महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-88, verse-14
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत् ।
यत्रासौ प्रथितो लोकेष्वक्षय्यकरणो वटः ॥१४॥
यत्रासौ प्रथितो लोकेष्वक्षय्यकरणो वटः ॥१४॥
14. eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyeko'pi gayāṁ vrajet ,
yatrāsau prathito lokeṣvakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ.
yatrāsau prathito lokeṣvakṣayyakaraṇo vaṭaḥ.
14.
eṣṭavyāḥ bahavaḥ putrāḥ yadi ekaḥ api gayām vrajet
yatra asau prathitaḥ lokeṣu akṣayyakaraṇaḥ vaṭaḥ
yatra asau prathitaḥ lokeṣu akṣayyakaraṇaḥ vaṭaḥ
14.
bahavaḥ putrāḥ eṣṭavyāḥ yadi ekaḥ api gayām vrajet
yatra asau vaṭaḥ lokeṣu prathitaḥ akṣayyakaraṇaḥ
yatra asau vaṭaḥ lokeṣu prathitaḥ akṣayyakaraṇaḥ
14.
Many sons should be desired, so that if even one goes to Gaya, where that banyan tree (vaṭa) is renowned in the world for making offerings imperishable.
Words meanings summery:
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- एष्टव्याः (eṣṭavyāḥ) - should be desired, desirable
- बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
- पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
- यदि (yadi) - if
- एकः (ekaḥ) - one
- अपि (api) - even, also
- गयाम् (gayām) - to Gaya
- व्रजेत् (vrajet) - (he) should go
- यत्र (yatra) - where
- असौ (asau) - that (masculine nominative singular)
- प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous, renowned, celebrated
- लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among the worlds, in the worlds, among people
- अक्षय्यकरणः (akṣayyakaraṇaḥ) - making offerings imperishable (in their merit) (making imperishable, causing imperishability)
- वटः (vaṭaḥ) - the sacred Akṣayavata (imperishable banyan tree) at Gaya (banyan tree)
Words meanings and morphology
एष्टव्याः (eṣṭavyāḥ) - should be desired, desirable
(gerundive)
बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu
bahu - many, much, numerous
पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
एकः (ekaḥ) - one
(numeral adjective)
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
गयाम् (gayām) - to Gaya
(proper noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gayā
gayā - name of a sacred city and pilgrimage site in Bihar, India, especially known for ancestral rituals
व्रजेत् (vrajet) - (he) should go
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vraj
Root: vraj (class 1)
यत्र (yatra) - where
(indeclinable)
असौ (asau) - that (masculine nominative singular)
(demonstrative pronoun)
प्रथितः (prathitaḥ) - famous, renowned, celebrated
(past passive participle)
लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among the worlds, in the worlds, among people
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, common experience
अक्षय्यकरणः (akṣayyakaraṇaḥ) - making offerings imperishable (in their merit) (making imperishable, causing imperishability)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣayyakaraṇa
akṣayyakaraṇa - making imperishable, causing imperishability
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (akṣayya+karaṇa)
- akṣayya – imperishable, inexhaustible
gerundive
Gerundive
Prefix: a
Root: kṣi (class 1) - karaṇa – making, doing, causing
noun (neuter)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वटः (vaṭaḥ) - the sacred Akṣayavata (imperishable banyan tree) at Gaya (banyan tree)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaṭa
vaṭa - banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis)