महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-80, verse-44

एवमेता महाभागा यज्ञियाः सर्वकामदाः ।
रोहिण्य इति जानीहि नैताभ्यो विद्यते परम् ॥४४॥

44. evametā mahābhāgā yajñiyāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ ,
rohiṇya iti jānīhi naitābhyo vidyate param.

44. evam etāḥ mahābhāgāḥ yajñiyāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ
rohiṇyaḥ iti jānīhi na etābhyaḥ vidyate param

44. evam etāḥ mahābhāgāḥ yajñiyāḥ sarvakāmadāḥ
rohiṇyaḥ iti jānīhi etābhyaḥ param na vidyate

44. Indeed, know that these illustrious (mahābhāgāḥ), sacred, and all-desire-granting ones are the Rohiṇīs. Nothing superior to them exists.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

• एताः (etāḥ) - Refers to the Gomatī/cows from the previous verse. (these)

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, glorious

• यज्ञियाः (yajñiyāḥ) - sacred, worthy of Vedic ritual, pure

• सर्वकामदाः (sarvakāmadāḥ) - granters of all desires

• रोहिण्यः (rohiṇyaḥ) - The Gomatīs are identified as these divine entities, often associated with cows or the constellation Aldebaran. (Rohiṇīs (a group of goddesses or stellar deities))

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so saying

• जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, understand

• न (na) - not, no

• एताभ्यः (etābhyaḥ) - Used in comparison: 'superior to these'. (than these, from these, to these)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, supreme, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, indeed

(indeclinable)

एताः (etāḥ) - Refers to the Gomatī/cows from the previous verse. (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - highly fortunate, illustrious, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, glorious, noble, great-souled

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Represents 'mahat' in compounds.
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'etāḥ' and 'rohiṇyaḥ'.

यज्ञियाः (yajñiyāḥ) - sacred, worthy of Vedic ritual, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yajñiya

yajñiya - suitable for a Vedic ritual, sacred, pure

Formed from 'yajña' with the suffix '-iya'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'etāḥ' and 'rohiṇyaḥ'.

सर्वकामदाः (sarvakāmadāḥ) - granters of all desires

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvakāmada

sarvakāmada - granting all desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarvakāma+da)

• sarvakāma – all desires
  noun (masculine)
• da – giving, bestowing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix '-a'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'etāḥ' and 'rohiṇyaḥ'.

रोहिण्यः (rohiṇyaḥ) - The Gomatīs are identified as these divine entities, often associated with cows or the constellation Aldebaran. (Rohiṇīs (a group of goddesses or stellar deities))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of rohiṇī

rohiṇī - name of a constellation (Aldebaran); name of a divine cow; name of one of the wives of Vasudeva

Root: ruh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so saying

(indeclinable)

जानीहि (jānīhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of jñā

imperative

2nd singular imperative active voice, from root 'jñā' (class 9).

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एताभ्यः (etābhyaḥ) - Used in comparison: 'superior to these'. (than these, from these, to these)

(pronoun)

Ablative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Used with 'param' for comparison ('superior to').

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

present indicative

Present 3rd singular middle voice, from root 'vid' (class 4).

Root: vid (class 4)

परम् (param) - superior, higher, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, different, supreme, superior, ultimate, highest