महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-72, verse-34
संग्रामेष्वर्जयित्वा तु यो वै गाः संप्रयच्छति ।
आत्मविक्रयतुल्यास्ताः शाश्वता विद्धि कौशिक ॥३४॥
आत्मविक्रयतुल्यास्ताः शाश्वता विद्धि कौशिक ॥३४॥
34. saṁgrāmeṣvarjayitvā tu yo vai gāḥ saṁprayacchati ,
ātmavikrayatulyāstāḥ śāśvatā viddhi kauśika.
ātmavikrayatulyāstāḥ śāśvatā viddhi kauśika.
34.
saṃgrāmeṣu arjayitvā tu yaḥ vai gāḥ samprayacchati
ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ tāḥ śāśvatāḥ viddhi kauśika
ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ tāḥ śāśvatāḥ viddhi kauśika
34.
kauśika yaḥ tu vai saṃgrāmeṣu arjayitvā gāḥ
samprayacchati tāḥ ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ śāśvatāḥ viddhi
samprayacchati tāḥ ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ śāśvatāḥ viddhi
34.
O Kauśika, know that those cows which one indeed donates after having acquired them in battles are considered equivalent to one's own self-offering (ātman-vikraya), and their rewards are eternal.
Words meanings summery:
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- संग्रामेषु (saṁgrāmeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in wars)
- अर्जयित्वा (arjayitvā) - having acquired (having earned, having acquired, having obtained)
- तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
- गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, oxen, cattle, rays of light)
- सम्प्रयच्छति (samprayacchati) - donates (gives away, bestows, offers)
- आत्म-विक्रय-तुल्याः (ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ) - equivalent to one's own self-offering (equal to selling oneself, comparable to a self-sale)
- ताः (tāḥ) - those (cows) (those (feminine))
- शाश्वताः (śāśvatāḥ) - eternal (rewards) (eternal, perpetual, constant)
- विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)
- कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kauśika (O Kauśika (descendant of Kuśika), O Indra)
Words meanings and morphology
संग्रामेषु (saṁgrāmeṣu) - in battles (in battles, in conflicts, in wars)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of saṃgrāma
saṁgrāma - battle, war, conflict
Derived from prefix saṃ- (together) + root √grām (to go, to come).
Prefix: sam
Root: grām
अर्जयित्वा (arjayitvā) - having acquired (having earned, having acquired, having obtained)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from the causative form of root √ṛj (to go, to acquire), with suffix -tvā for absolutive.
Root: ṛj
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely)
(indeclinable)
गाः (gāḥ) - cows (cows, oxen, cattle, rays of light)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of go
go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth
सम्प्रयच्छति (samprayacchati) - donates (gives away, bestows, offers)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of samprayacchati
present active
Derived from root √yam (to give, to offer) with prefixes sam- and pra-.
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: yam (class 1)
आत्म-विक्रय-तुल्याः (ātma-vikraya-tulyāḥ) - equivalent to one's own self-offering (equal to selling oneself, comparable to a self-sale)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ātma-vikraya-tulya
ātma-vikraya-tulya - equal to selling oneself, comparable to a self-sale
Compound type : bahuvrīhi / tatpuruṣa (ātman+vikraya+tulya)
- ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
noun (masculine) - vikraya – sale, selling, disposal
noun (masculine)
nominalization
Derived from root √krī (to buy) with prefix vi-, meaning 'selling' or 'sale'.
Prefix: vi
Root: krī (class 9) - tulya – equal, similar, comparable
adjective
Derived from root √tul (to weigh, to balance) with suffix -ya.
Root: tul (class 10)
ताः (tāḥ) - those (cows) (those (feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
शाश्वताः (śāśvatāḥ) - eternal (rewards) (eternal, perpetual, constant)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śāśvata
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, ever-abiding
विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √vid
imperative
Derived from root √vid (to know), 2nd person singular imperative.
Root: vid (class 2)
कौशिक (kauśika) - O Kauśika (O Kauśika (descendant of Kuśika), O Indra)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kauśika
kauśika - descendant of Kuśika, Indra, a snake charmer
Patronymic from Kuśika.