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12,332

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-332, verse-25

जजाप विधिवन्मन्त्रान्नारायणगतान्बहून् ।
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं हि नरनारायणाश्रमे ॥२५॥
25. jajāpa vidhivanmantrānnārāyaṇagatānbahūn ,
divyaṁ varṣasahasraṁ hi naranārāyaṇāśrame.
25. jajāpa vidhivat mantrān nārāyaṇagatān bahūn
divyam varṣasahasram hi nara-nārāyaṇāśrame
25. hi nara-nārāyaṇāśrame divyam varṣasahasram
vidhivat bahūn nārāyaṇagatān mantrān jajāpa
25. He chanted many mantras directed towards Nārāyaṇa, doing so methodically, indeed for a divine thousand years, in the hermitage (āśrama) of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

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  • जजाप (jajāpa) - Nārada chanted (he chanted, muttered)
  • विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically
  • मन्त्रान् (mantrān) - mantras, sacred incantations
  • नारायणगतान् (nārāyaṇagatān) - directed towards Nārāyaṇa, related to Nārāyaṇa
  • बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
  • दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, celestial
  • वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years
  • हि (hi) - indeed, surely
  • नर-नारायणाश्रमे (nara-nārāyaṇāśrame) - in the sacred hermitage associated with the divine sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa (in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

जजाप (jajāpa) - Nārada chanted (he chanted, muttered)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of jap
Root: jap (class 1)
Note: Subject is Nārada from the previous verse.
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, methodically
(indeclinable)
From vidhi (rule) + -vat (like, according to).
Note: Adverbial modifying 'jajāpa'.
मन्त्रान् (mantrān) - mantras, sacred incantations
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mantra
mantra - sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, formula, incantation
From root man (to think) + suffix -tra.
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Object of 'jajāpa'.
नारायणगतान् (nārāyaṇagatān) - directed towards Nārāyaṇa, related to Nārāyaṇa
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of nārāyaṇagata
nārāyaṇagata - gone to Nārāyaṇa, directed towards Nārāyaṇa
Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāyaṇa+gata)
  • nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • gata – gone, reached, obtained
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root gam (to go).
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'mantrān'.
बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
Note: Agrees with 'mantrān'.
दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine, heavenly, celestial
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of divya
divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'varṣasahasram'.
वर्षसहस्रम् (varṣasahasram) - a thousand years
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣasahasra
varṣasahasra - a thousand years
Compound type : karmadhāraya/dvigu (varṣa+sahasra)
  • varṣa – year
    noun (neuter)
  • sahasra – thousand
    numeral (neuter)
Note: Expresses duration of time.
हि (hi) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
नर-नारायणाश्रमे (nara-nārāyaṇāśrame) - in the sacred hermitage associated with the divine sages Nara and Nārāyaṇa (in the hermitage of Nara and Nārāyaṇa)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of naranārāyaṇāśrama
naranārāyaṇāśrama - the hermitage (āśrama) of Nara and Nārāyaṇa
Compound type : dvandva-tatpurusha (nara+nārāyaṇa+āśrama)
  • nara – man, human, also a divine sage (companion of Nārāyaṇa)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • āśrama – hermitage, monastery, retreat
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śram (class 4)
Note: Represents the location of the action.