महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-329, verse-50

तदेवंविधं माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणानाम् ।
क्षत्रमपि शाश्वतीमव्ययां पृथिवीं पत्नीमभिगम्य बुभुजे ।
तदेतद्ब्रह्माग्नीषोमीयम् ।
तेन जगद्धार्यते ॥५०॥

50. tadevaṁvidhaṁ māhātmyaṁ brāhmaṇānām ,
kṣatramapi śāśvatīmavyayāṁ pṛthivīṁ patnīmabhigamya bubhuje ,
tadetadbrahmāgnīṣomīyam ,
tena jagaddhāryate.

50. tad evamvidhaṃ māhātmyṃ brāhmaṇānām |
kṣatram api śāśvatīm avyayāṃ pṛthivīṃ
patnīm abhigamya bubhuje | tad etat
brahmāgniṣomīyam | tena jagat dhāryate

50. tad evamvidhaṃ brāhmaṇānām māhātmyam
api kṣatram śāśvatīm avyayām pṛthivīm
patnīm abhigamya bubhuje tat etat
brahmāgniṣomīyam tena jagat dhāryate

50. Such is the greatness of the brahmins. The warrior class too, having attained the earth as an eternal and imperishable wife, enjoyed her. This indeed is connected with brahman and with agni and soma. By this the world is sustained.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that

• एवम्विधम् (evamvidham) - of this kind, such

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, majesty

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the warrior class, kshatriya order

• अपि (api) - also, even

• शाश्वतीम् (śāśvatīm) - eternal, perpetual

• अव्ययाम् (avyayām) - imperishable, undecaying

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

• पत्नीम् (patnīm) - as wife

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having obtained

• बुभुजे (bubhuje) - enjoyed, ruled over

• तत् (tat) - that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्रह्माग्निषोमीयम् (brahmāgniṣomīyam) - related to brahman, agni and soma

• तेन (tena) - by this

• जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

• धार्यते (dhāryate) - is sustained, is supported

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

एवम्विधम् (evamvidham) - of this kind, such

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of evamvidha

evamvidha - of this kind, such

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, majesty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, high-mindedness, majesty

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, member of the priestly class

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the warrior class, kshatriya order

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - warrior class, dominion, power

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतीम् (śāśvatīm) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant

अव्ययाम् (avyayām) - imperishable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, unchanging

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

पत्नीम् (patnīm) - as wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

root gam with prefix abhi and suffix ya

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

बुभुजे (bubhuje) - enjoyed, ruled over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ब्रह्माग्निषोमीयम् (brahmāgniṣomīyam) - related to brahman, agni and soma

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāgniṣomīya

brahmāgniṣomīya - connected with brahman, agni and soma

Compound type : dvandva / taddhita (brahman+agni+soma)

• brahman – brahman, absolute reality
  noun (neuter)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• soma – soma plant or juice
  noun (masculine)

तेन (tena) - by this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

जगत् (jagat) - the world, universe

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, moving universe

धार्यते (dhāryate) - is sustained, is supported

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

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