महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-211, verse-3
जनको जनदेवस्तु मिथिलायां जनाधिपः ।
और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणामासीद्युक्तो विचिन्तने ॥३॥
और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणामासीद्युक्तो विचिन्तने ॥३॥
3. janako janadevastu mithilāyāṁ janādhipaḥ ,
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇāmāsīdyukto vicintane.
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇāmāsīdyukto vicintane.
3.
janakaḥ janadevaḥ tu mithilāyām janādhipaḥ
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām āsīt yuktaḥ vicintane
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām āsīt yuktaḥ vicintane
3.
janakaḥ janadevaḥ janādhipaḥ tu mithilāyām
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām vicintane yuktaḥ āsīt
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām vicintane yuktaḥ āsīt
3.
King Janaka, who was a god among men (janadevaḥ) and ruler (janādhipaḥ) in Mithila, was indeed absorbed in the contemplation (vicintane) of duties (dharma) pertaining to the afterlife.
Words meanings summery:
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- जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (proper name)
- जनदेवः (janadevaḥ) - god among men, king
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)
- मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila (name of a city/kingdom)
- जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - ruler of men, king
- और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणाम् (aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām) - of the duties/rites pertaining to the afterlife
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was
- युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - absorbed (engaged, devoted, connected, endowed with)
- विचिन्तने (vicintane) - in contemplation, in reflection, in thinking deeply
Words meanings and morphology
जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka
janaka - Janaka, father
जनदेवः (janadevaḥ) - god among men, king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janadeva
janadeva - god among men, king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+deva)
- jana – man, person, people
noun (masculine) - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
मिथिलायाम् (mithilāyām) - in Mithila (name of a city/kingdom)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of mithilā
mithilā - Mithila (name of an ancient city and kingdom)
जनाधिपः (janādhipaḥ) - ruler of men, king
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janādhipa
janādhipa - ruler of men, king
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+adhipa)
- jana – man, person, people
noun (masculine) - adhipa – ruler, lord, king
noun (masculine)
और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणाम् (aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām) - of the duties/rites pertaining to the afterlife
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of aurdhvadehikadharma
aurdhvadehikadharma - duties or rites relating to the afterlife or the body after death
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aurdhvadehika+dharma)
- aurdhvadehika – relating to the body after death, pertaining to the afterlife
adjective (neuter)
Derived from ūrdhva (upper) + deha (body) + ika (suffix) - dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
आसीत् (āsīt) - was
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - absorbed (engaged, devoted, connected, endowed with)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, connected, employed, endowed with, intent on
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root yuj + suffix kta
Root: yuj (class 7)
विचिन्तने (vicintane) - in contemplation, in reflection, in thinking deeply
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vicintana
vicintana - contemplation, reflection, consideration
From root cint with prefix vi
Prefix: vi
Root: cint (class 10)