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12,76

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-24

नित्यं स्वाहा स्वधा नित्यमुभे मानुषदैवते ।
पुत्रेष्वाशासते नित्यं पितरो दैवतानि च ॥२४॥
24. nityaṁ svāhā svadhā nityamubhe mānuṣadaivate ,
putreṣvāśāsate nityaṁ pitaro daivatāni ca.
24. nityam svāhā svadhā nityam ubhe mānuṣa-daivate
putreṣu āśāsate nityam pitaraḥ devatāni ca
24. nityam ubhe svāhā svadhā mānuṣadaivate nityam putreṣu āśāsate.
pitaraḥ ca devatāni ca nityam āśāsate
24. Always, both Svāhā and Svadhā, who represent both human and divine aspects, constantly pray for sons. The ancestors (pitṛ) and deities (devatā) also always desire sons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
  • स्वाहा (svāhā) - Svāhā (exclamation for offerings to gods)
  • स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā (exclamation for offerings to ancestors)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
  • उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine)
  • मानुष-दैवते (mānuṣa-daivate) - human and divine
  • पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in/for sons
  • आशासते (āśāsate) - they desire, they wish for, they pray for
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
  • पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
  • देवतानि (devatāni) - deities, gods
  • (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
स्वाहा (svāhā) - Svāhā (exclamation for offerings to gods)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svāhā
svāhā - an exclamation used in making offerings to gods; also, the goddess personifying this exclamation
Note: Subject.
स्वधा (svadhā) - Svadhā (exclamation for offerings to ancestors)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of svadhā
svadhā - an exclamation used in making offerings to ancestors (pitṛs); also, the goddess personifying this exclamation
Note: Subject.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
उभे (ubhe) - both (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, dual of ubha
ubha - both
Note: Refers to Svāhā and Svadhā.
मानुष-दैवते (mānuṣa-daivate) - human and divine
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, dual of mānuṣadaivata
mānuṣadaivata - relating to humans and relating to gods; human and divine
Compound type : dvandva (mānuṣa+daivata)
  • mānuṣa – human, belonging to men
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from manuṣya (man)
  • daivata – divine, relating to gods
    adjective (neuter)
    Derived from devatā (deity)
Note: Modifies ubhe / Svāhā and Svadhā.
पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - in/for sons
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Indicates the object of desire.
आशासते (āśāsate) - they desire, they wish for, they pray for
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of āśās
Present Tense
From root ŚĀS (to rule, teach, command) with prefix Ā, in middle voice
Prefix: ā
Root: śās (class 2)
Note: Subject is Svāhā, Svadhā, pitaraḥ, devatāni.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Note: Functions as an adverb here.
पितरः (pitaraḥ) - ancestors, fathers
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
Note: Subject of āśāsate.
देवतानि (devatāni) - deities, gods
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, divinity, god (feminine noun, but can be used collectively as neuter plural)
Note: Subject of āśāsate.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.