महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-77, verse-7

स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ गोषु नित्यं प्रतिष्ठितौ ।
गावो यज्ञस्य हि फलं गोषु यज्ञाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥७॥

7. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau goṣu nityaṁ pratiṣṭhitau ,
gāvo yajñasya hi phalaṁ goṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ.

7. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau goṣu nityam pratiṣṭhitau
gāvaḥ yajñasya hi phalam goṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

7. svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau nityam goṣu pratiṣṭhitau hi
gāvaḥ yajñasya phalam goṣu yajñāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ

7. The utterances Svāhā and Vaṣaṭ are constantly established in cows. Indeed, cows are the fruit of the Vedic ritual (yajña), and the Vedic rituals (yajñas) are established in cows.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ (svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau) - the sacrificial utterances Svāhā and Vaṣaṭ (the two utterances Svāhā and Vaṣaṭ)

• गोषु (goṣu) - in cows (in cows, among cows, to cows)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

• प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - are established (established, founded, fixed, consecrated)

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (cows, rays, senses)

• यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

• गोषु (goṣu) - in cows (in cows, among cows, to cows)

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajñas) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established (established, founded, fixed)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ (svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau) - the sacrificial utterances Svāhā and Vaṣaṭ (the two utterances Svāhā and Vaṣaṭ)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of svāhākāravaṣaṭkāra

svāhākāravaṣaṭkāra - the utterances 'Svāhā' and 'Vaṣaṭ' (used in Vedic rituals)

Compound type : dvandva (svāhākāra+vaṣaṭkāra)

• svāhākāra – the utterance 'Svāhā'
  noun (masculine)
  From Svāhā + Kāra
• vaṣaṭkāra – the utterance 'Vaṣaṭ'
  noun (masculine)
  From Vaṣaṭ + Kāra

गोषु (goṣu) - in cows (in cows, among cows, to cows)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

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

Note: From nominal stem 'go' (feminine).

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually, always)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative singular neuter.

प्रतिष्ठितौ (pratiṣṭhitau) - are established (established, founded, fixed, consecrated)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, consecrated, standing, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' "to stand" with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'svāhākāravaṣaṭkārau'.

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows (cows, rays, senses)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

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

Note: From nominal stem 'go' (feminine).

यज्ञस्य (yajñasya) - of the Vedic ritual (yajña) (of the Vedic ritual, of the sacrifice)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

From root 'yaj' (to worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

फलम् (phalam) - fruit (fruit, result, consequence, reward)

(noun)

neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, advantage, outcome

गोषु (goṣu) - in cows (in cows, among cows, to cows)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of go

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

Note: From nominal stem 'go' (feminine).

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals (yajñas) (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

From root 'yaj' (to worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - are established (established, founded, fixed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, consecrated, standing, placed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' "to stand" with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yajñāḥ'.

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