महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-139, verse-2
धारणीं सर्वभूतानामयं प्राप्य वरो नृपः ।
कथमिच्छति मां दातुं द्विजेभ्यो ब्रह्मणः सुताम् ॥२॥
कथमिच्छति मां दातुं द्विजेभ्यो ब्रह्मणः सुताम् ॥२॥
2. dhāraṇīṁ sarvabhūtānāmayaṁ prāpya varo nṛpaḥ ,
kathamicchati māṁ dātuṁ dvijebhyo brahmaṇaḥ sutām.
kathamicchati māṁ dātuṁ dvijebhyo brahmaṇaḥ sutām.
2.
dhāraṇīm sarvabhūtānām ayam prāpya varaḥ nṛpaḥ
katham icchati mām dātum dvijebhyaḥ brahmaṇaḥ sutām
katham icchati mām dātum dvijebhyaḥ brahmaṇaḥ sutām
2.
ayam varaḥ nṛpaḥ sarvabhūtānām dhāraṇīm brahmaṇaḥ
sutām prāpya katham mām dvijebhyaḥ dātum icchati
sutām prāpya katham mām dvijebhyaḥ dātum icchati
2.
"How can this excellent king, having obtained me, the sustainer of all beings and daughter of Brahmā, desire to give me away to the brahmins?"
Words meanings summery:
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- धारणीम् (dhāraṇīm) - the sustainer (of all beings), referring to the Earth (bearer, supporter, earth)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all creatures/beings (of all beings)
- अयम् (ayam) - this (king) (this (masculine nominative))
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (me, the Earth) (having obtained, having reached)
- वरः (varaḥ) - excellent (king) (excellent, best; boon)
- नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)
- कथम् (katham) - how (interrogative) (how?)
- इच्छति (icchati) - desires (to give) (wishes, desires)
- माम् (mām) - me (the Earth) (me, myself)
- दातुम् (dātum) - to give away (to give)
- द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins (to the twice-born, to brahmins)
- ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā, of the absolute reality (brahman))
- सुताम् (sutām) - daughter (daughter, offspring)
Words meanings and morphology
धारणीम् (dhāraṇīm) - the sustainer (of all beings), referring to the Earth (bearer, supporter, earth)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhāraṇī
dhāraṇī - bearer, supporter; the earth, ground
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all creatures/beings (of all beings)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element; past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
PPP from √bhū 'to be' (class 1)
Root: bhū (class 1)
अयम् (ayam) - this (king) (this (masculine nominative))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (me, the Earth) (having obtained, having reached)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Absolutive (gerund) from √āp 'to obtain' (class 5) with prefix pra-
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
वरः (varaḥ) - excellent (king) (excellent, best; boon)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vara
vara - best, excellent, distinguished; a boon; a suitor
Root: vṛ (class 5)
नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - the king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men
कथम् (katham) - how (interrogative) (how?)
(indeclinable)
इच्छति (icchati) - desires (to give) (wishes, desires)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ
present active
3rd person singular present active of √iṣ (class 6)
Root: iṣ (class 6)
माम् (mām) - me (the Earth) (me, myself)
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)
दातुम् (dātum) - to give away (to give)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive from √dā 'to give' (class 3)
Root: dā (class 3)
द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the brahmins (to the twice-born, to brahmins)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya); a bird; a tooth
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
Suffix from √jan 'to be born' (class 4)
Root: jan (class 4)
ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (the creator god) (of Brahmā, of the absolute reality (brahman))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the absolute reality (brahman); sacred word/knowledge
सुताम् (sutām) - daughter (daughter, offspring)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sutā
sutā - daughter, female child