महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-17

ततो मे पुनरेवासीत्संज्ञा संचिन्त्य शास्त्रतः ।
नायं वेदेषु विहितो विधिर्हस्त इति प्रभो ।
पिण्डो देयो नरेणेह ततो मतिरभून्मम ॥१७॥

17. tato me punarevāsītsaṁjñā saṁcintya śāstrataḥ ,
nāyaṁ vedeṣu vihito vidhirhasta iti prabho ,
piṇḍo deyo nareṇeha tato matirabhūnmama.

17. tataḥ me punar eva āsīt saṃjñā saṃcintya
śāstrataḥ na ayam vedeṣu vihitaḥ
vidhiḥ hastaḥ iti prabho piṇḍaḥ
deyaḥ nareṇa iha tataḥ matiḥ abhūt mama

17. tataḥ punar eva saṃjñā me āsīt śāstrataḥ
saṃcintya iti prabho ayam hastaḥ
vidhiḥ vedeṣu na vihitaḥ piṇḍaḥ iha
nareṇa deyaḥ tataḥ mama matiḥ abhūt

17. Then again, by pondering the scriptures (śāstra), understanding came to me, (thinking,) 'O Lord, this method of (receiving with) the hand is not enjoined in the Vedas.' (Rather,) 'The ancestral offering (pinda) should be given by a person here.' This thought then occurred to me.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• मे (me) - to me, my, of me

• पुनर् (punar) - again, back

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• आसीत् (āsīt) - understanding came to be (for me) (it was, it existed)

• संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - understanding (returned) (consciousness, understanding, name, technical term)

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thought, having pondered, having considered

• शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to scripture, by means of scripture

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this (method) (this)

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - enjoined, prescribed, appointed

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, method, injunction, ordinance

• हस्तः (hastaḥ) - hand (as a recipient) (hand, trunk (of an elephant))

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or thought)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

• पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering (pinda) (ancestral offering, rice-ball, lump, body)

• देयः (deyaḥ) - to be given, fit to be given, should be given

• नरेण (nareṇa) - by a man, by a person

• इह (iha) - here (on earth) (here, in this world, at this place)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• मतिः (matiḥ) - thought (arose) (thought, understanding, mind, opinion)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - it arose (for me) (it was, it became, it arose)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from 'tad'.

मे (me) - to me, my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular of 'I'.

पुनर् (punar) - again, back

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - understanding came to be (for me) (it was, it existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Tense

Root 'as', 2nd conjugation.

Root: as (class 2)

संज्ञा (saṁjñā) - understanding (returned) (consciousness, understanding, name, technical term)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃjñā

saṁjñā - consciousness, understanding, name, technical term, sign

Derived from the root jñā (to know) with the prefix sam (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: jñā (class 9)

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having thought, having pondered, having considered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from the root cint (to think) with the prefix sam (together, completely) and the suffix -ya (after a prefix).

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to scripture, by means of scripture

(indeclinable)

Formed from śāstra (scripture) with the suffix -tas, indicating 'from' or 'by means of'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (method) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the method implied by 'hasta'.

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

Derived from the root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - enjoined, prescribed, appointed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - enjoined, prescribed, arranged, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dhā (to place, do) with the prefix vi (apart, distinctly).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'vidhiḥ'.

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, method, injunction, ordinance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, method, injunction, ordinance, fate

Derived from the root dhā (to place, do) with the prefix vi (apart, distinctly).

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

हस्तः (hastaḥ) - hand (as a recipient) (hand, trunk (of an elephant))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasta

hasta - hand, trunk (of an elephant)

Note: Used here to mean 'receiving by hand' or 'the hand (as the recipient)'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks a quotation or thought)

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

Derived from the root bhū (to be) with the prefix pra (forth, intensely).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an address.

पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) - ancestral offering (pinda) (ancestral offering, rice-ball, lump, body)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of piṇḍa

piṇḍa - lump, ball, ancestral offering (of rice), body, anything round

देयः (deyaḥ) - to be given, fit to be given, should be given

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deya

deya - to be given, proper to be given, due

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Formed from the root dā (to give) with the suffix -ya or -eya.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'piṇḍaḥ'.

नरेण (nareṇa) - by a man, by a person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: Indicates the agent of the action 'should be given'.

इह (iha) - here (on earth) (here, in this world, at this place)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from 'tad'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - thought (arose) (thought, understanding, mind, opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - thought, understanding, mind, opinion, intention

Derived from the root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

अभूत् (abhūt) - it arose (for me) (it was, it became, it arose)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Tense

Root 'bhū', 1st conjugation.

Root: bhū (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Full form of the genitive 'my'.