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13,77

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-77, verse-21

गोमत्या विद्यया धेनुं तिलानामभिमन्त्र्य यः ।
रसरत्नमयीं दद्यान्न स शोचेत्कृताकृते ॥२१॥
21. gomatyā vidyayā dhenuṁ tilānāmabhimantrya yaḥ ,
rasaratnamayīṁ dadyānna sa śocetkṛtākṛte.
21. gomatyā vidyayā dhenuṃ tilānām abhimantrya
yaḥ rasaratnamayīṃ dadyāt na sa śocet kṛtākṛte
21. yaḥ gomatyā vidyayā tilānām abhimantrya
rasaratnamayīṃ dhenuṃ dadyāt sa kṛtākṛte na śocet
21. Whoever, having consecrated sesame seeds with the Gomatī mantra (vidyā), gives a symbolic cow made of essence and jewels, he does not grieve over actions done or not done.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • गोमत्या (gomatyā) - by Gomatī (name of a mantra/knowledge)
  • विद्यया (vidyayā) - by a mantra (by knowledge, by science, by a mantra)
  • धेनुं (dhenuṁ) - a symbolic cow (as an offering) (a cow)
  • तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds
  • अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having consecrated, having invoked with mantras
  • यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who
  • रसरत्नमयीं (rasaratnamayīṁ) - made of essence/nectar and jewels
  • दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
  • (na) - not, no
  • (sa) - he, that
  • शोचेत् (śocet) - one should grieve, one should lament
  • कृताकृते (kṛtākṛte) - over actions done or not done, over success and failure (for what is done and undone, for success and failure, for good and bad deeds)

Words meanings and morphology

गोमत्या (gomatyā) - by Gomatī (name of a mantra/knowledge)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of gomatī
gomatī - having cows, rich in cows; name of a sacred text or mantra, the earth
Feminine of gomat
Note: Acts as an adjective for vidyayā, so it should be noun/proper noun, but "gomatī" itself can be a proper noun for a mantra.
विद्यया (vidyayā) - by a mantra (by knowledge, by science, by a mantra)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, mantra
Root: vid (class 4)
धेनुं (dhenuṁ) - a symbolic cow (as an offering) (a cow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenu
dhenu - milch cow, cow
Note: Object of 'dadyāt'.
तिलानाम् (tilānām) - of sesame seeds
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tila
tila - sesame seed, a small particle
Note: This genitive case is typical with 'abhimantrya' meaning "consecrating of these things" or "using these things".
अभिमन्त्र्य (abhimantrya) - having consecrated, having invoked with mantras
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Derived from abhi + √mantr (to consult, to utter sacred texts)
Prefix: abhi
Root: mantr (class 10)
Note: Denotes a prior action by the subject 'yaḥ'.
यः (yaḥ) - whoever, he who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Subject of 'dadyāt' and 'śocet'.
रसरत्नमयीं (rasaratnamayīṁ) - made of essence/nectar and jewels
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of rasaratnamayī
rasaratnamayī - made of essence/nectar and jewels
Feminine form of rasaratnamaya, formed with suffix -maya (made of). Bahuvrīhi or Tatpurusha.
Compound type : tatpurusha (rasa+ratna+maya)
  • rasa – juice, essence, taste, fluid, mercury
    noun (masculine)
  • ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
    noun (neuter)
  • maya – made of, consisting of, full of
    suffix
Note: Agrees with 'dhenuṃ'.
दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of dā
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: dā (class 3)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
शोचेत् (śocet) - one should grieve, one should lament
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of śuc
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: śuc (class 1)
कृताकृते (kṛtākṛte) - over actions done or not done, over success and failure (for what is done and undone, for success and failure, for good and bad deeds)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, dual of kṛtākṛta
kṛtākṛta - done and undone, success and failure, good and bad deeds
Dvandva compound: kṛta (done) + akṛta (undone)
Compound type : dvandva (kṛta+akṛta)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed; deed, action
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from √kṛ (to do, to make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • akṛta – undone, not done, not made; uncreated
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (negative prefix 'a-')
    Derived from a- (not) + √kṛ (to do, to make)
    Prefix: a
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: It's a dual referring to two contrasting states: done and undone (actions/outcomes).