महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-109, verse-27
प्रौष्ठपदं तु यो मासमेकाहारो भवेन्नरः ।
धनाढ्यं स्फीतमचलमैश्वर्यं प्रतिपद्यते ॥२७॥
धनाढ्यं स्फीतमचलमैश्वर्यं प्रतिपद्यते ॥२७॥
27. prauṣṭhapadaṁ tu yo māsamekāhāro bhavennaraḥ ,
dhanāḍhyaṁ sphītamacalamaiśvaryaṁ pratipadyate.
dhanāḍhyaṁ sphītamacalamaiśvaryaṁ pratipadyate.
27.
prauṣṭhapadam tu yaḥ māsam ekāhāraḥ bhavet naraḥ
dhanāḍhyam sphītam acalam aiśvaryam pratipadyate
dhanāḍhyam sphītam acalam aiśvaryam pratipadyate
27.
However, the person who restricts himself to one meal a day during the month of Bhadrapada, he attains abundant, extensive, and unshakeable prosperity.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्रौष्ठपदम् (prauṣṭhapadam) - the month of Bhadrapada (August-September)
- तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
- मासम् (māsam) - month
- एकाहारः (ekāhāraḥ) - observing a single meal a day (taking one meal a day, one meal)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (in that state) (should be, may be, becomes)
- नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)
- धनाढ्यम् (dhanāḍhyam) - abundant (in terms of wealth) (wealthy, rich in wealth)
- स्फीतम् (sphītam) - extensive (flourishing, extensive, abundant, swollen)
- अचलम् (acalam) - unshakeable (immovable, steady, firm)
- ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - prosperity (sovereignty, power, dominion, wealth, prosperity)
- प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains ( obtains, attains, gets, understands)
Words meanings and morphology
प्रौष्ठपदम् (prauṣṭhapadam) - the month of Bhadrapada (August-September)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prauṣṭhapada
prauṣṭhapada - the month of Bhadrapada, pertaining to the constellation Purva Bhadrapada
Note: Object of implied 'observes' or 'spends'.
तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, moreover, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Subject of bhavet.
मासम् (māsam) - month
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Duration of time.
एकाहारः (ekāhāraḥ) - observing a single meal a day (taking one meal a day, one meal)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāhāra
ekāhāra - taking one meal a day, eating only once, one meal
Compound type : karmadhāraya / bahuvrīhi (eka+āhāra)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral adjective - āhāra – food, eating, taking
noun (masculine)
Derived from ā-hṛ (to take, collect) + ghañ (action suffix)
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (in that state) (should be, may be, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Optative Mood, Parasmaipada
Derived from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
Note: Subject of bhavet.
धनाढ्यम् (dhanāḍhyam) - abundant (in terms of wealth) (wealthy, rich in wealth)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanāḍhya
dhanāḍhya - wealthy, rich in wealth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhana+āḍhya)
- dhana – wealth, riches, money
noun (neuter)
Root: dhā (class 3) - āḍhya – rich, wealthy, abundant
adjective (masculine)
Note: Agrees with 'aiśvaryam'.
स्फीतम् (sphītam) - extensive (flourishing, extensive, abundant, swollen)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sphīta
sphīta - flourished, extensive, abundant, swollen, large
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root sphāy (to grow, swell) + kta
Root: sphāy (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'aiśvaryam'.
अचलम् (acalam) - unshakeable (immovable, steady, firm)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of acala
acala - immovable, steady, firm, fixed
Formed with a (negation) + cala (moving)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cala)
- a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - cala – moving, trembling, unsteady
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root cal (to move)
Root: cal (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'aiśvaryam'.
ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - prosperity (sovereignty, power, dominion, wealth, prosperity)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - sovereignty, power, dominion, wealth, prosperity, lordliness
Abstract noun from īśvara (lord) + ṣyañ
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Object of pratipadyate.
प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains ( obtains, attains, gets, understands)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pratipad
Present Tense, Ātmanepada
Derived from prati-pad (to go towards, obtain)
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)