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12,256

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-256, verse-21

श्रद्धा वै सात्त्विकी देवी सूर्यस्य दुहिता नृप ।
सावित्री प्रसवित्री च जीवविश्वासिनी तथा ॥२१॥
21. śraddhā vai sāttvikī devī sūryasya duhitā nṛpa ,
sāvitrī prasavitrī ca jīvaviśvāsinī tathā.
21. śraddhā vai sāttvikī devī sūryasya duhitā nṛpa
sāvitrī prasavitrī ca jīvaviśvāsinī tathā
21. nṛpa,
vai śraddhā sāttvikī devī sūryasya duhitā (asti).
(sā) sāvitrī ca prasavitrī tathā jīvaviśvāsinī (asti).
21. Indeed, O king, faith (śraddhā) is the divine one (devī) of the nature of sattva (sāttvikī), the daughter of Sūrya; she is Sāvitrī, the inspirer, and also the one who inspires trust in living beings.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, belief (śraddhā))
  • वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)
  • सात्त्विकी (sāttvikī) - of the nature of sattva (sāttvikī), pure (relating to sattva, pure, virtuous)
  • देवी (devī) - divine (goddess) (goddess, divine female)
  • सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya (the sun god) (of Sūrya, of the sun)
  • दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter
  • नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
  • सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (goddess, the inspirer) (Savitri (name of a goddess), related to the sun/generator)
  • प्रसवित्री (prasavitrī) - the inspirer (generatrix) (creatrix, generatrix, inspirer)
  • (ca) - and
  • जीवविश्वासिनी (jīvaviśvāsinī) - the inspirer of trust in living beings (inspiring trust in living beings)
  • तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रद्धा (śraddhā) - faith (śraddhā) (faith, trust, belief (śraddhā))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śraddhā
śraddhā - faith, trust, belief, reverence (śraddhā)
from śrad + dhā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Subject of the sentence
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle
सात्त्विकी (sāttvikī) - of the nature of sattva (sāttvikī), pure (relating to sattva, pure, virtuous)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sāttvika
sāttvika - relating to sattva, pure, virtuous, good
derived from sattva with -ika suffix
Note: Qualifies `śraddhā` and `devī`
देवी (devī) - divine (goddess) (goddess, divine female)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman
feminine form of deva
Note: Epithet for Śraddhā
सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya (the sun god) (of Sūrya, of the sun)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya
sūrya - sun, sun god Sūrya
Note: Possessive, 'daughter of Sūrya'
दुहिता (duhitā) - daughter
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of duhitṛ
duhitṛ - daughter
Note: Predicate nominative for Śraddhā
नृप (nṛpa) - O king!
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
compound: nṛ (man) + pā (protector)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pā)
  • nṛ – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • pā – protector, guardian
    noun (masculine)
    from root pā (to protect)
    Root: pā (class 2)
Note: Address to a king
सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (goddess, the inspirer) (Savitri (name of a goddess), related to the sun/generator)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī
sāvitrī - name of a goddess, a mantra; female descendent of Savitṛ (the sun god)
Note: Another name/aspect of Śraddhā
प्रसवित्री (prasavitrī) - the inspirer (generatrix) (creatrix, generatrix, inspirer)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prasavitrī
prasavitrī - generatrix, creatrix, producer, inspirer
feminine agent noun from pra-sū (to generate, animate)
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 2)
Note: Another quality/aspect of Śraddhā
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects Sāvitrī and Prasavitrī
जीवविश्वासिनी (jīvaviśvāsinī) - the inspirer of trust in living beings (inspiring trust in living beings)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of jīvaviśvāsinī
jīvaviśvāsinī - inspiring faith/trust in living beings
tatpurusha compound: jīva + viśvāsinī
Compound type : tatpurusha (jīva+viśvāsinī)
  • jīva – living being, life
    noun (masculine)
  • viśvāsinī – inspiring trust, trusty (feminine)
    adjective (feminine)
    feminine form of viśvāsin, from viśvās (trust)
    Prefix: vi
Note: Another quality/aspect of Śraddhā
तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the last epithet.