महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-73, verse-9
सुवर्णं परमं दानं सुवर्णं दक्षिणा परा ।
सुवर्णं पावनं शक्र पावनानां परं स्मृतम् ॥९॥
सुवर्णं पावनं शक्र पावनानां परं स्मृतम् ॥९॥
9. suvarṇaṁ paramaṁ dānaṁ suvarṇaṁ dakṣiṇā parā ,
suvarṇaṁ pāvanaṁ śakra pāvanānāṁ paraṁ smṛtam.
suvarṇaṁ pāvanaṁ śakra pāvanānāṁ paraṁ smṛtam.
9.
suvarṇam paramam dānam suvarṇam dakṣiṇā parā
suvarṇam pāvanam śakra pāvanānām param smṛtam
suvarṇam pāvanam śakra pāvanānām param smṛtam
9.
suvarṇam paramam dānam (asti); suvarṇam parā dakṣiṇā (asti) śakra,
suvarṇam pāvanānām param (pāvanam) smṛtam
suvarṇam pāvanānām param (pāvanam) smṛtam
9.
Gold is the supreme donation (dāna), and gold is the supreme offering (dakṣiṇā). O Śakra, gold is considered the highest purifier among all purifying things.
Words meanings summery:
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- सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
- परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
- दानम् (dānam) - donation (dāna) (gift, donation, act of giving)
- सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
- दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - ritual offering (dakṣiṇā) (ritual fee, offering, gift)
- परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
- सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
- पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying (purifying, sacred, cleanser)
- शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra) (powerful one, Indra)
- पावनानाम् (pāvanānām) - among purifiers (or purifying things) (of purifiers, among purifiers)
- परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
- स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is declared (remembered, recollected, declared, considered)
Words meanings and morphology
सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, of beautiful color, excellent
From 'su' (good) + 'varṇa' (color/caste/gold).
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, principal, ultimate, best
Superlative form of 'para' (other, beyond).
Note: Agrees with 'suvarṇam' and 'dānam'.
दानम् (dānam) - donation (dāna) (gift, donation, act of giving)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - gift, donation, giving, liberality
From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix -ana.
Root: dā (class 3)
सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, of beautiful color, excellent
From 'su' (good) + 'varṇa' (color/caste/gold).
Note: Subject of implied 'is'.
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - ritual offering (dakṣiṇā) (ritual fee, offering, gift)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - ritual fee, gift, offering, right side, southern
From root 'dakṣ' (to be able, to grow) or associated with 'dakṣiṇa' (right, south).
Root: dakṣ (class 1)
परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - highest, supreme, principal, ultimate, best, other, beyond
Feminine form of 'para'.
सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, beautiful color)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, of beautiful color, excellent
From 'su' (good) + 'varṇa' (color/caste/gold).
Note: Subject of implied 'is' and 'smṛtam'.
पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying (purifying, sacred, cleanser)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana
pāvana - purifying, holy, sacred, a purifier, cleanser
From root 'pū' (to purify).
Root: pū (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective/noun.
शक्र (śakra) - O Śakra (Indra) (powerful one, Indra)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - powerful, mighty; a name of Indra
From root 'śak' (to be able).
Root: śak (class 5)
पावनानाम् (pāvanānām) - among purifiers (or purifying things) (of purifiers, among purifiers)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of pāvana
pāvana - purifying, holy, sacred, a purifier, cleanser
From root 'pū' (to purify).
Root: pū (class 1)
Note: Partitive genitive: 'the supreme among purifiers'.
परम् (param) - supreme, highest (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, principal, ultimate, best
Superlative form of 'para' (other, beyond).
Note: Predicate adjective.
स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - is considered, is declared (remembered, recollected, declared, considered)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, declared, prescribed, considered
Past Passive Participle
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)