महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-119, verse-6
जीवन्हि कुरुते पूजां विप्राग्र्यः शशिसूर्ययोः ।
ब्रुवन्नपि कथां पुण्यां तत्र कीट त्वमेष्यसि ॥६॥
ब्रुवन्नपि कथां पुण्यां तत्र कीट त्वमेष्यसि ॥६॥
6. jīvanhi kurute pūjāṁ viprāgryaḥ śaśisūryayoḥ ,
bruvannapi kathāṁ puṇyāṁ tatra kīṭa tvameṣyasi.
bruvannapi kathāṁ puṇyāṁ tatra kīṭa tvameṣyasi.
6.
jīvan hi kurute pūjām viprāgryaḥ śaśisūryayoḥ
bruvan api kathām puṇyām tatra kīṭa tvam eṣyasi
bruvan api kathām puṇyām tatra kīṭa tvam eṣyasi
6.
jīvan hi viprāgryaḥ śaśisūryayoḥ pūjām kurute api
puṇyām kathām bruvan tatra he kīṭa tvam eṣyasi
puṇyām kathām bruvan tatra he kīṭa tvam eṣyasi
6.
Indeed, while living, the foremost brahmin performs the worship of the moon and the sun. Even as he narrates a sacred story, there, O worm, you will come (or attain that state).
Words meanings summery:
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- जीवन् (jīvan) - while living (living, alive, existing)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- कुरुते (kurute) - performs (performs, does, makes)
- पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship (worship, adoration, honor)
- विप्राग्र्यः (viprāgryaḥ) - the foremost brahmin (foremost brahmin, best of brahmins)
- शशिसूर्ययोः (śaśisūryayoḥ) - of the moon and the sun
- ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - narrating (speaking, narrating, saying)
- अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
- कथाम् (kathām) - a story (story, tale, narrative)
- पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious)
- तत्र (tatra) - there (in that context/place) (there, in that place, in that case)
- कीट (kīṭa) - O worm (O worm, O insect)
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- एष्यसि (eṣyasi) - you will come/attain (you will go, you will come, you will attain)
Words meanings and morphology
जीवन् (jīvan) - while living (living, alive, existing)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat
jīvat - living, alive, existing; a living being
Present Active Participle
Derived from root jīv- with śatṛ suffix
Root: jīv (class 1)
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
कुरुते (kurute) - performs (performs, does, makes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present, middle voice
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पूजाम् (pūjām) - worship (worship, adoration, honor)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pūjā
pūjā - worship, adoration, honor, respect
विप्राग्र्यः (viprāgryaḥ) - the foremost brahmin (foremost brahmin, best of brahmins)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viprāgrya
viprāgrya - foremost brahmin, best of brahmins
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+agrya)
- vipra – brahmin, learned man
noun (masculine) - agrya – foremost, chief, best
adjective (masculine)
शशिसूर्ययोः (śaśisūryayoḥ) - of the moon and the sun
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, dual of śaśisūrya
śaśisūrya - moon and sun
Compound type : dvandva (śaśin+sūrya)
- śaśin – moon
noun (masculine) - sūrya – sun
noun (masculine)
Note: Also can be locative dual. Here genitive is more fitting with pūjām.
ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - narrating (speaking, narrating, saying)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bruvat
bruvat - speaking, narrating, saying
Present Active Participle
Derived from root bru- with śatṛ suffix
Root: bru (class 2)
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
कथाम् (kathām) - a story (story, tale, narrative)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā
kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse
पुण्याम् (puṇyām) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of puṇya
puṇya - sacred, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious, good
Note: Agrees with kathām.
तत्र (tatra) - there (in that context/place) (there, in that place, in that case)
(indeclinable)
कीट (kīṭa) - O worm (O worm, O insect)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kīṭa
kīṭa - worm, insect, bug
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
एष्यसि (eṣyasi) - you will come/attain (you will go, you will come, you will attain)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of i
Future Tense
2nd person singular, future, active voice
Root: i (class 1)