūt,
ca govindaḥ prabhuḥ abhavat.
26.
Aditi gave birth to the Ādityas, who were the most excellent and mighty among the gods. Among them, Vishnu became Vāmana, and Govinda also became the supreme Lord.
Words meanings summery:
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- आदित्यान् (ādityān) - the Ādityas (sons of Aditi)
- अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi
- जज्ञे (jajñe) - gave birth (transitive use) (gave birth, was born)
- देवश्रेष्ठान् (devaśreṣṭhān) - best among gods, foremost among gods
- महाबलान् (mahābalān) - very powerful, mighty
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu
- वामनः (vāmanaḥ) - Vāmana, the dwarf incarnation of Vishnu (dwarf, Vāmana)
- अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)
- गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda
- च (ca) - and
- अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)
- प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - supreme Lord (lord, master, powerful)
Words meanings and morphology
आदित्यान् (ādityān) - the Ādityas (sons of Aditi)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āditya
āditya - son of Aditi, a god
अदितिः (aditiḥ) - Aditi
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of aditi
aditi - unbound, freedom, name of a goddess (mother of the gods)
जज्ञे (jajñe) - gave birth (transitive use) (gave birth, was born)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of jan
Perfect
reduplicated perfect, middle voice
Root: jan (class 4)
देवश्रेष्ठान् (devaśreṣṭhān) - best among gods, foremost among gods
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of devaśreṣṭha
devaśreṣṭha - best of gods
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+śreṣṭha)
- deva – a god, a deity
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
adjective (masculine)
superlative of praśasya
Note: Qualifies Ādityān.
महाबलान् (mahābalān) - very powerful, mighty
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mahābala
mahābala - having great strength, very powerful
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bala)
- mahā – great, large
adjective (feminine) - bala – strength, power, force
noun (neuter)
Root: bal (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Ādityān.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
demonstrative pronoun
Note: Refers to the Ādityas.
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Preserver god
Root: viṣ (class 3)
वामनः (vāmanaḥ) - Vāmana, the dwarf incarnation of Vishnu (dwarf, Vāmana)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāmana
vāmana - dwarf, short, name of the fifth incarnation of Vishnu
Root: vam (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for Vishnu.
अभूत् (abhūt) - became (became, was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū
Aorist
root aorist, third person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of govinda
govinda - cow-finder, epithet of Krishna/Vishnu
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अभवत् (abhavat) - became (became, was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū
Imperfect
augmented present stem, third person singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - supreme Lord (lord, master, powerful)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu
prabhu - master, lord, mighty
derived from pra-bhū
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Predicate nominative for Govinda.