महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-39

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घृतालाभे च यो दद्यात्तिलधेनुं यतव्रतः ।
स दुर्गात्तारितो धेन्वा क्षीरनद्यां प्रमोदते ॥३९॥

39. ghṛtālābhe ca yo dadyāttiladhenuṁ yatavrataḥ ,
sa durgāttārito dhenvā kṣīranadyāṁ pramodate.

39. ghṛtālābhe ca yaḥ dadyāt tiladhenum yatavrataḥ
saḥ durgāt tāritaḥ dhenvā kṣīranadyām pramodate

39. yatavrataḥ yaḥ ca ghṛtālābhe tiladhenum dadyāt
saḥ dhenvā durgāt tāritaḥ kṣīranadyām pramodate

39. And a disciplined person who, when ghee is unavailable, offers a symbolic sesame-cow (a cow made of sesame seeds), he is delivered from difficulty by that cow and rejoices in a river of milk.

Words meanings summery:

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घृतालाभे (ghṛtālābhe) - in a situation where clarified butter is not available (in the absence of ghee)

च (ca) - and, also

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - may give, should give

तिलधेनुम् (tiladhenum) - a symbolic cow made of sesame seeds, offered as a ritual donation (a sesame-cow, a cow made of sesame seeds (symbolic offering))

यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - a person who is strict in observing their religious vows and practices (disciplined, one who has controlled vows, one who has observed vows)

सः (saḥ) - he

दुर्गात् (durgāt) - from any kind of perilous or adverse situation (from difficulty, from a difficult place, from danger, from a fortress)

तारितः (tāritaḥ) - rescued, delivered, made to cross over

धेन्वा (dhenvā) - by the cow

क्षीरनद्याम् (kṣīranadyām) - in a mythical celestial river made of milk (in the river of milk)

प्रमोदते (pramodate) - he rejoices, he delights

Words meanings and morphology

घृतालाभे (ghṛtālābhe) - in a situation where clarified butter is not available (in the absence of ghee)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ghṛtālābha

ghṛtālābha - absence of ghee, non-attainment of ghee

ghṛta (ghee) + alābha (absence)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (ghṛta+alābha)

ghṛta – ghee, clarified butter
noun (neuter)
alābha – non-attainment, absence, loss
noun (masculine)
Root: labh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - may give, should give

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

optative mood, present tense

Pāṇini Dhātupāṭha root dā (class 3)

Root: dā (class 3)

तिलधेनुम् (tiladhenum) - a symbolic cow made of sesame seeds, offered as a ritual donation (a sesame-cow, a cow made of sesame seeds (symbolic offering))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tiladhenu

tiladhenu - a cow made of sesame seeds (for ritual donation)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tila+dhenu)

tila – sesame seed
noun (masculine)
dhenu – milch cow
noun (feminine)

यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - a person who is strict in observing their religious vows and practices (disciplined, one who has controlled vows, one who has observed vows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatavrata

yatavrata - one who has controlled or restrained vows; diligent in religious observances

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yata+vrata)

yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root yam (to control)
Root: yam (class 1)
vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ' (whoever).

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

masculine nominative singular of tad

Note: Corresponds to the relative pronoun 'yaḥ'.

दुर्गात् (durgāt) - from any kind of perilous or adverse situation (from difficulty, from a difficult place, from danger, from a fortress)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of durga

durga - difficult to pass, inaccessible; a fortress, stronghold; difficulty, distress, danger

dur (bad, difficult) + ga (going)