महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-63, verse-25
अथ पूर्वास्वषाढासु दधिपात्राण्युपोषितः ।
कुलवृत्तोपसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे ।
प्रदाय जायते प्रेत्य कुले सुबहुगोकुले ॥२५॥
कुलवृत्तोपसंपन्ने ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे ।
प्रदाय जायते प्रेत्य कुले सुबहुगोकुले ॥२५॥
25. atha pūrvāsvaṣāḍhāsu dadhipātrāṇyupoṣitaḥ ,
kulavṛttopasaṁpanne brāhmaṇe vedapārage ,
pradāya jāyate pretya kule subahugokule.
kulavṛttopasaṁpanne brāhmaṇe vedapārage ,
pradāya jāyate pretya kule subahugokule.
25.
atha pūrvāsu-aṣāḍhāsu dadhi-pātrāṇi
upoṣitaḥ | kula-vṛtta-upa-saṃpanne
brāhmaṇe veda-pārage | pradāya
jāyate pretya kule su-bahu-go-kule
upoṣitaḥ | kula-vṛtta-upa-saṃpanne
brāhmaṇe veda-pārage | pradāya
jāyate pretya kule su-bahu-go-kule
25.
Now, a man who, having fasted during the Pūrva-aṣāḍhā nakshatra, gives pots of curd to a Brahmin endowed with noble family conduct and master of the Vedas, is reborn in the next world into a family rich in many cows.
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - now, then
- पूर्वासु-अषाढासु (pūrvāsu-aṣāḍhāsu) - during the Pūrva-aṣāḍhā nakshatra (lunar mansion) (in Pūrva-aṣāḍhā)
- दधि-पात्राणि (dadhi-pātrāṇi) - curd pots, vessels of curd
- उपोषितः (upoṣitaḥ) - a man who has fasted (having fasted)
- कुल-वृत्त-उप-संपन्ने (kula-vṛtta-upa-saṁpanne) - to a Brahmin who is endowed with noble family conduct (endowed with noble family conduct)
- ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - to a Brahmin
- वेद-पारगे (veda-pārage) - to a Brahmin who is a master of the Vedas (master of the Vedas)
- प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given
- जायते (jāyate) - is born, becomes, arises
- प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, in the next world
- कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage
- सु-बहु-गो-कुले (su-bahu-go-kule) - in a family rich in many cows
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - now, then
(indeclinable)
पूर्वासु-अषाढासु (pūrvāsu-aṣāḍhāsu) - during the Pūrva-aṣāḍhā nakshatra (lunar mansion) (in Pūrva-aṣāḍhā)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of pūrvāṣāḍhā
pūrvāṣāḍhā - name of a lunar mansion (nakshatra)
Compound of Pūrva (earlier) and Aṣāḍhā (invincible).
Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrva+aṣāḍhā)
- pūrva – previous, prior, eastern
adjective (feminine) - aṣāḍhā – invincible; name of a nakshatra (lunar mansion)
proper noun (feminine)
दधि-पात्राणि (dadhi-pātrāṇi) - curd pots, vessels of curd
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dadhipātra
dadhipātra - curd pot, vessel for curd
Compound type : tatpurusha (dadhi+pātra)
- dadhi – curd, yogurt
noun (neuter) - pātra – vessel, container, pot
noun (neuter)
Note: Object of 'pradāya'.
उपोषितः (upoṣitaḥ) - a man who has fasted (having fasted)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upoṣita
upoṣita - one who has fasted; fasted, starving
Past Passive Participle
From upa- + √vas 'to dwell, stay', acquiring the meaning 'to fast' in this context.
Prefix: upa
Root: vas (class 1)
कुल-वृत्त-उप-संपन्ने (kula-vṛtta-upa-saṁpanne) - to a Brahmin who is endowed with noble family conduct (endowed with noble family conduct)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of kulavṛttopasaṃpanna
kulavṛttopasaṁpanna - endowed with good family conduct, possessing noble lineage and character
Participle within compound
Compound of kula (family), vṛtta (conduct), and upasaṃpanna (endowed with).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kula+vṛtta+upasaṃpanna)
- kula – family, lineage, noble race
noun (neuter) - vṛtta – conduct, course of action, behavior
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle of √vṛt
From √vṛt 'to be, exist, occur'.
Root: vṛt (class 1) - upasaṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From upa-sam-√pad 'to attain, be endowed with'.
Prefixes: upa+sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇe'.
ब्राह्मणे (brāhmaṇe) - to a Brahmin
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to Brahmins, related to Brahman
Root: bṛh
Note: Locative case used to indicate the recipient (dative function).
वेद-पारगे (veda-pārage) - to a Brahmin who is a master of the Vedas (master of the Vedas)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of vedapāraga
vedapāraga - one who has reached the other shore of the Vedas, master of the Vedas, skilled in Vedic knowledge
Compound of veda (sacred knowledge) and pāraga (gone across, reached the end).
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+pāraga)
- veda – sacred knowledge, the Vedas (scriptures)
noun (masculine)
From √vid 'to know'.
Root: vid - pāraga – having reached the other side, traversed, master of
adjective (masculine)
From pāra (other side) + √gam (to go) + a suffix.
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇe'.
प्रदाय (pradāya) - having given
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From pra- + √dā 'to give' + -ya suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
जायते (jāyate) - is born, becomes, arises
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jāyate
From √jan 'to be born' (4th class, ātmanepada).
Root: jan (class 4)
प्रेत्य (pretya) - having died, in the next world
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From pra- + √i 'to go' + -ya suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
कुले (kule) - in a family, in a lineage
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of kula
kula - family, race, lineage, noble birth, clan
सु-बहु-गो-कुले (su-bahu-go-kule) - in a family rich in many cows
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of subahugokula
subahugokula - having many (good) cows, rich in cattle, in a family possessing abundant cows
Bahuvrihi compound: su (good/many) + bahu (many) + go (cow) + kula (family/herd).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+bahu+go+kula)
- su – good, well, excellent, very
indeclinable - bahu – many, much
adjective (neuter) - go – cow, ox, cattle
noun (masculine) - kula – family, lineage, herd
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'kule'.