महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-10

पवित्रमग्र्यं जगतः प्रतिष्ठा दिवौकसां मातरोऽथाप्रमेयाः ।
अन्वालभेद्दक्षिणतो व्रजेच्च दद्याच्च पात्रे प्रसमीक्ष्य कालम् ॥१०॥

10. pavitramagryaṁ jagataḥ pratiṣṭhā; divaukasāṁ mātaro'thāprameyāḥ ,
anvālabheddakṣiṇato vrajecca; dadyācca pātre prasamīkṣya kālam.

10. pavitram agryam jagataḥ pratiṣṭhā
divaukasām mātaraḥ atha aprameyāḥ
anvālabhet dakṣiṇataḥ vrajet ca
dadyāt ca pātre prasamīkṣya kālam

10. They (cows) are the supreme purifiers, the support of the world, mothers of the gods, and immeasurable. One should touch them from the right (south), circumambulate them, and give (offerings) to a deserving person after carefully considering the proper time.

Words meanings summery:

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, sacred, holy

• अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, best, chief

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the moving

• प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, establishment

• दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the celestials

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

• अप्रमेयाः (aprameyāḥ) - immeasurable, inscrutable

• अन्वालभेत् (anvālabhet) - one should touch, one should adhere to

• दक्षिणतः (dakṣiṇataḥ) - from the right (south), towards the right

• व्रजेत् (vrajet) - one should circumambulate (as a sign of respect) (one should go, one should proceed)

• च (ca) - and

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should offer

• च (ca) - and

• पात्रे (pātre) - to a worthy recipient, in a vessel

• प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having carefully observed, having properly considered

• कालम् (kālam) - time, proper time

Words meanings and morphology

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - purifier, sacred, holy

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - purifier, sacred, holy, filter

अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, best, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, excellent, chief

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the moving

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā) - foundation, support, establishment

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pratiṣṭhā

pratiṣṭhā - foundation, basis, support, fame, establishment

दिवौकसाम् (divaukasām) - of the gods, of the celestials

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - an inhabitant of heaven, a god, a celestial

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (div+okas)

• div – heaven
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, house
  noun (neuter)

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - mothers

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently

(indeclinable)

अप्रमेयाः (aprameyāḥ) - immeasurable, inscrutable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, incomprehensible, inscrutable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+prameya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, knowable
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

अन्वालभेत् (anvālabhet) - one should touch, one should adhere to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anu-ā-labh

Prefixes: anu+ā

Root: labh (class 1)

दक्षिणतः (dakṣiṇataḥ) - from the right (south), towards the right

(indeclinable)

व्रजेत् (vrajet) - one should circumambulate (as a sign of respect) (one should go, one should proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should offer

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पात्रे (pātre) - to a worthy recipient, in a vessel

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pātra

pātra - vessel, cup, worthy person, deserving recipient

प्रसमीक्ष्य (prasamīkṣya) - having carefully observed, having properly considered

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

Prefixes: pra+sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

कालम् (kālam) - time, proper time

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, proper time, season

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