महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-5, verse-27
वरं वृणीष्वेति तदा स च वव्रे वरं शुकः ।
आनृशंस्यपरो नित्यं तस्य वृक्षस्य संभवम् ॥२७॥
आनृशंस्यपरो नित्यं तस्य वृक्षस्य संभवम् ॥२७॥
27. varaṁ vṛṇīṣveti tadā sa ca vavre varaṁ śukaḥ ,
ānṛśaṁsyaparo nityaṁ tasya vṛkṣasya saṁbhavam.
ānṛśaṁsyaparo nityaṁ tasya vṛkṣasya saṁbhavam.
27.
varam vṛṇīṣva iti tadā saḥ ca vavre varam śukaḥ
ānṛśaṃsyaparaḥ nityam tasya vṛkṣasya saṃbhavam
ānṛśaṃsyaparaḥ nityam tasya vṛkṣasya saṃbhavam
27.
Then, when [Indra said], 'Choose a boon!', Śuka, who was always dedicated to benevolence, chose a boon concerning the continued existence of that tree.
Words meanings summery:
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- वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, excellent thing
- वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select
- इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- सः (saḥ) - Śuka (he)
- च (ca) - and
- वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for
- वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing
- शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the parrot)
- आनृशंस्यपरः (ānṛśaṁsyaparaḥ) - intent on benevolence, supremely benevolent
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
- तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
- वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree
- संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - the continued existence/growth (existence, being, growth, origin)
Words meanings and morphology
वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, excellent thing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vara
vara - boon, blessing, wish, best, excellent
Note: Direct object of vṛṇīṣva.
वृणीष्व (vṛṇīṣva) - choose, ask for, select
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Used as direct speech, spoken by Indra.
इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner
(indeclinable)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - Śuka (he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वव्रे (vavre) - chose, asked for
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛ
Root: vṛ (class 9)
वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vara
vara - boon, blessing, wish, best, excellent
Note: Direct object of vavre.
शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (the parrot)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka
śuka - parrot; proper name Śuka
आनृशंस्यपरः (ānṛśaṁsyaparaḥ) - intent on benevolence, supremely benevolent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ānṛśaṃsyapara
ānṛśaṁsyapara - having benevolence as supreme, devoted to kindness
Compound type : tatpurusha (ānṛśaṃsya+para)
- ānṛśaṃsya – benevolence, kindness, compassion, humanity
noun (neuter) - para – supreme, highest, ultimate; devoted to, intent on
adjective (masculine)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of that, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agrees with vṛkṣasya.
वृक्षस्य (vṛkṣasya) - of the tree
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - the continued existence/growth (existence, being, growth, origin)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava
saṁbhava - origin, birth, existence, possibility, production, growth
Derived from prefix sam + root bhū (to be, exist).
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Object of the boon chosen.