महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-41

रन्तिदेवस्य यज्ञे ताः पशुत्वेनोपकल्पिताः ।
ततश्चर्मण्वती राजन्गोचर्मभ्यः प्रवर्तिता ॥४१॥

41. rantidevasya yajñe tāḥ paśutvenopakalpitāḥ ,
tataścarmaṇvatī rājangocarmabhyaḥ pravartitā.

41. rantidevasya yajñe tāḥ paśutvena upakalpitāḥ
tataḥ carmaṇvatī rājan go-carmabhyaḥ pravartitā

41. rantidevasya yajñe tāḥ paśutvena upakalpitāḥ
tataḥ rājan go-carmabhyaḥ carmaṇvatī pravartitā

41. In the Vedic ritual (yajña) of Rantideva, these (cows) were designated as ritual animals. Thereafter, O King, the Carmanvati river originated from those cow hides.

Words meanings summery:

• रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual

• ताः (tāḥ) - these cows (they, these, those)

• पशुत्वेन (paśutvena) - as ritual animals (by the nature of an animal, in the state of being an animal)

• उपकल्पिताः (upakalpitāḥ) - designated for the ritual (prepared, designated, arranged)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• चर्मण्वती (carmaṇvatī) - name of a river (Carmanvati)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• गो-चर्मभ्यः (go-carmabhyaḥ) - from cow hides

• प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - flowed forth, originated (referring to the river) (originated, flowed forth, set in motion)

Words meanings and morphology

रन्तिदेवस्य (rantidevasya) - of Rantideva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rantideva

rantideva - Rantideva (name of a king)

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, ceremony, worship, sacrifice (yajña)

Derived from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice).

Root: yaj (class 1)

ताः (tāḥ) - these cows (they, these, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पशुत्वेन (paśutvena) - as ritual animals (by the nature of an animal, in the state of being an animal)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of paśutva

paśutva - animality, condition of being an animal

Derived from paśu (animal) + tva (abstract suffix).

उपकल्पिताः (upakalpitāḥ) - designated for the ritual (prepared, designated, arranged)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upakalpita

upakalpita - prepared, arranged, designated, imagined

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kḷp with upasarga upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: kḷp (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative form of tad used as an indeclinable.

चर्मण्वती (carmaṇvatī) - name of a river (Carmanvati)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of carmaṇvatī

carmaṇvatī - Carmanvati (name of a river)

Literally 'possessing hides' (carman + -vatī), referring to the legend of its origin from cow hides.

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

गो-चर्मभ्यः (go-carmabhyaḥ) - from cow hides

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of go-carman

go-carman - cowhide

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+carman)

• go – cow
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• carman – hide, skin, leather
  noun (neuter)

प्रवर्तिता (pravartitā) - flowed forth, originated (referring to the river) (originated, flowed forth, set in motion)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravartita

pravartita - caused to proceed, flowed forth, originated, practiced

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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