महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-91, verse-24
विश्वेदेवाश्च ये नित्यं पितृभिः सह गोचराः ।
तेभ्यः संकल्पिता भागाः स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा ॥२४॥
तेभ्यः संकल्पिता भागाः स्वयमेव स्वयंभुवा ॥२४॥
24. viśvedevāśca ye nityaṁ pitṛbhiḥ saha gocarāḥ ,
tebhyaḥ saṁkalpitā bhāgāḥ svayameva svayaṁbhuvā.
tebhyaḥ saṁkalpitā bhāgāḥ svayameva svayaṁbhuvā.
24.
viśvedevāḥ ca ye nityam pitṛbhiḥ saha gocarāḥ
tebhyaḥ saṃkalpitāḥ bhāgāḥ svayam eva svayambhuvā
tebhyaḥ saṃkalpitāḥ bhāgāḥ svayam eva svayambhuvā
24.
ye viśvedevāḥ ca nityam pitṛbhiḥ saha gocarāḥ (santi)
tebhyaḥ bhāgāḥ svayambhuvā svayam eva saṃkalpitāḥ
tebhyaḥ bhāgāḥ svayambhuvā svayam eva saṃkalpitāḥ
24.
And those Viśvedevas, who are always present together with the ancestors (pitṛs), have their shares specifically allotted to them by Svayambhū himself.
Words meanings summery:
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- विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - The Viśvedevas, a specific class of deities in Vedic tradition (all gods, a class of deities)
- च (ca) - and, also
- ये (ye) - Those [Viśvedevas] who (who, which (plural nominative masculine/feminine))
- नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
- पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - In association with the ancestors (pitṛs) (by the fathers, with the ancestors)
- सह (saha) - with, together with
- गोचराः (gocarāḥ) - Associated or involved with (within range, perceptible, accessible, subject to)
- तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - To these Viśvedevas (to them, for them)
- संकल्पिताः (saṁkalpitāḥ) - Specifically assigned or allotted (determined, resolved, conceived, allotted, assigned)
- भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - Predetermined portions or allocations (shares, portions, divisions)
- स्वयम् (svayam) - By Svayambhū himself (by oneself, spontaneously, personally)
- एव (eva) - Emphasizing that it was Svayambhū himself (indeed, only, just, exactly)
- स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - By the creator deity, Brahmā (by Svayambhū, by the self-existent one)
Words meanings and morphology
विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - The Viśvedevas, a specific class of deities in Vedic tradition (all gods, a class of deities)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśvedeva
viśvedeva - all gods, a class of deities
Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśva+deva)
- viśva – all, whole, universal
adjective - deva – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Root: div (class 1)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - Those [Viśvedevas] who (who, which (plural nominative masculine/feminine))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to viśvedevāḥ
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually
(indeclinable)
Derived from ni + (yati) - 'to go into' or 'to lean on'
Note: Adverbial usage
पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - In association with the ancestors (pitṛs) (by the fathers, with the ancestors)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ
pitṛ - father, ancestor, progenitor, a class of divine beings (pitṛs)
सह (saha) - with, together with
(indeclinable)
गोचराः (gocarāḥ) - Associated or involved with (within range, perceptible, accessible, subject to)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of gocara
gocara - range, sphere, object, accessible, perceptible
Compound of go (sense, organ) and cara (moving, going)
Compound type : tatpurusha (go+cara)
- go – cow, earth, ray, sense organ
noun (masculine) - cara – moving, going, following, practising
adjective
From root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Qualifies Viśvedevāḥ, implying their presence or involvement.
तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - To these Viśvedevas (to them, for them)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
Note: Refers back to viśvedevāḥ.
संकल्पिताः (saṁkalpitāḥ) - Specifically assigned or allotted (determined, resolved, conceived, allotted, assigned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkalpita
saṁkalpita - determined, resolved, imagined, designed, intended, allotted
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root kḷp (to be arranged, formed) with prefix sam-
Prefix: sam
Root: kḷp (class 1)
Note: Qualifies bhāgāḥ.
भागाः (bhāgāḥ) - Predetermined portions or allocations (shares, portions, divisions)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāga
bhāga - share, portion, part, division, lot
From root bhaj (to divide, share)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'were'.
स्वयम् (svayam) - By Svayambhū himself (by oneself, spontaneously, personally)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the direct action of Svayambhū.
एव (eva) - Emphasizing that it was Svayambhū himself (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - By the creator deity, Brahmā (by Svayambhū, by the self-existent one)
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū
svayambhū - the self-existent, self-born, an epithet of Brahmā or Viṣṇu or Śiva
Compound of svayam (by oneself) and bhū (being)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (svayam+bhū)
- svayam – by oneself, spontaneously
indeclinable - bhū – being, existing, earth
noun
From root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agent of the action 'saṃkalpitāḥ'.