महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-78, verse-21
वैराटपृष्ठमुक्षाणं सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतम् ।
प्रदाय मरुतां लोकानजरान्प्रतिपद्यते ॥२१॥
प्रदाय मरुतां लोकानजरान्प्रतिपद्यते ॥२१॥
21. vairāṭapṛṣṭhamukṣāṇaṁ sarvaratnairalaṁkṛtam ,
pradāya marutāṁ lokānajarānpratipadyate.
pradāya marutāṁ lokānajarānpratipadyate.
21.
vairāṭa-pṛṣṭham ukṣāṇam sarva-ratnaiḥ alaṅkṛtam
pradāya marutām lokān ajarān pratipadyate
pradāya marutām lokān ajarān pratipadyate
21.
vairāṭa-pṛṣṭham sarva-ratnaiḥ alaṅkṛtam ukṣāṇam
pradāya (janaḥ) marutām ajarān lokān pratipadyate
pradāya (janaḥ) marutām ajarān lokān pratipadyate
21.
By donating a broad-backed bull, adorned with all kinds of gems, one attains the undecaying worlds of the Maruts.
Words meanings summery:
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- वैराटपृष्ठम् (vairāṭapṛṣṭham) - (a bull that is) broad-backed (having a broad back, having a magnificent back)
- उक्षाणम् (ukṣāṇam) - bull (bull, ox)
- सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all kinds of gems (for adornment) (with all gems, with all kinds of jewels)
- अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - (a bull that is) adorned (adorned, decorated)
- प्रदाय (pradāya) - by donating (having given, having bestowed)
- मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts (of the Maruts (a class of storm deities))
- लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, abodes (worlds, realms, abodes)
- अजरान् (ajarān) - (worlds that are) undecaying, ageless (ageless, undecaying, not subject to old age)
- प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
Words meanings and morphology
वैराटपृष्ठम् (vairāṭapṛṣṭham) - (a bull that is) broad-backed (having a broad back, having a magnificent back)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vairāṭapṛṣṭha
vairāṭapṛṣṭha - having a broad back, magnificent-backed (from virāṭa 'broad' or 'royal' and pṛṣṭha 'back')
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (virāṭa+pṛṣṭha)
- virāṭa – great, vast, splendid, king Virāṭa
adjective/proper noun - pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies ukṣāṇam.
उक्षाणम् (ukṣāṇam) - bull (bull, ox)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ukṣan
ukṣan - bull, ox
Root: ukṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of pradāya.
सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all kinds of gems (for adornment) (with all gems, with all kinds of jewels)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvaratna
sarvaratna - all gems, all jewels
Karmadhāraya compound (sarvāṇi ratnāni)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+ratna)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective - ratna – gem, jewel, treasure
noun (neuter)
Note: Acts as the agent/means for alaṅkṛtam.
अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - (a bull that is) adorned (adorned, decorated)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkṛta
alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, ornamented
past passive participle
derived from verb alaṃ-kṛ (to adorn)
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies ukṣāṇam.
प्रदाय (pradāya) - by donating (having given, having bestowed)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
formed from root dā with prefix pra and suffix -ya (after prefix)
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
मरुताम् (marutām) - of the Maruts (of the Maruts (a class of storm deities))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of marut
marut - wind, air; Marut (a class of storm deities)
Note: Possessive, related to lokān.
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, abodes (worlds, realms, abodes)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, abode, people, space
Root: lok (class 1)
Note: Object of pratipadyate.
अजरान् (ajarān) - (worlds that are) undecaying, ageless (ageless, undecaying, not subject to old age)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of ajara
ajara - ageless, undecaying, not subject to old age
negation of jara (old age)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable
negating prefix - jara – old age, decay
noun (feminine)
Root: jṛ (class 1)
Note: Modifies lokān.
प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prati-pad
present active
derived from root pad with prefix prati
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: The subject 'one' (janaḥ) is implied.