महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-154, verse-14
समवच्छाद्य गाङ्गेयं प्रज्वाल्य च हुताशनम् ।
अपसव्यमकुर्वन्त धृतराष्ट्रमुखा नृपाः ॥१४॥
अपसव्यमकुर्वन्त धृतराष्ट्रमुखा नृपाः ॥१४॥
14. samavacchādya gāṅgeyaṁ prajvālya ca hutāśanam ,
apasavyamakurvanta dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā nṛpāḥ.
apasavyamakurvanta dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā nṛpāḥ.
14.
samavacchādya gāṅgeyam prajvālya ca hutāśanam
apasavyam akurvanta dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā nṛpāḥ
apasavyam akurvanta dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā nṛpāḥ
14.
dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā nṛpāḥ gāṅgeyam samavacchādya
ca hutāśanam prajvālya apasavyam akurvanta
ca hutāśanam prajvālya apasavyam akurvanta
14.
Having completely covered Gaṅgeya (Bhīṣma) and ignited the sacred fire, the kings, led by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, performed the circumambulation in the anti-clockwise direction (apasavya).
Words meanings summery:
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- समवच्छाद्य (samavacchādya) - having completely covered
- गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Kuru princes (Gaṅgeya, son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma))
- प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having ignited, having kindled
- च (ca) - and, also
- हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the ritual fire for cremation (the fire, the sacred fire)
- अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - the ritual circumambulation performed in reverse (anti-clockwise) for funerary rites, indicating mourning (anti-clockwise circumambulation)
- अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they performed, they did
- धृतराष्ट्रमुखा (dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā) - headed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings
Words meanings and morphology
समवच्छाद्य (samavacchādya) - having completely covered
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root 'chad' (to cover) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ava'.
Prefixes: sam+ava
Root: chad (class 10)
गाङ्गेयम् (gāṅgeyam) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Kuru princes (Gaṅgeya, son of Gaṅgā (Bhīṣma))
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya
gāṅgeya - son of Gaṅgā, relating to Gaṅgā (referring to Bhīṣma)
प्रज्वाल्य (prajvālya) - having ignited, having kindled
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root 'jval' (to burn) with prefix 'pra'.
Prefix: pra
Root: jval (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
हुताशनम् (hutāśanam) - the ritual fire for cremation (the fire, the sacred fire)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hutāśana
hutāśana - fire (literally, 'one whose food is oblations')
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)
- huta – offered, sacrificed (past passive participle of √hu)
participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'hu' (to offer oblation).
Root: hu (class 3) - aśana – eating, food
noun (neuter)
Root: aś (class 9)
अपसव्यम् (apasavyam) - the ritual circumambulation performed in reverse (anti-clockwise) for funerary rites, indicating mourning (anti-clockwise circumambulation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of apasavya
apasavya - left side, anti-clockwise, in the reverse direction (especially for funerary rites)
Note: Used adverbially here.
अकुर्वन्त (akurvanta) - they performed, they did
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
धृतराष्ट्रमुखा (dhṛtarāṣṭramukhā) - headed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhṛtarāṣṭramukha
dhṛtarāṣṭramukha - having Dhṛtarāṣṭra as the chief/leader
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛtarāṣṭra+mukha)
- dhṛtarāṣṭra – Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)
proper noun (masculine) - mukha – face, mouth, chief, principal
noun (neuter)
नृपाः (nṛpāḥ) - kings
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler (literally 'protector of men')