महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-248, verse-13
प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा महातेजाः प्रजासर्गे पितामहः ।
अतीव वृद्धा बहुला नामृष्यत पुनः प्रजाः ॥१३॥
अतीव वृद्धा बहुला नामृष्यत पुनः प्रजाः ॥१३॥
13. prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā mahātejāḥ prajāsarge pitāmahaḥ ,
atīva vṛddhā bahulā nāmṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ.
atīva vṛddhā bahulā nāmṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ.
13.
prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā mahātejāḥ prajāsarge pitāmahaḥ
atīva vṛddhā bahulā na amṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ
atīva vṛddhā bahulā na amṛṣyata punaḥ prajāḥ
13.
pitāmahaḥ mahātejāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā prajāsarge
atīva vṛddhāḥ bahulāḥ punaḥ prajāḥ na amṛṣyata
atīva vṛddhāḥ bahulāḥ punaḥ prajāḥ na amṛṣyata
13.
The greatly effulgent Grandfather (Brahma), having created beings, found the creatures to be exceedingly numerous and widespread in the act of creation, and could no longer tolerate this overpopulation.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, progeny, subjects)
- सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created
- महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very powerful
- प्रजासर्गे (prajāsarge) - in the creation of beings
- पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Grandfather Brahma (grandfather, creator (Brahma))
- अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much
- वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - numerically grown, increased in number (grown, increased, old)
- बहुला (bahulā) - numerous, abundant, extensive
- न (na) - not
- अमृष्यत (amṛṣyata) - did not tolerate (the excessive number) (endured, tolerated)
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore
- प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the creatures (creatures, progeny, subjects)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, living beings (creatures, progeny, subjects)
(noun)
feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, subject
सृष्ट्वा (sṛṣṭvā) - having created
(indeclinable)
absolutive
formed from root sṛj + ktvā
Root: sṛj (class 4)
महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, very powerful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas
mahātejas - greatly effulgent, very powerful, of great splendor
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
noun (neuter)
Note: masculine nominative singular form of mahātejas, qualifying pitāmahaḥ
प्रजासर्गे (prajāsarge) - in the creation of beings
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of prajāsarga
prajāsarga - creation of beings, creation of progeny
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+sarga)
- prajā – progeny, offspring, creature
noun (feminine) - sarga – creation, emission, chapter
noun (masculine)
Root: sṛj (class 4)
पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Grandfather Brahma (grandfather, creator (Brahma))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, Brahma
अतीव (atīva) - exceedingly, very much
(indeclinable)
वृद्धा (vṛddhā) - numerically grown, increased in number (grown, increased, old)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of vṛddha
vṛddha - grown, old, increased
Past Passive Participle
formed from root vṛdh + kta
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
Note: feminine nominative plural, qualifying prajāḥ
बहुला (bahulā) - numerous, abundant, extensive
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bahula
bahula - numerous, abundant, widespread
Note: feminine nominative plural, qualifying prajāḥ
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
अमृष्यत (amṛṣyata) - did not tolerate (the excessive number) (endured, tolerated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of mṛṣ
imperfect third person singular middle voice
Root: mṛṣ (class 1)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore
(indeclinable)
प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - the creatures (creatures, progeny, subjects)
(noun)
feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, subject