महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-84, verse-79
ततःप्रभृति चाप्येतज्जातरूपमुदाहृतम् ।
यत्सुवर्णं स भगवानग्निरीशः प्रजापतिः ॥७९॥
यत्सुवर्णं स भगवानग्निरीशः प्रजापतिः ॥७९॥
79. tataḥprabhṛti cāpyetajjātarūpamudāhṛtam ,
yatsuvarṇaṁ sa bhagavānagnirīśaḥ prajāpatiḥ.
yatsuvarṇaṁ sa bhagavānagnirīśaḥ prajāpatiḥ.
79.
tataḥ prabhṛti ca api etat jātarūpam udāhṛtam
yat suvarṇam sa bhagavān agniḥ īśaḥ prajāpatiḥ
yat suvarṇam sa bhagavān agniḥ īśaḥ prajāpatiḥ
79.
etat jātarūpam ca api tataḥ prabhṛti udāhṛtam,
yat suvarṇam sa bhagavān agniḥ īśaḥ prajāpatiḥ
yat suvarṇam sa bhagavān agniḥ īśaḥ prajāpatiḥ
79.
From that time onwards, this 'jātarūpa' (gold) has been so named, because gold is verily the illustrious Agni, the Lord, the prajāpati (lord of creation).
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, afterwards
- प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning from, onwards
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even, too
- एतत् (etat) - this, this one
- जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold (gold, (that which has) a natural or intrinsic form)
- उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken of, illustrated
- यत् (yat) - which, because, since
- सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, good color)
- स (sa) - that (masculine nominative singular)
- भगवान् (bhagavān) - illustrious, divine, adorable
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, fire god
- ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, ruler
- प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation (lord of creation, creator)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, afterwards
(indeclinable)
ablative suffix -tas
प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - beginning from, onwards
(indeclinable)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
एतत् (etat) - this, this one
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
जातरूपम् (jātarūpam) - gold (gold, (that which has) a natural or intrinsic form)
(noun)
neuter, singular of jātarūpa
jātarūpa - gold, having a natural form, beautiful form
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jāta+rūpa)
- jāta – born, produced, arisen; a being
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root jan- ('to be born')
Root: jan (class 4) - rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
noun (neuter)
उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - declared, spoken of, illustrated
(adjective)
neuter, singular of udāhṛta
udāhṛta - declared, stated, spoken, illustrated
Past Passive Participle
From root hṛ- ('to carry') with upasarga ud- and ā-
Prefixes: ud+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'jātarūpam'.
यत् (yat) - which, because, since
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, that, what, because, since
Note: Acts as a conjunction here.
सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, good color)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa
suvarṇa - gold, of good color
Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (su+varṇa)
- su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
prefix - varṇa – color, appearance, caste, letter
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: Subject of the clause.
स (sa) - that (masculine nominative singular)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Agni.
भगवान् (bhagavān) - illustrious, divine, adorable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - illustrious, divine, fortunate, adorable
Present Active Participle
From root bhaj- ('to share, partake') with suffix -vat
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'agniḥ'.
अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire, fire god
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the fire god
Note: Predicate nominative.
ईशः (īśaḥ) - lord, ruler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of īśa
īśa - lord, master, ruler, Shiva
Root: īś (class 2)
Note: Predicate nominative, epithet of Agni.
प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation (lord of creation, creator)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati
prajāpati - lord of creation, creator, a creator god
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)
- prajā – progeny, offspring, creature, mankind
noun (feminine)
Prefix: pra
Root: jan (class 4) - pati – master, lord, husband
noun (masculine)
Note: Predicate nominative, epithet of Agni.