महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-92, verse-19
मासार्धे कृष्णपक्षस्य कुर्यान्निवपनानि वै ।
पुष्टिरायुस्तथा वीर्यं श्रीश्चैव पितृवर्तिनः ॥१९॥
पुष्टिरायुस्तथा वीर्यं श्रीश्चैव पितृवर्तिनः ॥१९॥
19. māsārdhe kṛṣṇapakṣasya kuryānnivapanāni vai ,
puṣṭirāyustathā vīryaṁ śrīścaiva pitṛvartinaḥ.
puṣṭirāyustathā vīryaṁ śrīścaiva pitṛvartinaḥ.
19.
māsārdhe kṛṣṇapakṣasya kuryāt nivapanāni vai
puṣṭiḥ āyuḥ tathā vīryam śrīḥ ca eva pitṛvartinaḥ
puṣṭiḥ āyuḥ tathā vīryam śrīḥ ca eva pitṛvartinaḥ
19.
kṛṣṇapakṣasya māsārdhe nivapanāni vai kuryāt
pitṛvartinaḥ puṣṭiḥ āyuḥ tathā vīryam śrīḥ ca eva
pitṛvartinaḥ puṣṭiḥ āyuḥ tathā vīryam śrīḥ ca eva
19.
One should indeed perform ancestral offerings (nivapanāni) in the middle of the dark fortnight of the month. Prosperity, longevity, vigor, and glory certainly accrue to those who make these offerings to the ancestors.
Words meanings summery:
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- मासार्धे (māsārdhe) - in the middle of the month (referring to the dark fortnight) (in half a month, in the middle of the month)
- कृष्णपक्षस्य (kṛṣṇapakṣasya) - of the dark fortnight
- कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform, one may do
- निवपनानि (nivapanāni) - ancestral offerings, rites performed for ancestors (offerings, oblations, ancestral rites)
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (an emphasizing particle)
- पुष्टिः (puṣṭiḥ) - nourishment, prosperity, growth
- आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity
- तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
- वीर्यम् (vīryam) - vigor, strength, heroism, semen
- श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, divine grace
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
- पितृवर्तिनः (pitṛvartinaḥ) - to those who perform rites for ancestors or are devoted to ancestors (belonging to ancestors, performing ancestral rites, ancestor-devoted)
Words meanings and morphology
मासार्धे (māsārdhe) - in the middle of the month (referring to the dark fortnight) (in half a month, in the middle of the month)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of māsārdha
māsārdha - half a month, mid-month
Compound type : tatpurusha (māsa+ardha)
- māsa – month
noun (masculine)
Root: mā - ardha – half, part
noun (masculine)
Root: ṛdh
कृष्णपक्षस्य (kṛṣṇapakṣasya) - of the dark fortnight
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇapakṣa
kṛṣṇapakṣa - dark fortnight of the lunar month
Compound type : karmadharaya (kṛṣṇa+pakṣa)
- kṛṣṇa – dark, black
adjective (masculine)
Root: kṛṣ - pakṣa – fortnight, wing, side, party
noun (masculine)
Root: pakṣ
कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should perform, one may do
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
निवपनानि (nivapanāni) - ancestral offerings, rites performed for ancestors (offerings, oblations, ancestral rites)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of nivapana
nivapana - offering, oblation, ancestral rite
From ni-vap (to sow, to scatter, to offer)
Prefix: ni
Root: vap (class 1)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily (an emphasizing particle)
(indeclinable)
पुष्टिः (puṣṭiḥ) - nourishment, prosperity, growth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣṭi
puṣṭi - nourishment, prosperity, growth, thriving
From root puṣ (to thrive, nourish)
Root: puṣ (class 4)
आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, duration of life, longevity
Root: i (class 2)
तथा (tathā) - and, similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
वीर्यम् (vīryam) - vigor, strength, heroism, semen
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vīrya
vīrya - vigor, strength, energy, heroism, virility, semen
Root: vīr
श्रीः (śrīḥ) - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, divine grace
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, divine grace, goddess Lakṣmī
Root: śrī
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
पितृवर्तिनः (pitṛvartinaḥ) - to those who perform rites for ancestors or are devoted to ancestors (belonging to ancestors, performing ancestral rites, ancestor-devoted)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛvartin
pitṛvartin - devoted to ancestors, honoring ancestors, pertaining to ancestors
Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+vartin)
- pitṛ – father, ancestor
noun (masculine) - vartin – being, existing, abiding, acting, relating to
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective from root vṛt
Derived from root vṛt with -in suffix.
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Can be dative or genitive plural for those belonging to ancestors. Here, implies 'to' or 'for' them.