महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-63, verse-6
रोहिण्यां प्रथितैर्मांसैर्माषैरन्नेन सर्पिषा ।
पयोऽनुपानं दातव्यमानृण्यार्थं द्विजातये ॥६॥
पयोऽनुपानं दातव्यमानृण्यार्थं द्विजातये ॥६॥
6. rohiṇyāṁ prathitairmāṁsairmāṣairannena sarpiṣā ,
payo'nupānaṁ dātavyamānṛṇyārthaṁ dvijātaye.
payo'nupānaṁ dātavyamānṛṇyārthaṁ dvijātaye.
6.
rohiṇyām prathitaiḥ māṃsaiḥ māṣaiḥ annena sarpiṣā
payaḥ anupānam dātavyam ānṛṇyārtham dvijātaye
payaḥ anupānam dātavyam ānṛṇyārtham dvijātaye
6.
rohiṇyām prathitaiḥ māṃsaiḥ māṣaiḥ annena sarpiṣā
payaḥ anupānam ānṛṇyārtham dvijātaye dātavyam
payaḥ anupānam ānṛṇyārtham dvijātaye dātavyam
6.
During the Rohiṇī (nakṣatra), one should give well-known meats, lentils, cooked rice, and ghee, along with milk as an after-drink, to a twice-born (dvija) for the purpose of freeing oneself from debts.
Words meanings summery:
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- रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in Rohiṇī (constellation/nakṣatra)
- प्रथितैः (prathitaiḥ) - by the well-known; by the celebrated; by the spread
- मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - by meats; with meats
- माषैः (māṣaiḥ) - by lentils; with lentils (specifically black gram)
- अन्नेन (annena) - by food; with cooked rice
- सर्पिषा (sarpiṣā) - by ghee; with clarified butter
- पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk; water)
- अनुपानम् (anupānam) - after-drink; accompanying drink
- दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - ought to be given; should be given
- आनृण्यार्थम् (ānṛṇyārtham) - for the purpose of freedom from debt; for liberation from debt
- द्विजातये (dvijātaye) - to a twice-born; to a brahmin
Words meanings and morphology
रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in Rohiṇī (constellation/nakṣatra)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī
rohiṇī - a reddish cow; name of a nakṣatra (constellation); name of one of the wives of Vasudeva and mother of Balarāma
प्रथितैः (prathitaiḥ) - by the well-known; by the celebrated; by the spread
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prathita
prathita - famous, celebrated, well-known, spread, expanded
Past Passive Participle
From pra- + √stha (to stand) or √path (to go, spread), suffix -ita
Prefix: pra
Root: stha (class 1)
Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with the subsequent nouns, likely masculine plural instrumental.
मांसैः (māṁsaiḥ) - by meats; with meats
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of māṃsa
māṁsa - meat, flesh
माषैः (māṣaiḥ) - by lentils; with lentils (specifically black gram)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of māṣa
māṣa - lentil, bean, black gram
अन्नेन (annena) - by food; with cooked rice
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, cooked rice, grain
Past Passive Participle
From √ad (to eat), suffix -na
Root: ad (class 2)
सर्पिषा (sarpiṣā) - by ghee; with clarified butter
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sarpiṣ
sarpiṣ - ghee, clarified butter
पयः (payaḥ) - milk (milk; water)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of payas
payas - milk, water, juice, fluid
Note: Here in nominative singular, forming a compound with anupānam.
अनुपानम् (anupānam) - after-drink; accompanying drink
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anupāna
anupāna - a drink taken after food or medicine, an accompanying drink
Prefix: anu
Root: pā (class 1)
Note: Forms a compound 'paya-anupānam' or 'paya anupānam' where payaḥ is implied as the anupānam.
दातव्यम् (dātavyam) - ought to be given; should be given
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dātavya
dātavya - what should be given, to be given
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From √dā (to give), suffix -tavya
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: It qualifies 'payaḥ anupānam'.
आनृण्यार्थम् (ānṛṇyārtham) - for the purpose of freedom from debt; for liberation from debt
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ānṛṇya+artha)
- ānṛṇya – freedom from debt
noun (neuter)
From a- (negation) + ṛṇa (debt) + -ya (nominalizing suffix)
Prefix: ā - artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
noun (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially.
द्विजातये (dvijātaye) - to a twice-born; to a brahmin
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, or sometimes a bird, a tooth)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)
- dvi – two
numeral - jāti – birth, origin, species
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4)