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12,211

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-3

जनको जनदेवस्तु मिथिलायां जनाधिपः ।
और्ध्वदेहिकधर्माणामासीद्युक्तो विचिन्तने ॥३॥
3. janako janadevastu mithilāyāṁ janādhipaḥ ,
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇāmāsīdyukto vicintane.
3. janakaḥ janadevaḥ tu mithilāyām janādhipaḥ
aurdhvadehikadharmāṇām āsīt yuktaḥ vicintane
3. janakaḥ janadevaḥ janādhipaḥ tu mithilāyām
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)