महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-322, verse-23
काम्यनैमित्तिकाजस्रं यज्ञियाः परमक्रियाः ।
सर्वाः सात्वतमास्थाय विधिं चक्रे समाहितः ॥२३॥
सर्वाः सात्वतमास्थाय विधिं चक्रे समाहितः ॥२३॥
23. kāmyanaimittikājasraṁ yajñiyāḥ paramakriyāḥ ,
sarvāḥ sātvatamāsthāya vidhiṁ cakre samāhitaḥ.
sarvāḥ sātvatamāsthāya vidhiṁ cakre samāhitaḥ.
23.
kāmya-naimittika-ājasram yajñiyāḥ parama-kriyāḥ
sarvāḥ sātvatam āsthāya vidhim cakre samāhitaḥ
sarvāḥ sātvatam āsthāya vidhim cakre samāhitaḥ
23.
samāhitaḥ sātvatam vidhim āsthāya kāmya-naimittika-ājasram
sarvāḥ yajñiyāḥ parama-kriyāḥ cakre
sarvāḥ yajñiyāḥ parama-kriyāḥ cakre
23.
Being fully concentrated, he performed all sacred and supreme Vedic rituals (yajña) in an optional, occasional, and perpetual manner, having adopted the injunctions of the Sātvata tradition.
Words meanings summery:
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- काम्य-नैमित्तिक-आजस्रम् (kāmya-naimittika-ājasram) - in a manner encompassing optional, occasional, and perpetual Vedic rituals (in an optional, occasional, and perpetual manner; relating to optional, occasional, and constant (actions/rituals))
- यज्ञियाः (yajñiyāḥ) - sacred (rituals) (sacred, ritualistic, fit for a ritual)
- परम-क्रियाः (parama-kriyāḥ) - supreme rituals (supreme actions, excellent rituals)
- सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (rituals) (all, every)
- सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - of the Sātvata (tradition) (relating to the Sātvatas, pertaining to the Sātvata tradition)
- आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (having adopted, having resorted to, having taken recourse to)
- विधिम् (vidhim) - injunctions (injunction, rule, method, procedure)
- चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he performed, he made, he did)
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - fully concentrated (concentrated, composed, absorbed, attentive)
Words meanings and morphology
काम्य-नैमित्तिक-आजस्रम् (kāmya-naimittika-ājasram) - in a manner encompassing optional, occasional, and perpetual Vedic rituals (in an optional, occasional, and perpetual manner; relating to optional, occasional, and constant (actions/rituals))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kāmya-naimittika-ājasra
kāmya-naimittika-ājasra - relating to optional, occasional, and constant (rituals/actions)
Compound of kāmya, naimittika, and ājasra
Compound type : dvandva (kāmya+naimittika+ājasra)
- kāmya – optional, to be desired, caused by desire
adjective
Gerundive
From √kam with -ya suffix (gerundive)
Root: kam (class 1) - naimittika – occasional, incidental, conditional, dependent on a cause
adjective
Derived from nimitta (cause, occasion) - ājasra – constant, perpetual, continuous
adjective
Derived from ajasra (uninterrupted, continuous)
Note: Used adverbially.
यज्ञियाः (yajñiyāḥ) - sacred (rituals) (sacred, ritualistic, fit for a ritual)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of yajñiya
yajñiya - related to a Vedic ritual (yajña), sacred, fit for a ritual
Derived from yajña with -iya suffix
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'kriyāḥ'.
परम-क्रियाः (parama-kriyāḥ) - supreme rituals (supreme actions, excellent rituals)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of parama-kriyā
parama-kriyā - supreme action, highest ritual
Compound type : karma-dhāraya (parama+kriyā)
- parama – supreme, highest, best
adjective
Superlative of para - kriyā – action, activity, ritual, rite
noun (feminine)
From √kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of 'cakre'.
सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all (rituals) (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with 'kriyāḥ'.
सात्वतम् (sātvatam) - of the Sātvata (tradition) (relating to the Sātvatas, pertaining to the Sātvata tradition)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of sātvata
sātvata - belonging to or related to the Sātvatas (a branch of the Yādavas), the Sātvata tradition (Pañcarātra Agama)
Derived from Satvat (clan name)
Note: Agrees with 'vidhim'.
आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having adopted (having adopted, having resorted to, having taken recourse to)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From √sthā with upasarga ā-
Prefix: ā
Root: sthā (class 1)
विधिम् (vidhim) - injunctions (injunction, rule, method, procedure)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vidhi
vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ordinance, fate
From √dhā with upasarga vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.
चक्रे (cakre) - he performed (he performed, he made, he did)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, ātmanepada, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ
Perfect Tense
From √kṛ, perfect middle, 3rd person singular
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Subject is implicitly 'he' (Ugrasena in context).
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - fully concentrated (concentrated, composed, absorbed, attentive)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - concentrated, composed, absorbed, attentive
Past Passive Participle
From √dhā with upasargas sam-ā-
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Refers to the implicit subject of 'cakre'.