महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-75, verse-7

गौर्मे माता गोवृषभः पिता मे दिवं शर्म जगती मे प्रतिष्ठा ।
प्रपद्यैवं शर्वरीमुष्य गोषु मुनिर्वाणीमुत्सृजेद्गोप्रदाने ॥७॥

7. gaurme mātā govṛṣabhaḥ pitā me; divaṁ śarma jagatī me pratiṣṭhā ,
prapadyaivaṁ śarvarīmuṣya goṣu; munirvāṇīmutsṛjedgopradāne.

7. gauḥ me mātā go-vṛṣabhaḥ pitā me
divam śarma jagatī me pratiṣṭhā
| prapadya evam śarvarīm uṣya
goṣu muniḥ vāṇīm utsṛjet go-pradāne

7. The cow is my mother, the bull is my father. Heaven is my welfare, the earth is my foundation. Having thus passed the night staying among the cows, the sage (muni) should utter the appropriate words at the cow donation ceremony.

Words meanings summery:

• गौः (gauḥ) - cow

• मे (me) - my, to me

• माता (mātā) - mother

• गो-वृषभः (go-vṛṣabhaḥ) - bull, chief bull

• पिता (pitā) - father

• मे (me) - my, to me

• दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

• शर्म (śarma) - welfare, happiness, protection

• जगती (jagatī) - earth, world

• मे (me) - my, to me

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, abode

• प्रपद्य (prapadya) - having approached, having resorted to

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• शर्वरीम् (śarvarīm) - night

• उष्य (uṣya) - having stayed, having dwelt

• गोषु (goṣu) - among cows, in cows

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - the appropriate words (speech, utterance, words)

• उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - should utter, should release

• गो-प्रदाने (go-pradāne) - in the donation of cows, at the cow donation ceremony

Words meanings and morphology

गौः (gauḥ) - cow

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Pronominal stem for the first person pronoun

Note: Can also function as dative.

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

गो-वृषभः (go-vṛṣabhaḥ) - bull, chief bull

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of go-vṛṣabha

go-vṛṣabha - bull, chief bull (among cows)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+vṛṣabha)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• vṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Pronominal stem for the first person pronoun

Note: Can also function as dative.

दिवम् (divam) - heaven, sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

शर्म (śarma) - welfare, happiness, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarman

śarman - shelter, protection, happiness, welfare, bliss

जगती (jagatī) - earth, world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jagatī

jagatī - earth, world, moving, living beings

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Pronominal stem for the first person pronoun

Note: Can also function as dative.

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, abode

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - foundation, basis, support, establishment, abode, firm stand

Action Noun

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati (against, towards)

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रपद्य (prapadya) - having approached, having resorted to

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root pad (to go) with prefix pra (forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

शर्वरीम् (śarvarīm) - night

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night

उष्य (uṣya) - having stayed, having dwelt

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Derived from root vas (to dwell, stay)

Root: vas (class 1)

गोषु (goṣu) - among cows, in cows

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one, inspired one

वाणीम् (vāṇīm) - the appropriate words (speech, utterance, words)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, sound, words, Sarasvati (goddess of speech)

उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - should utter, should release

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ud-sṛj

Prefix: ud

Root: sṛj (class 6)

गो-प्रदाने (go-pradāne) - in the donation of cows, at the cow donation ceremony

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of go-pradāna

go-pradāna - donation of cows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+pradāna)

• go – cow, cattle
  noun (feminine)
• pradāna – giving, donation, grant
  noun (neuter)
  Action Noun
  Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix pra (forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

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