महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-224, verse-41
एते तु सप्त पुरुषा नानाविर्याः पृथक्पृथक् ।
नाशक्नुवन्प्रजाः स्रष्टुमसमागम्य सर्वतः ॥४१॥
नाशक्नुवन्प्रजाः स्रष्टुमसमागम्य सर्वतः ॥४१॥
41. ete tu sapta puruṣā nānāviryāḥ pṛthakpṛthak ,
nāśaknuvanprajāḥ sraṣṭumasamāgamya sarvataḥ.
nāśaknuvanprajāḥ sraṣṭumasamāgamya sarvataḥ.
41.
ete tu sapta puruṣāḥ nānā-vīryāḥ pṛthak pṛthak
na aśaknuvan prajāḥ sraṣṭum asamāgamya sarvataḥ
na aśaknuvan prajāḥ sraṣṭum asamāgamya sarvataḥ
41.
ete tu sapta puruṣāḥ pṛthak pṛthak nānā-vīryāḥ
sarvataḥ asamāgamya prajāḥ sraṣṭum na aśaknuvan
sarvataḥ asamāgamya prajāḥ sraṣṭum na aśaknuvan
41.
These seven cosmic persons (puruṣa) had diverse powers individually. They were unable to create beings (prajāḥ) without assembling together completely.
Words meanings summery:
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- एते (ete) - these
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
- सप्त (sapta) - seven
- पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - cosmic persons (puruṣa), beings
- नाना-वीर्याः (nānā-vīryāḥ) - having diverse powers, possessing various energies
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
- पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
- न (na) - not
- अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were unable, they could not
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny
- स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, in order to create
- असमागम्य (asamāgamya) - without assembling, without coming together
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, entirely
Words meanings and morphology
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this
तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
सप्त (sapta) - seven
(numeral)
पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - cosmic persons (puruṣa), beings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa
puruṣa - man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa), spirit
नाना-वीर्याः (nānā-vīryāḥ) - having diverse powers, possessing various energies
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nānā-vīrya
nānā-vīrya - having various powers/energies
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+vīrya)
- nānā – various, diverse, manifold
indeclinable - vīrya – power, energy, virility, heroism
noun (neuter)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
(indeclinable)
पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, individually
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अशक्नुवन् (aśaknuvan) - they were unable, they could not
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of śak
Root: śak (class 5)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, progeny
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creatures, subjects, beings
स्रष्टुम् (sraṣṭum) - to create, in order to create
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Derived from root sṛj.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
असमागम्य (asamāgamya) - without assembling, without coming together
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root gam with upasargas sam and ā, and lyap suffix, negated by 'a'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+samāgamya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable - samāgamya – having come together, having assembled
indeclinable
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root gam with upasargas sam and ā, and lyap suffix.
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: gam (class 1)
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, entirely
(indeclinable)