महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-47, verse-18
यं देवं देवकी देवी वसुदेवादजीजनत् ।
भौमस्य ब्रह्मणो गुप्त्यै दीप्तमग्निमिवारणिः ॥१८॥
भौमस्य ब्रह्मणो गुप्त्यै दीप्तमग्निमिवारणिः ॥१८॥
18. yaṁ devaṁ devakī devī vasudevādajījanat ,
bhaumasya brahmaṇo guptyai dīptamagnimivāraṇiḥ.
bhaumasya brahmaṇo guptyai dīptamagnimivāraṇiḥ.
18.
yam devam devakī devī vasudevāt ajījanat bhaumasya
brahmaṇaḥ guptyai dīptam agnim iva araṇiḥ
brahmaṇaḥ guptyai dīptam agnim iva araṇiḥ
18.
devī devakī vasudevāt yam devam ajījanat araṇiḥ
dīptam agnim iva bhaumasya brahmaṇaḥ guptyai
dīptam agnim iva bhaumasya brahmaṇaḥ guptyai
18.
The divine Devaki gave birth to that god from Vasudeva for the protection of the earthly spiritual order (brahman), just as a fire-stick produces blazing fire.
Words meanings summery:
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- यम् (yam) - whom (referring to the god Krishna) (whom, which, that (masculine accusative singular))
- देवम् (devam) - god (referring to Krishna) (god, deity, divine being)
- देवकी (devakī) - Devaki (name of Krishna's mother)
- देवी (devī) - divine (as an epithet for Devaki) (goddess, divine woman, queen)
- वसुदेवात् (vasudevāt) - from Vasudeva
- अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - gave birth (referring to Devaki giving birth to Krishna) (gave birth, produced, begot)
- भौमस्य (bhaumasya) - of the earthly (describing the spiritual order) (of the earthly, terrestrial, mortal)
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the spiritual order (brahman) (of Brahman, of a Brahmin, of sacred knowledge, of the Veda)
- गुप्त्यै (guptyai) - for protection, for guarding
- दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (describing fire) (blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed)
- अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))
- इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)
- अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - fire-stick (used to generate fire by friction) (fire-stick, producing fire)
Words meanings and morphology
यम् (yam) - whom (referring to the god Krishna) (whom, which, that (masculine accusative singular))
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ya
ya - who, which, what
देवम् (devam) - god (referring to Krishna) (god, deity, divine being)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, lord
देवकी (devakī) - Devaki (name of Krishna's mother)
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devakī
devakī - Devaki (mother of Krishna)
देवी (devī) - divine (as an epithet for Devaki) (goddess, divine woman, queen)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of devī
devī - goddess, divine woman, queen, lady
वसुदेवात् (vasudevāt) - from Vasudeva
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of vasudeva
vasudeva - Vasudeva (father of Krishna)
अजीजनत् (ajījanat) - gave birth (referring to Devaki giving birth to Krishna) (gave birth, produced, begot)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of jan
Imperfect Active
Imperfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, causative form of root jan (to be born), meaning 'to cause to be born' or 'to give birth to'.
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Causative verb from root jan (to be born), meaning 'to cause to be born' or 'to give birth'.
भौमस्य (bhaumasya) - of the earthly (describing the spiritual order) (of the earthly, terrestrial, mortal)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of bhauma
bhauma - earthly, terrestrial, born of the earth
From bhūmi (earth)
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the spiritual order (brahman) (of Brahman, of a Brahmin, of sacred knowledge, of the Veda)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, prayer, a Brahmin priest
Note: Here refers to the spiritual principle or order.
गुप्त्यै (guptyai) - for protection, for guarding
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of gupti
gupti - protection, guarding, concealment
From root gup (to protect, hide)
Root: gup (class 1)
Note: Purpose dative.
दीप्तम् (dīptam) - blazing (describing fire) (blazing, radiant, shining, inflamed)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīpta
dīpta - blazing, radiant, shining, bright, splendid
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dīp (to shine, to blaze) with suffix -ta.
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: Agrees with agnim.
अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, Agni (god of fire))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
इव (iva) - like, just as (like, as, as if)
(indeclinable)
अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - fire-stick (used to generate fire by friction) (fire-stick, producing fire)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of araṇi
araṇi - fire-stick, kindling wood (used to produce fire by friction)