महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-139, verse-5
रुद्धा सा सर्वतो जज्ञे तृणौषधिसमन्विता ।
धर्मोत्तरा नष्टभया भूमिरासीत्ततो नृप ॥५॥
धर्मोत्तरा नष्टभया भूमिरासीत्ततो नृप ॥५॥
5. ruddhā sā sarvato jajñe tṛṇauṣadhisamanvitā ,
dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā bhūmirāsīttato nṛpa.
dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā bhūmirāsīttato nṛpa.
5.
ruddhā sā sarvataḥ jajñe tṛṇauṣadhisamanvitā
dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā bhūmiḥ āsīt tataḥ nṛpa
dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā bhūmiḥ āsīt tataḥ nṛpa
5.
nṛpa sā ruddhā bhūmiḥ sarvataḥ tṛṇauṣadhisamanvitā
jajñe tataḥ dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā āsīt
jajñe tataḥ dharmottarā naṣṭabhayā āsīt
5.
O king, that earth, which had been obstructed (from its natural fertile state), became everywhere endowed with grass and herbs. Thereafter, it was a land where natural law (dharma) was supreme and fear had vanished.
Words meanings summery:
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- रुद्धा (ruddhā) - constrained (from a barren state) or covered (with vegetation) (obstructed, hindered, stopped, confined, covered, filled)
- सा (sā) - that (earth) (she, that)
- सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
- जज्ञे (jajñe) - became (was born, originated, appeared, became)
- तृणौषधिसमन्विता (tṛṇauṣadhisamanvitā) - covered with grass and herbs (endowed with grass and herbs, covered with grass and herbs)
- धर्मोत्तरा (dharmottarā) - where natural law (dharma) was supreme (having dharma as supreme, where dharma is paramount)
- नष्टभया (naṣṭabhayā) - where fear had vanished (having fear destroyed, fearless)
- भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (earth, land, ground)
- आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)
- ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)
- नृप (nṛpa) - O king
Words meanings and morphology
रुद्धा (ruddhā) - constrained (from a barren state) or covered (with vegetation) (obstructed, hindered, stopped, confined, covered, filled)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of ruddha
ruddha - obstructed, confined, prevented, suppressed, covered
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root √rudh (to obstruct, block) with suffix -ta
Root: √rudh (class 7)
सा (sā) - that (earth) (she, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it
सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - completely, everywhere (from all sides, everywhere, completely)
(indeclinable)
Formed from sarva with suffix -tas
जज्ञे (jajñe) - became (was born, originated, appeared, became)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (Lit) of √jan
Perfect tense, middle voice, 3rd person singular
Root: √jan (class 4)
तृणौषधिसमन्विता (tṛṇauṣadhisamanvitā) - covered with grass and herbs (endowed with grass and herbs, covered with grass and herbs)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛṇauṣadhisamanvita
tṛṇauṣadhisamanvita - accompanied by grass and herbs
Past Passive Participle
Compound. Samanvita is P.P.P. of √anv with sam-.
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (tṛṇa+auṣadhi+samanvita)
- tṛṇa – grass, straw
noun (neuter) - auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
noun (feminine) - samanvita – accompanied, endowed with, furnished with
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √i (to go) with prefixes sam- and anu-
Prefixes: sam+anu
Root: √i (class 2)
धर्मोत्तरा (dharmottarā) - where natural law (dharma) was supreme (having dharma as supreme, where dharma is paramount)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmottara
dharmottara - having dharma as principal, excellent in dharma
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+uttara)
- dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
noun (masculine)
Root: √dhṛ (class 1) - uttara – superior, chief, foremost
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: ut
नष्टभया (naṣṭabhayā) - where fear had vanished (having fear destroyed, fearless)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of naṣṭabhaya
naṣṭabhaya - one whose fear is destroyed
Compound
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (naṣṭa+bhaya)
- naṣṭa – destroyed, lost, vanished
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root √naś (to be lost, perish)
Root: √naś (class 4) - bhaya – fear, dread
noun (neuter)
Root: √bhī (class 3)
भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (earth, land, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil
Root: √bhū (class 1)
आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (Laṅ) of √as
Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular
Root: √as (class 2)
ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (then, thence, afterwards, therefore)
(indeclinable)
Derived from tad with suffix -tas
नृप (nṛpa) - O king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, protector of men
Compound nṛ (man) + pa (protector, from √pā)
Compound type : Tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)
- nṛ – man, person
noun (masculine) - pa – protector, guardian
noun (masculine)
agent noun
From √pā (to protect)
Root: √pā (class 1)