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13,87

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-87, verse-9

पितॄनर्च्य प्रतिपदि प्राप्नुयात्स्वगृहे स्त्रियः ।
अभिरूपप्रजायिन्यो दर्शनीया बहुप्रजाः ॥९॥
9. pitṝnarcya pratipadi prāpnuyātsvagṛhe striyaḥ ,
abhirūpaprajāyinyo darśanīyā bahuprajāḥ.
9. pitṝn arcya pratipadi prāpnuyāt svagṛhe striyaḥ
abhirūpaprajāyinyaḥ darśanīyāḥ bahuprajāḥ
9. pratipadi pitṝn arcya svagṛhe abhirūpaprajāyinyaḥ
darśanīyāḥ bahuprajāḥ striyaḥ prāpnuyāt
9. By honoring the ancestors (pitṛs) on the first day, one obtains in one's home wives who are beautiful, lovely to behold, and who bear many attractive children.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors (pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers)
  • अर्च्य (arcya) - having honored (having worshipped, having honored)
  • प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (on the first day (of a fortnight))
  • प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - one obtains (one would obtain, one should obtain)
  • स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in one's home (in one's own house/home)
  • स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - wives (women, wives)
  • अभिरूपप्रजायिन्यः (abhirūpaprajāyinyaḥ) - giving birth to attractive children (giving birth to beautiful children, mothers of handsome offspring)
  • दर्शनीयाः (darśanīyāḥ) - beautiful, lovely (beautiful, lovely to behold)
  • बहुप्रजाः (bahuprajāḥ) - having many children (having many children/offspring)

Words meanings and morphology

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - the ancestors (pitṛs) (ancestors, fathers)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor
अर्च्य (arcya) - having honored (having worshipped, having honored)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
from root arc (to worship, honor), with -ya suffix (can be used without explicit upasarga in some contexts)
Root: arc (class 1)
प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (on the first day (of a fortnight))
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pratipad
pratipad - the first day of a lunar fortnight
प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - one obtains (one would obtain, one should obtain)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prāp
from pra- √āp
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
स्वगृहे (svagṛhe) - in one's home (in one's own house/home)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svagṛha
svagṛha - one's own house, home
Compound: sva (own) + gṛha (house)
Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+gṛha)
  • sva – own, self
    pronoun
  • gṛha – house, home
    noun (neuter)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - wives (women, wives)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
अभिरूपप्रजायिन्यः (abhirūpaprajāyinyaḥ) - giving birth to attractive children (giving birth to beautiful children, mothers of handsome offspring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of abhirūpaprajāyinī
abhirūpaprajāyinī - giving birth to beautiful children, mothers of handsome offspring
Compound: abhirūpa (beautiful) + prajā (offspring) + -āyinī (feminine suffix from √jan, to bear)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (abhirūpa+prajā+jāyinī)
  • abhirūpa – beautiful, handsome
    adjective
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: rūp
  • prajā – offspring, progeny, children
    noun (feminine)
  • jāyinī – bearing, giving birth to
    adjective (feminine)
    Agent noun from √jan
    from root jan (to be born, produce), with suffix -in and feminine -ī
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'
दर्शनीयाः (darśanīyāḥ) - beautiful, lovely (beautiful, lovely to behold)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of darśanīya
darśanīya - to be seen, visible, beautiful, lovely
Gerundive
from root dṛś (to see), with suffix -anīya
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'
बहुप्रजाः (bahuprajāḥ) - having many children (having many children/offspring)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bahuprajā
bahuprajā - having much progeny, having many children
Compound: bahu (many) + prajā (offspring)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+prajā)
  • bahu – many, much
    adjective
  • prajā – offspring, progeny, children
    noun (feminine)
Note: Agrees with 'striyaḥ'