महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-326, verse-56
अहं हयशिरो भूत्वा समुद्रे पश्चिमोत्तरे ।
पिबामि सुहुतं हव्यं कव्यं च श्रद्धयान्वितम् ॥५६॥
पिबामि सुहुतं हव्यं कव्यं च श्रद्धयान्वितम् ॥५६॥
56. ahaṁ hayaśiro bhūtvā samudre paścimottare ,
pibāmi suhutaṁ havyaṁ kavyaṁ ca śraddhayānvitam.
pibāmi suhutaṁ havyaṁ kavyaṁ ca śraddhayānvitam.
56.
aham hayaśiraḥ bhūtvā samudre paścimottare
pibāmi suhutam havyam kavyam ca śraddhayānvitaṃ
pibāmi suhutam havyam kavyam ca śraddhayānvitaṃ
56.
Having assumed the form of Hayashiras (the Horse-head), I drink the well-offered oblations for the gods and the offerings for ancestors, imbued with faith (śraddhā), in the northwestern ocean.
Words meanings summery:
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- अहम् (aham) - I
- हयशिरः (hayaśiraḥ) - The specific divine form of Hayagriva. (horse-head, having a horse's head)
- भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
- समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean
- पश्चिमोत्तरे (paścimottare) - in the northwest
- पिबामि (pibāmi) - I drink
- सुहुतम् (suhutam) - Refers to oblations that are correctly performed. (well-offered, well-sacrificed)
- हव्यम् (havyam) - oblation for gods, offering
- कव्यम् (kavyam) - oblation for ancestors, offering to deceased relatives
- च (ca) - and
- श्रद्धयान्वितं (śraddhayānvitaṁ) - endowed with faith, accompanied by devotion
Words meanings and morphology
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of aham
aham - I
हयशिरः (hayaśiraḥ) - The specific divine form of Hayagriva. (horse-head, having a horse's head)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hayaśiras
hayaśiras - horse-head, name of a divine being (Hayagriva)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (haya+śiras)
- haya – horse
noun (masculine)
Root: heṣ (class 1) - śiras – head, skull
noun (neuter)
Note: Used adjectivally, agreeing with 'aham'.
भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
From root bhū (to be) + ktvā suffix.
Root: bhū (class 1)
समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of samudra
samudra - ocean, sea
पश्चिमोत्तरे (paścimottare) - in the northwest
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of paścimottara
paścimottara - northwest
Compound type : dvandva (paścima+uttara)
- paścima – western, west
adjective (masculine) - uttara – northern, north
adjective (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'samudre'.
पिबामि (pibāmi) - I drink
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pā
Present stem of pā (to drink).
Root: pā (class 1)
सुहुतम् (suhutam) - Refers to oblations that are correctly performed. (well-offered, well-sacrificed)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of suhuta
suhuta - well-offered, well-sacrificed
Past Passive Participle
From su (good/well) + hu (to offer, sacrifice) + kta suffix.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+huta)
- su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
indeclinable - huta – offered, sacrificed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root hu (to offer) + kta suffix.
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Modifies 'havyam' and 'kavyam'.
हव्यम् (havyam) - oblation for gods, offering
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of havya
havya - an offering or oblation to the gods, a sacrificial gift
Gerundive
From root hu (to offer) + yat suffix.
Root: hu (class 3)
Note: Object of 'pibāmi'.
कव्यम् (kavyam) - oblation for ancestors, offering to deceased relatives
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kavya
kavya - an offering or oblation to the ancestors (pitṛs), a funeral offering
Derived from kavi (seer, wise one), referring to ancestors.
Note: Object of 'pibāmi'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
श्रद्धयान्वितं (śraddhayānvitaṁ) - endowed with faith, accompanied by devotion
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śraddhayānvita
śraddhayānvita - accompanied by faith, endowed with devotion
Compound of śraddhayā (by faith, instrumental) and anvita (accompanied).
Compound type : tatpurusha (śraddhā+anvita)
- śraddhā – faith, trust, confidence, devotion
noun (feminine)
From śrat (heart, mind) + dhā (to place).
Prefix: śrat
Root: dhā (class 3) - anvita – accompanied, joined, connected, endowed with
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From anu + i (to go) + kta suffix.
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Modifies 'havyam' and 'kavyam'.