महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-106, verse-14
अप्तोर्यामेषु नियतमेकैकस्मिन्दशाददम् ।
गृष्टीनां क्षीरदात्रीणां रोहिणीनां न तेन च ॥१४॥
गृष्टीनां क्षीरदात्रीणां रोहिणीनां न तेन च ॥१४॥
14. aptoryāmeṣu niyatamekaikasmindaśādadam ,
gṛṣṭīnāṁ kṣīradātrīṇāṁ rohiṇīnāṁ na tena ca.
gṛṣṭīnāṁ kṣīradātrīṇāṁ rohiṇīnāṁ na tena ca.
14.
aptoryāmeṣu niyatam eka-ekasmin daśa adadam |
gṛṣṭīnām kṣīra-dātrīṇām rohiṇīnām na tena ca
gṛṣṭīnām kṣīra-dātrīṇām rohiṇīnām na tena ca
14.
aham aptoryāmeṣu eka-ekasmin niyatam daśa gṛṣṭīnām kṣīra-dātrīṇām rohiṇīnām adadam,
na tena ca.
na tena ca.
14.
In the Aptoryāma (yajña) rituals, I consistently gave ten cows in each, which were heifers, milk-giving, and of reddish color, and not by that either.
Words meanings summery:
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- अप्तोर्यामेषु (aptoryāmeṣu) - in the Aptoryāma Soma (yajña) rituals (in the Aptoryāma (Vedic rituals))
- नियतम् (niyatam) - consistently, regularly, fixedly
- एक-एकस्मिन् (eka-ekasmin) - in each Aptoryāma ritual (in each one, in each of these)
- दश (daśa) - ten
- अददम् (adadam) - I gave
- गृष्टीनाम् (gṛṣṭīnām) - of heifers (cows that have calved once)
- क्षीर-दात्रीणाम् (kṣīra-dātrīṇām) - of milk-giving (cows)
- रोहिणीनाम् (rohiṇīnām) - of reddish (cows)
- न (na) - not
- तेन (tena) - by that; with that; for that reason
- च (ca) - and, also, either
Words meanings and morphology
अप्तोर्यामेषु (aptoryāmeṣu) - in the Aptoryāma Soma (yajña) rituals (in the Aptoryāma (Vedic rituals))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of aptoryāma
aptoryāma - name of a particular Soma (yajña) ritual
नियतम् (niyatam) - consistently, regularly, fixedly
(indeclinable)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root YAM (to restrain) with prefix NI. Used adverbially here.
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
एक-एकस्मिन् (eka-ekasmin) - in each Aptoryāma ritual (in each one, in each of these)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ekaika
ekaika - each one; single one by one
Reduplication of 'eka' for distributive meaning.
Compound type : dvirukta (reduplication) (eka+eka)
- eka – one; single
numeral
Note: Agrees with the implied singular referent within 'aptoryāmeṣu'.
दश (daśa) - ten
(adjective)
plural of daśan
daśan - ten
Note: Functions as a numeral adjective here, implicitly for 'cows'.
अददम् (adadam) - I gave
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of adad
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: The initial 'a-' is the augment for past tense.
गृष्टीनाम् (gṛṣṭīnām) - of heifers (cows that have calved once)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of gṛṣṭi
gṛṣṭi - heifer (a cow that has calved only once); a cow that has not yet calved
Note: Used in genitive plural, usually after numerals when specifying the group from which a number is taken.
क्षीर-दात्रीणाम् (kṣīra-dātrīṇām) - of milk-giving (cows)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of kṣīradātrī
kṣīradātrī - milk-giving; yielding milk
Feminine form of kṣīradātṛ (milk-giver).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣīra+dātṛ)
- kṣīra – milk; milky juice
noun (neuter) - dātṛ – giver; donor; bestower
noun (masculine)
Agent noun from root DĀ (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'gṛṣṭīnām'.
रोहिणीनाम् (rohiṇīnām) - of reddish (cows)
(adjective)
Genitive, feminine, plural of rohiṇī
rohiṇī - red; reddish (feminine); a red cow; name of a nakṣatra
Feminine form of rohiṇa.
Note: Agrees with 'gṛṣṭīnām'.
न (na) - not
(indeclinable)
तेन (tena) - by that; with that; for that reason
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that; he, she, it
Note: Can refer to 'by him' or 'by that means/reason'.
च (ca) - and, also, either
(indeclinable)