महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-79, verse-12

सुरूपा बहुरूपाश्च विश्वरूपाश्च मातरः ।
गावो मामुपतिष्ठन्तामिति नित्यं प्रकीर्तयेत् ॥१२॥

12. surūpā bahurūpāśca viśvarūpāśca mātaraḥ ,
gāvo māmupatiṣṭhantāmiti nityaṁ prakīrtayet.

12. surūpāḥ bahurūpāḥ ca viśvarūpāḥ ca mātaraḥ |
gāvaḥ mām upatiṣṭhantām iti nityam prakīrtayet

12. surūpāḥ bahurūpāḥ ca viśvarūpāḥ ca mātaraḥ
gāvaḥ mām upatiṣṭhantām iti nityam prakīrtayet

12. May the mothers—beautiful in form, manifold in form, and universal in form—the cows, attend upon me. One should always recite this [prayer].

Words meanings summery:

• सुरूपाः (surūpāḥ) - cows that are beautiful and auspicious in their appearance (beautiful in form, well-formed)

• बहुरूपाः (bahurūpāḥ) - cows representing the diversity of forms in existence (manifold in form, having many forms)

• च (ca) - and

• विश्वरूपाः (viśvarūpāḥ) - cows as manifestations of the universal form of divinity (all-formed, universal in form)

• च (ca) - and

• मातरः (mātaraḥ) - cows, revered as mothers (gau-mātā) (mothers)

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - the specific beings being invoked (cows)

• माम् (mām) - the person reciting the prayer (me)

• उपतिष्ठन्ताम् (upatiṣṭhantām) - a prayer for the cows to be present and bestow their blessings (may they attend upon, may they stand near)

• इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quote or thought (thus, so)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - indicating that the recitation should be continuous (always, constantly, eternally)

• प्रकीर्तयेत् (prakīrtayet) - a recommendation or instruction to chant this mantra regularly (one should recite, one should praise/glorify)

Words meanings and morphology

सुरूपाः (surūpāḥ) - cows that are beautiful and auspicious in their appearance (beautiful in form, well-formed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of surūpa

surūpa - beautiful in form, well-formed, handsome

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+rūpa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

बहुरूपाः (bahurūpāḥ) - cows representing the diversity of forms in existence (manifold in form, having many forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - manifold, multiform, having many forms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विश्वरूपाः (viśvarūpāḥ) - cows as manifestations of the universal form of divinity (all-formed, universal in form)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of viśvarūpa

viśvarūpa - all-formed, universal, omniform

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+rūpa)

• viśva – all, whole, universal
  adjective
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मातरः (mātaraḥ) - cows, revered as mothers (gau-mātā) (mothers)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

गावः (gāvaḥ) - the specific beings being invoked (cows)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

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

माम् (mām) - the person reciting the prayer (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I

उपतिष्ठन्ताम् (upatiṣṭhantām) - a prayer for the cows to be present and bestow their blessings (may they attend upon, may they stand near)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperative/optative (loṭ) of sthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

इति (iti) - introduces or concludes a direct quote or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - indicating that the recitation should be continuous (always, constantly, eternally)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here

प्रकीर्तयेत् (prakīrtayet) - a recommendation or instruction to chant this mantra regularly (one should recite, one should praise/glorify)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛt (class 10)

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