महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-32, verse-16
सुव्रता मुनयो ये च ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यसंगराः ।
वोढारो हव्यकव्यानां तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१६॥
वोढारो हव्यकव्यानां तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१६॥
16. suvratā munayo ye ca brahmaṇyāḥ satyasaṁgarāḥ ,
voḍhāro havyakavyānāṁ tānnamasyāmi yādava.
voḍhāro havyakavyānāṁ tānnamasyāmi yādava.
16.
suvratāḥ munayaḥ ye ca brahmaṇyāḥ satyasaṅgarāḥ
voḍhāraḥ havyakavyānām tān namasyāmi yādava
voḍhāraḥ havyakavyānām tān namasyāmi yādava
16.
yādava ye munayaḥ suvratāḥ ca brahmaṇyāḥ
satyasaṅgarāḥ havyakavyānām voḍhāraḥ tān namasyāmi
satyasaṅgarāḥ havyakavyānām voḍhāraḥ tān namasyāmi
16.
O Yādava, I salute those sages who are firm in their observances, devoted to the sacred (brahman), truthful in their commitments, and who are the performers of offerings for the gods and ancestors.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - disciplined in their observances (having good vows, well-disciplined, pious)
- मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)
- ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to the sacred (brahman) (devoted to Brahmins, devoted to sacred knowledge, pious, religious)
- सत्यसङ्गराः (satyasaṅgarāḥ) - firm in their commitments (truthful in their engagements/vows, firm in their commitments)
- वोढारः (voḍhāraḥ) - performers (bearers, carriers, performers)
- हव्यकव्यानाम् (havyakavyānām) - of offerings for gods and ancestors (of offerings to gods and ancestors)
- तान् (tān) - them (those, them)
- नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute (I bow down, I salute)
- यादव (yādava) - O Yādava (O descendant of Yadu (Krishna))
Words meanings and morphology
सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - disciplined in their observances (having good vows, well-disciplined, pious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suvrata
suvrata - pious, virtuous, observing good vows or practices
From 'su' (good) and 'vrata' (vow, observance).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
Prefix indicating excellence. - vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
noun (neuter)
Note: Adjective modifying munayaḥ.
मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muni
muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired holy man
ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, who, that
Relative pronoun.
Note: Refers to munayaḥ.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to the sacred (brahman) (devoted to Brahmins, devoted to sacred knowledge, pious, religious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaṇya
brahmaṇya - pious, devoted to Brahmins or sacred knowledge, holy
From brahman + ya suffix.
Note: Adjective modifying munayaḥ.
सत्यसङ्गराः (satyasaṅgarāḥ) - firm in their commitments (truthful in their engagements/vows, firm in their commitments)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of satyasaṅgara
satyasaṅgara - one whose vow/engagement is truth, firm in commitments
Compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṅgara)
- satya – truth, true, real
noun/adjective (neuter)
From sat (being, existing).
Root: as (class 2) - saṅgara – promise, vow, engagement, battle
noun (masculine)
From sam + √gṛ (to seize, to promise).
Prefix: sam
Root: gṛ (class 6)
Note: Adjective modifying munayaḥ.
वोढारः (voḍhāraḥ) - performers (bearers, carriers, performers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of voḍhṛ
voḍhṛ - bearer, carrier, conductor, performer
Agent noun (kṛt affix -tṛ)
From √vah (to carry, bear) + tṛ.
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Agent noun modifying munayaḥ.
हव्यकव्यानाम् (havyakavyānām) - of offerings for gods and ancestors (of offerings to gods and ancestors)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of havyakavya
havyakavya - offerings to gods and offerings to ancestors (collectively)
Dvandva compound.
Compound type : dvandva (havya+kavya)
- havya – offering to gods, oblation
noun (neuter)
Gerundive/Passive Participle
From √hu (to offer) + yat.
Root: hu (class 3) - kavya – offering to ancestors, ancestral offering
noun (neuter)
Gerundive/Passive Participle
Often associated with ancestors; potentially from √ku (to call) or related to kavi (wise).
Note: Object of voḍhāraḥ (performers of).
तान् (tān) - them (those, them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Object of namasyāmi.
नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I salute (I bow down, I salute)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of namasya
Present active indicative
Denominative verb from namas (bow, homage). The noun namas is from √nam (to bow).
Note: The subject 'I' is implied.
यादव (yādava) - O Yādava (O descendant of Yadu (Krishna))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yādava
yādava - descendant of Yadu, patronymic for Krishna
From Yadu + a (taddhita suffix).
Note: Vocative case addressing Krishna.