महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-29

तथा गवार्थे शरणं शीतवर्षसहं महत् ।
आसप्तमं तारयति कुलं भरतसत्तम ॥२९॥

29. tathā gavārthe śaraṇaṁ śītavarṣasahaṁ mahat ,
āsaptamaṁ tārayati kulaṁ bharatasattama.

29. tathā gavārthe śaraṇaṃ śītavarṣasahaṃ mahat
āsaptamaṃ tārayati kulaṃ bharatasattama

29. bharatasattama tathā gavārthe śītavarṣasahaṃ
mahat śaraṇam āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ tārayati

29. Similarly, O best of Bharatas, a great shelter for the sake of cows, which withstands cold and rain, saves (liberates) a family up to the seventh generation.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• गवार्थे (gavārthe) - for the sake of cows, for the benefit of cattle

• शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - a structure providing shelter (shelter, refuge, protection)

• शीतवर्षसहं (śītavarṣasahaṁ) - enduring cold and rain, resisting cold and rain

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• आसप्तमं (āsaptamaṁ) - up to the seventh, until the seventh (generation)

• तारयति (tārayati) - saves, liberates, causes to cross

• कुलं (kulaṁ) - family, lineage, race

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - vocative, addressing a descendant of Bharata (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna) (O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

गवार्थे (gavārthe) - for the sake of cows, for the benefit of cattle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gavārtha

gavārtha - for the sake of cows, for the benefit of cattle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+artha)

• go – cow, bull, cattle, earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, sake, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in the sense of "for the sake of".

शरणं (śaraṇaṁ) - a structure providing shelter (shelter, refuge, protection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - shelter, refuge, protection, house, asylum

More commonly from root śrī (to resort to).

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Subject of tārayati.

शीतवर्षसहं (śītavarṣasahaṁ) - enduring cold and rain, resisting cold and rain

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śītavarṣasaha

śītavarṣasaha - enduring cold and rain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śīta+varṣa+saha)

• śīta – cold, chill
  noun (neuter)
• varṣa – rain, monsoon, year
  noun (neuter)
• saha – enduring, bearing, tolerant
  adjective
  From root sah (to bear, endure).
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śaraṇaṃ.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Present Active Participle

From root mah with śatṛ suffix.

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies śaraṇaṃ.

आसप्तमं (āsaptamaṁ) - up to the seventh, until the seventh (generation)

(indeclinable)

ā (up to) + saptama (seventh).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+saptama)

• ā – up to, until, towards, including
  indeclinable
• saptama – seventh
  adjective
  Ordinal number from saptan (seven).

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying tārayati.

तारयति (tārayati) - saves, liberates, causes to cross

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṝ

Causative Present Tense

From root tṝ (to cross) with causative suffix ṇic, 10th class equivalent.

Root: tṝ (class 10)

कुलं (kulaṁ) - family, lineage, race

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house

Note: Object of tārayati.

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - vocative, addressing a descendant of Bharata (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Arjuna) (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bharatas, O best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an ancient king
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix tama added to sat (good/excellent).

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