महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-112, verse-70
तत्र जीवति मासांस्तु कृमियोनौ त्रयोदश ।
ततोऽधर्मक्षयं कृत्वा पुनर्जायति मानुषः ॥७०॥
ततोऽधर्मक्षयं कृत्वा पुनर्जायति मानुषः ॥७०॥
70. tatra jīvati māsāṁstu kṛmiyonau trayodaśa ,
tato'dharmakṣayaṁ kṛtvā punarjāyati mānuṣaḥ.
tato'dharmakṣayaṁ kṛtvā punarjāyati mānuṣaḥ.
70.
tatra jīvati māsān tu kṛmi-yonau trayodaśa
tataḥ adharma-kṣayam kṛtvā punar jāyate mānuṣaḥ
tataḥ adharma-kṣayam kṛtvā punar jāyate mānuṣaḥ
70.
tatra kṛmi-yonau tu trayodaśa māsān jīvati.
tataḥ adharma-kṣayam kṛtvā punar mānuṣaḥ jāyate
tataḥ adharma-kṣayam kṛtvā punar mānuṣaḥ jāyate
70.
There, in the insect species, he lives for thirteen months. Thereafter, having exhausted the demerit (adharma), he is born again as a human being.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
- जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists
- मासान् (māsān) - months, for months
- तु (tu) - but, indeed
- कृमि-योनौ (kṛmi-yonau) - in the species of insects/worms (in the worm species/womb)
- त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
- ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
- अधर्म-क्षयम् (adharma-kṣayam) - exhaustion of unrighteousness/demerit
- कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
- पुनर् (punar) - again
- जायते (jāyate) - is born
- मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human, a human being
Words meanings and morphology
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
जीवति (jīvati) - lives, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
मासान् (māsān) - months, for months
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - month
Note: Indicates duration of time
तु (tu) - but, indeed
(indeclinable)
कृमि-योनौ (kṛmi-yonau) - in the species of insects/worms (in the worm species/womb)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of kṛmi-yoni
kṛmi-yoni - worm species, low birth, insect birth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛmi+yoni)
- kṛmi – worm, insect
noun (masculine) - yoni – womb, origin, species, source
noun (feminine)
त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen
(numeral)
ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter
(indeclinable)
अधर्म-क्षयम् (adharma-kṣayam) - exhaustion of unrighteousness/demerit
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma-kṣaya
adharma-kṣaya - exhaustion or destruction of demerit (adharma)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+kṣaya)
- adharma – unrighteousness, impiety, demerit
noun (masculine) - kṣaya – loss, decay, destruction, end, exhaustion
noun (masculine)
Root: kṣi (class 1)
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Formed from √kṛ (to do, to make) + ktvā suffix.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पुनर् (punar) - again
(indeclinable)
जायते (jāyate) - is born
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of jan
Root: jan (class 4)
मानुषः (mānuṣaḥ) - a human, a human being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa
mānuṣa - human, human being