महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-146, verse-3
द्वे तनू तस्य देवस्य वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा विदुः ।
घोरामन्यां शिवामन्यां ते तनू बहुधा पुनः ॥३॥
घोरामन्यां शिवामन्यां ते तनू बहुधा पुनः ॥३॥
3. dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñā brāhmaṇā viduḥ ,
ghorāmanyāṁ śivāmanyāṁ te tanū bahudhā punaḥ.
ghorāmanyāṁ śivāmanyāṁ te tanū bahudhā punaḥ.
3.
dve tanū tasya devasya vedajñāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ viduḥ
ghorām anyām śivām anyām te tanū bahudhā punaḥ
ghorām anyām śivām anyām te tanū bahudhā punaḥ
3.
vedajñāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ tasya devasya dve tanū viduḥ
anyām ghorām anyām śivām te tanū punaḥ bahudhā
anyām ghorām anyām śivām te tanū punaḥ bahudhā
3.
Brahmanas (brāhmaṇa) who are experts in the Vedas know that this deity has two forms: one fierce and another benevolent. These two forms, in turn, manifest in many ways.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वे (dve) - two
- तनू (tanū) - bodies, forms
- तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him
- देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the deity
- वेदज्ञाः (vedajñāḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, Vedic experts
- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmanas, members of the priestly class
- विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
- घोराम् (ghorām) - fierce, terrible, dreadful
- अन्याम् (anyām) - another, one
- शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent, propitious
- अन्याम् (anyām) - the other, another
- ते (te) - those (two)
- तनू (tanū) - bodies, forms
- बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
- पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover
Words meanings and morphology
द्वे (dve) - two
(numeral)
तनू (tanū) - bodies, forms
(noun)
feminine, dual of tanu
tanu - body, form, person, self
तस्य (tasya) - of that, of him
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
देवस्य (devasya) - of the god, of the deity
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
वेदज्ञाः (vedajñāḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, Vedic experts
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vedajña
vedajña - knowing the Vedas, Veda-knower
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+jña)
- veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - jña – knowing, skilled in, acquainted with
adjective (masculine)
Derived from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmanas, members of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmana, relating to Brahman, member of the priestly class
विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid
3rd person plural present active indicative
Root: vid (class 2)
घोराम् (ghorām) - fierce, terrible, dreadful
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of ghora
ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce, awful
अन्याम् (anyām) - another, one
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
शिवाम् (śivām) - auspicious, benevolent, propitious
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śiva
śiva - auspicious, benevolent, propitious, kind; the deity Shiva
अन्याम् (anyām) - the other, another
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
ते (te) - those (two)
(pronoun)
feminine, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
तनू (tanū) - bodies, forms
(noun)
feminine, dual of tanu
tanu - body, form, person, self
बहुधा (bahudhā) - in many ways, manifoldly
(indeclinable)
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover
(indeclinable)