महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-107, verse-69
उदङ्मुखश्च सततं शौचं
कुर्यात्समाहितः ॥६९॥
कुर्यात्समाहितः ॥६९॥
69. udaṅmukhaśca satataṁ
śaucaṁ kuryātsamāhitaḥ.
śaucaṁ kuryātsamāhitaḥ.
69.
udaṅmukhaḥ ca satataṃ
śaucam kuryāt samāhitaḥ
śaucam kuryāt samāhitaḥ
69.
udaṅmukhaḥ samāhitaḥ ca
satataṃ śaucam kuryāt
satataṃ śaucam kuryāt
69.
One should always perform purification rituals while facing north and maintaining full concentration.
Words meanings summery:
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- उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing the north direction (facing north, north-faced)
- च (ca) - and
- सततं (satataṁ) - always, constantly, continually
- शौचम् (śaucam) - the act of ritual purification (purity, cleanliness, purification ritual)
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should perform (the purification) (should do, should perform, should make)
- समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a composed and concentrated mind (composed, concentrated, absorbed, attentive)
Words meanings and morphology
उदङ्मुखः (udaṅmukhaḥ) - facing the north direction (facing north, north-faced)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of udaṅmukha
udaṅmukha - facing north
Compound: udac (north) + mukha (face)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (udac+mukha)
- udac – north, upwards
indeclinable - mukha – face, mouth, front
noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the person performing the action
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
सततं (satataṁ) - always, constantly, continually
(indeclinable)
Derived from sa (with) + tata (spread)
Note: Used adverbially here
शौचम् (śaucam) - the act of ritual purification (purity, cleanliness, purification ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness
Derived from śuci (pure)
Note: Object of the verb 'kuryāt'
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should perform (the purification) (should do, should perform, should make)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: √kṛ (class 8)
समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - with a composed and concentrated mind (composed, concentrated, absorbed, attentive)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita
samāhita - composed, concentrated, collected, absorbed
Past Passive Participle
Formed from sam-ā-√dhā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: √dhā (class 3)
Note: Participle used adjectivally