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13,89

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-89, verse-3

अपत्यकामो रोहिण्यामोजस्कामो मृगोत्तमे ।
क्रूरकर्मा ददच्छ्राद्धमार्द्रायां मानवो भवेत् ॥३॥
3. apatyakāmo rohiṇyāmojaskāmo mṛgottame ,
krūrakarmā dadacchrāddhamārdrāyāṁ mānavo bhavet.
3. apatyakāmaḥ rohiṇyām ojaskāmaḥ mṛgottame
krūrakarmā dadat śrāddham ārdrāyām mānavaḥ bhavet
3. A person desiring progeny (apatyakāma) should perform the ancestral (śrāddha) rite in Rohiṇī. One desiring vigor (ojaskāma) should do it in Mṛgottamā. A human being who offers the ancestral (śrāddha) rite in Ārdrā becomes one capable of fierce deeds.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपत्यकामः (apatyakāmaḥ) - desiring progeny (desiring offspring, desirous of progeny)
  • रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in the Rohiṇī constellation (in Rohiṇī)
  • ओजस्कामः (ojaskāmaḥ) - desiring vigor (desiring vigor, desirous of strength)
  • मृगोत्तमे (mṛgottame) - in the Mṛgottamā (Mṛgaśīrṣa) constellation (in Mṛgottamā, in the best of deer)
  • क्रूरकर्मा (krūrakarmā) - capable of fierce deeds (one whose actions are cruel, capable of fierce deeds)
  • ददत् (dadat) - offering (giving, offering)
  • श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - the ancestral (śrāddha) rite (ancestral rite, offering)
  • आर्द्रायाम् (ārdrāyām) - in the Ārdrā constellation (in Ārdrā)
  • मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being (human, descendant of Manu)
  • भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (should be, becomes, might be)

Words meanings and morphology

अपत्यकामः (apatyakāmaḥ) - desiring progeny (desiring offspring, desirous of progeny)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apatya-kāma
apatya-kāma - desiring offspring
Compound of apatya (offspring) + kāma (desire)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apatya+kāma)
  • apatya – offspring, progeny, child
    noun (neuter)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love
    noun (masculine)
रोहिण्याम् (rohiṇyām) - in the Rohiṇī constellation (in Rohiṇī)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of rohiṇī
rohiṇī - the constellation Rohiṇī (Aldebaran)
Note: Refers to the lunar mansion.
ओजस्कामः (ojaskāmaḥ) - desiring vigor (desiring vigor, desirous of strength)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ojas-kāma
ojas-kāma - desiring vigor or strength
Compound of ojas (vigor) + kāma (desire)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ojas+kāma)
  • ojas – vigor, strength, vitality
    noun (neuter)
  • kāma – desire, wish, love
    noun (masculine)
मृगोत्तमे (mṛgottame) - in the Mṛgottamā (Mṛgaśīrṣa) constellation (in Mṛgottamā, in the best of deer)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of mṛga-uttama
mṛga-uttama - the best of deer (referring to Mṛgaśīrṣa constellation)
Compound of mṛga (deer) + uttama (best). It refers to the Mṛgaśīrṣa nakṣatra.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛga+uttama)
  • mṛga – deer, animal
    noun (masculine)
  • uttama – best, highest, supreme
    adjective
Note: Refers to the lunar mansion Mṛgaśīrṣa.
क्रूरकर्मा (krūrakarmā) - capable of fierce deeds (one whose actions are cruel, capable of fierce deeds)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of krūra-karman
krūra-karman - one whose actions are cruel, one who performs fierce deeds
Compound of krūra (cruel, fierce) + karman (action, deed)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (krūra+karman)
  • krūra – cruel, fierce, harsh
    adjective
  • karman – action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    From root kṛ 'to do'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Refers to the 'mānavaḥ'.
ददत् (dadat) - offering (giving, offering)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dadat
dadat - giving, offering
Present Active Participle
Root dā (3rd class, juhotyādi) + śatṛ
Root: dā (class 3)
श्राद्धम् (śrāddham) - the ancestral (śrāddha) rite (ancestral rite, offering)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śrāddha
śrāddha - ancestral rite, offering to ancestors, faith
Note: Object of 'dadat'.
आर्द्रायाम् (ārdrāyām) - in the Ārdrā constellation (in Ārdrā)
(proper noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of ārdrā
ārdrā - the constellation Ārdrā (Betelgeuse)
मानवः (mānavaḥ) - a human being (human, descendant of Manu)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava
mānava - human, human being, descendant of Manu
Derived from Manu
Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes (should be, becomes, might be)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
optative active voice, 3rd person singular
Root bhū (1st class, bhvādi)
Root: bhū (class 1)