महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-31, verse-47

पितृपैतामहं राज्यमास्थाय दुरमुद्वह ।
इष्ट्वा पुण्यैर्महायज्ञैरिष्टाँल्लोकानवाप्स्यसि ॥४७॥

47. pitṛpaitāmahaṁ rājyamāsthāya duramudvaha ,
iṣṭvā puṇyairmahāyajñairiṣṭāँllokānavāpsyasi.

47. pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyam āsthāya duram udvaha
iṣṭvā puṇyaiḥ mahāyajñaiḥ iṣṭān lokān avāpsyasi

47. pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyam āsthāya duram udvaha
puṇyaiḥ mahāyajñaiḥ iṣṭvā iṣṭān lokān avāpsyasi

47. Embracing your ancestral kingdom, bear the burden and, having worshipped through auspicious mahāyajñas, you will attain desired worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - belonging to fathers and grandfathers, ancestral

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having resorted to, having embraced

• दुरम् (duram) - burden, difficulty

• उद्वह (udvaha) - carry up, bear, support

• इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped

• पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by auspicious, by pure, by meritorious

• महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great yagyas, by great Vedic rituals

• इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, wished for, beloved

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will obtain

Words meanings and morphology

पितृपैतामहम् (pitṛpaitāmaham) - belonging to fathers and grandfathers, ancestral

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha

pitṛpaitāmaha - ancestral, inherited from fathers and grandfathers

derived from pitṛ and paitāmaha

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, realm, sovereignty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, rule

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having mounted, having resorted to, having embraced

(verb)

absolutive

root sthā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: absolutive form

दुरम् (duram) - burden, difficulty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dura

dura - burden, load

उद्वह (udvaha) - carry up, bear, support

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of udvah

root vah with prefix ud

Prefix: ud

Root: vah (class 1)

इष्ट्वा (iṣṭvā) - having sacrificed, having worshipped

(verb)

absolutive

root yaj in weak form

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: absolutive

पुण्यैः (puṇyaiḥ) - by auspicious, by pure, by meritorious

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṇya

puṇya - pure, auspicious, meritorious

महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great yagyas, by great Vedic rituals

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great yagya, great Vedic ritual

karmadhāraya compound of mahat and yajña

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+yajña)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, yagya
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, wished for, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished for, beloved

Past Passive Participle

from root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, space

अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain, you will obtain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of avāp

root āp with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

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