महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-154, verse-17
उदकं चक्रिरे चैव गाङ्गेयस्य महात्मनः ।
विधिवत्क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठाः स च सर्वो जनस्तदा ॥१७॥
विधिवत्क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठाः स च सर्वो जनस्तदा ॥१७॥
17. udakaṁ cakrire caiva gāṅgeyasya mahātmanaḥ ,
vidhivatkṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ sa ca sarvo janastadā.
vidhivatkṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ sa ca sarvo janastadā.
17.
udakam cakrire ca eva gāṅgeyasya mahātmanaḥ
vidhivat kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ saḥ ca sarvaḥ janaḥ tadā
vidhivat kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ saḥ ca sarvaḥ janaḥ tadā
17.
tadā kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ ca saḥ sarvaḥ janaḥ gāṅgeyasya
mahātmanaḥ udakam vidhivat ca eva cakrire
mahātmanaḥ udakam vidhivat ca eva cakrire
17.
Then, the foremost among the kshatriyas and all those people duly performed the water offering ritual for the great-souled (mahātman) Gangeya (Bhishma).
Words meanings summery:
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- उदकम् (udakam) - water (for a ritual offering) (water, fluid, liquid)
- चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they performed (the water ritual) (they did, they made, they performed)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic particle) (only, just, indeed, precisely)
- गाङ्गेयस्य (gāṅgeyasya) - of Gangeya (Bhishma) (of the son of Ganga (Bhishma))
- महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Bhishma) (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded one)
- विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the sacred rites (according to rule, according to sacred rites, duly, properly)
- क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठाः (kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ) - the foremost among the kshatriyas (foremost among kshatriyas, best of warriors)
- सः (saḥ) - that (one) (he, that, such)
- च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
- सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (of them) (all, every, whole, entire)
- जनः (janaḥ) - people, populace (person, man, people, race)
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)
Words meanings and morphology
उदकम् (udakam) - water (for a ritual offering) (water, fluid, liquid)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water, a kind of fragrant grass
Note: Also nominative singular, but accusative fits context (object of cakrire).
चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they performed (the water ritual) (they did, they made, they performed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ
Perfect
3rd person plural middle voice perfect form of root kṛ (class 8)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed (emphatic particle) (only, just, indeed, precisely)
(indeclinable)
गाङ्गेयस्य (gāṅgeyasya) - of Gangeya (Bhishma) (of the son of Ganga (Bhishma))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of gāṅgeya
gāṅgeya - son of Ganga, name of Bhishma, name of Karttikeya
Patronymic from Gangā + ḍhak suffix
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (Bhishma) (of the great-souled one, of the noble-minded one)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, magnanimous, a great being
Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)
- mahat – great, large, vast, noble
adjective - ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, consciousness
noun (masculine)
Note: Agrees with Gāṅgeyasya.
विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to the sacred rites (according to rule, according to sacred rites, duly, properly)
(indeclinable)
Derived from vidhi (rule) + vat (suffix meaning 'like' or 'according to')
क्षत्रियश्रेष्ठाः (kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ) - the foremost among the kshatriyas (foremost among kshatriyas, best of warriors)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriyaśreṣṭha
kṣatriyaśreṣṭha - best of kshatriyas, foremost warrior
Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+śreṣṭha)
- kṣatriya – a member of the warrior or ruling class, a protector
noun (masculine) - śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief, principal
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (excellent)
Note: Subject of cakrire.
सः (saḥ) - that (one) (he, that, such)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'janaḥ'.
च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all (of them) (all, every, whole, entire)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire, complete
Note: Agrees with 'janaḥ'.
जनः (janaḥ) - people, populace (person, man, people, race)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jana
jana - person, man, creature, people, race, common folk
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject along with kṣatriyaśreṣṭhāḥ, understood collectively.
तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)