महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-58, verse-19
यथाग्निहोत्रं सुहुतं सायं प्रातर्द्विजातिना ।
तथा भवति दत्तं वै द्विजेभ्योऽथ कृतात्मना ॥१९॥
तथा भवति दत्तं वै द्विजेभ्योऽथ कृतात्मना ॥१९॥
19. yathāgnihotraṁ suhutaṁ sāyaṁ prātardvijātinā ,
tathā bhavati dattaṁ vai dvijebhyo'tha kṛtātmanā.
tathā bhavati dattaṁ vai dvijebhyo'tha kṛtātmanā.
19.
yathā agnihotram suhutam sāyam prātar dvijātinā
tathā bhavati dattam vai dvijebhyaḥ atha kṛtātmanā
tathā bhavati dattam vai dvijebhyaḥ atha kṛtātmanā
19.
yathā dvijātinā sāyam prātar suhutam agnihotram,
tathā kṛtātmanā dvijebhyaḥ dattam vai atha bhavati
tathā kṛtātmanā dvijebhyaḥ dattam vai atha bhavati
19.
Just as the daily Vedic fire ritual (agnihotra), when well-offered morning and evening by a twice-born (dvija), becomes truly beneficial, so too is what is given to twice-borns (dvija) by a person of disciplined mind (kṛtātman).
Words meanings summery:
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- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the daily Vedic fire ritual (agnihotra) (the Agnihotra ritual)
- सुहुतम् (suhutam) - well-offered, properly sacrificed
- सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening
- प्रातर् (prātar) - in the morning
- द्विजातिना (dvijātinā) - by a twice-born (dvija)
- तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
- दत्तम् (dattam) - given, that which is given
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the twice-borns (dvija)
- अथ (atha) - then, moreover
- कृतात्मना (kṛtātmanā) - by one whose self/mind is disciplined
Words meanings and morphology
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
अग्निहोत्रम् (agnihotram) - the daily Vedic fire ritual (agnihotra) (the Agnihotra ritual)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of agnihotra
agnihotra - the agnihotra (a daily Vedic fire ritual)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)
- agni – fire, god of fire
noun (masculine) - hotra – offering, oblation; act of offering
noun (neuter)
सुहुतम् (suhutam) - well-offered, properly sacrificed
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suhuta
suhuta - well-offered, well-sacrificed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root hu (to offer, sacrifice) with prefix su
Prefix: su
Root: hu (class 3)
सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening
(indeclinable)
प्रातर् (prātar) - in the morning
(indeclinable)
द्विजातिना (dvijātinā) - by a twice-born (dvija)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (referring to a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, or Vaiśya after their upanayana ceremony)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
numeral - jāti – birth, origin, species, class
noun (feminine)
तथा (tathā) - so too, in that way
(indeclinable)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
दत्तम् (dattam) - given, that which is given
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of datta
datta - given, granted, presented
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 1)
Note: Used here as a substantivized adjective.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - to the twice-borns (dvija)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, Kṣatriya, or Vaiśya); a bird; a tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective
Derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)
अथ (atha) - then, moreover
(indeclinable)
कृतात्मना (kṛtātmanā) - by one whose self/mind is disciplined
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṛtātman
kṛtātman - one whose self/mind is purified, disciplined, or cultivated
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+ātman)
- kṛta – done, made, performed
adjective
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8) - ātman – self, soul, mind, essence
noun (masculine)