महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-78, verse-19
समानवत्सां गौरीं तु धेनुं दत्त्वा पयस्विनीम् ।
सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां वसूनां लोकमश्नुते ॥१९॥
सुव्रतां वस्त्रसंवीतां वसूनां लोकमश्नुते ॥१९॥
19. samānavatsāṁ gaurīṁ tu dhenuṁ dattvā payasvinīm ,
suvratāṁ vastrasaṁvītāṁ vasūnāṁ lokamaśnute.
suvratāṁ vastrasaṁvītāṁ vasūnāṁ lokamaśnute.
19.
samānavatsām gaurīm tu dhenum dattvā payasvinīm
su-vratām vastra-saṃvītām vasūnām lokam aśnute
su-vratām vastra-saṃvītām vasūnām lokam aśnute
19.
samānavatsām gaurīm payasvinīm su-vratām vastra-saṃvītām
dhenum tu dattvā (janaḥ) vasūnām lokam aśnute
dhenum tu dattvā (janaḥ) vasūnām lokam aśnute
19.
By donating a white, milky cow along with its calf, which is well-behaved and adorned with cloth, one attains the world of the Vasus.
Words meanings summery:
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- समानवत्साम् (samānavatsām) - (a cow) along with its calf (with a similar calf, with its calf)
- गौरीम् (gaurīm) - (a cow that is) white (white, yellowish-white, brilliant)
- तु (tu) - (for emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)
- धेनुम् (dhenum) - cow (cow, milch cow)
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by donating (having given)
- पयस्विनीम् (payasvinīm) - (a cow that is) milky, yielding much milk (full of milk, milky, yielding much milk)
- सु-व्रताम् (su-vratām) - (a cow that is) well-behaved or of good characteristics (of good observances, pious, well-behaved, healthy)
- वस्त्रसंवीताम् (vastrasaṁvītām) - (a cow that is) adorned with cloth (covered with cloth, adorned with cloth)
- वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (of the Vasus (a class of deities))
- लोकम् (lokam) - world, abode (world, realm, abode, people)
- अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains, enjoys)
Words meanings and morphology
समानवत्साम् (samānavatsām) - (a cow) along with its calf (with a similar calf, with its calf)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of samānavatsa
samānavatsa - having a calf of the same age/kind, with its calf
compound of samāna (similar, same) and vatsa (calf)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samāna+vatsa)
- samāna – similar, same, equal
adjective - vatsa – calf
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies dhenum.
गौरीम् (gaurīm) - (a cow that is) white (white, yellowish-white, brilliant)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gaurī
gaurī - white, yellowish-white, brilliant; a white cow
feminine of gaura
Note: Modifies dhenum.
तु (tu) - (for emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
धेनुम् (dhenum) - cow (cow, milch cow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhenu
dhenu - cow, milch cow
Root: dhā (class 1)
Note: Object of dattvā.
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by donating (having given)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root dā with suffix -tvā
Root: dā (class 3)
पयस्विनीम् (payasvinīm) - (a cow that is) milky, yielding much milk (full of milk, milky, yielding much milk)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of payasvinī
payasvinī - full of milk, milky, yielding much milk (feminine of payasvin)
feminine form, from payas (milk) + -vin (possessive suffix)
Note: Modifies dhenum.
सु-व्रताम् (su-vratām) - (a cow that is) well-behaved or of good characteristics (of good observances, pious, well-behaved, healthy)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of suvrata
suvrata - of good observances, pious, virtuous, well-behaved, healthy
compound of su (good) and vrata (observance, vow, rule)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
prefix - vrata – vow, observance, rule, conduct
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies dhenum.
वस्त्रसंवीताम् (vastrasaṁvītām) - (a cow that is) adorned with cloth (covered with cloth, adorned with cloth)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vastrasaṃvītā
vastrasaṁvītā - covered with cloth, adorned with cloth (feminine of vastrasaṃvīta)
past passive participle in compound
compound of vastra (cloth) and saṃvīta (covered)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vastra+saṃvīta)
- vastra – cloth, garment
noun (neuter) - saṃvīta – covered, enveloped, wrapped
adjective
past passive participle
from verb saṃ-vī (to cover)
Prefix: sam
Root: vī (class 1)
Note: Modifies dhenum.
वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (of the Vasus (a class of deities))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu
vasu - a class of deities, wealth, good
Note: Possessive, related to lokam.
लोकम् (lokam) - world, abode (world, realm, abode, people)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of loka
loka - world, realm, abode, people, space
Root: lok (class 1)
Note: Object of aśnute.
अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains, enjoys)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś
present active
middle voice form
Root: aś (class 5)
Note: The subject 'one' (janaḥ) is implied.