महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-78, verse-23
शितिकण्ठमनड्वाहं सर्वरत्नैरलंकृतम् ।
दत्त्वा प्रजापतेर्लोकान्विशोकः प्रतिपद्यते ॥२३॥
दत्त्वा प्रजापतेर्लोकान्विशोकः प्रतिपद्यते ॥२३॥
23. śitikaṇṭhamanaḍvāhaṁ sarvaratnairalaṁkṛtam ,
dattvā prajāpaterlokānviśokaḥ pratipadyate.
dattvā prajāpaterlokānviśokaḥ pratipadyate.
23.
śitikaṇṭham anaḍvāham sarvaratnaiḥ alaṃkṛtam
dattvā prajāpateḥ lokān viśokaḥ pratipadyate
dattvā prajāpateḥ lokān viśokaḥ pratipadyate
23.
viśokaḥ śitikaṇṭham anaḍvāham sarvaratnaiḥ
alaṃkṛtam dattvā prajāpateḥ lokān pratipadyate
alaṃkṛtam dattvā prajāpateḥ lokān pratipadyate
23.
By donating a blue-throated bull, adorned with all jewels, a person becomes free from sorrow and attains the realms of Prajāpati (prajāpati).
Words meanings summery:
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- शितिकण्ठम् (śitikaṇṭham) - blue-throated (an epithet of Shiva, here referring to a bull of that description) (blue-throated, white-throated, having a white or dark throat)
- अनड्वाहम् (anaḍvāham) - a bull (bull, ox)
- सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all jewels (with all jewels, by all jewels)
- अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned (adorned, ornamented, decorated)
- दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having donated (having given, having donated)
- प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (the creator deity) (of Prajāpati (the lord of creatures))
- लोकान् (lokān) - realms (worlds, realms, regions)
- विशोकः (viśokaḥ) - free from sorrow (free from sorrow, sorrowless)
- प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
Words meanings and morphology
शितिकण्ठम् (śitikaṇṭham) - blue-throated (an epithet of Shiva, here referring to a bull of that description) (blue-throated, white-throated, having a white or dark throat)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śitikaṇṭha
śitikaṇṭha - blue-throated, having a white/dark throat (epithet of Shiva)
Bahuvrīhi compound of 'śiti' (white, dark, blue) and 'kaṇṭha' (throat).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiti+kaṇṭha)
- śiti – white, dark, blue
adjective (masculine) - kaṇṭha – throat, neck
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'anaḍvāham'.
अनड्वाहम् (anaḍvāham) - a bull (bull, ox)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anaḍvān
anaḍvān - bull, ox, draught-ox
Note: Object of 'dattvā'.
सर्वरत्नैः (sarvaratnaiḥ) - with all jewels (with all jewels, by all jewels)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of sarvaratna
sarvaratna - all jewels, every treasure
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'ratna' (jewel).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+ratna)
- sarva – all, every
pronoun (masculine) - ratna – jewel, gem, treasure
noun (neuter)
Note: Indicates means/instrument for 'alaṃkṛtam'.
अलंकृतम् (alaṁkṛtam) - adorned (adorned, ornamented, decorated)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṃkṛta
alaṁkṛta - adorned, ornamented, decorated
Past Passive Participle
Derived from verbal root √kṛ (to do, make) with upasarga alam- (sufficiently, beautifully).
Prefix: alam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'anaḍvāham'.
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having donated (having given, having donated)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from verbal root √dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Prajāpati (the creator deity) (of Prajāpati (the lord of creatures))
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god (Prajāpati)
Tatpuruṣa compound of 'prajā' (creatures, progeny) and 'pati' (lord).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
- prajā – creatures, progeny, offspring
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
Note: Modifies 'lokān'.
लोकान् (lokān) - realms (worlds, realms, regions)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, region, people
Note: Object of 'pratipadyate'.
विशोकः (viśokaḥ) - free from sorrow (free from sorrow, sorrowless)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśoka
viśoka - free from sorrow, sorrowless
Bahuvrīhi compound of 'vi' (without) and 'śoka' (sorrow).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śoka)
- vi – without, apart, away
indeclinable
Negative or separative prefix. - śoka – sorrow, grief, lamentation
noun (masculine)
Note: Subject of the sentence, implied to be 'he' or 'one'.
प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pratipad
Derived from verbal root √pad (to go) with upasarga prati-.
Prefix: prati
Root: pad (class 4)