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13,96

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-33

विश्वामित्र उवाच ।
करोतु भृतकोऽवर्षां राज्ञश्चास्तु पुरोहितः ।
ऋत्विगस्तु ह्ययाज्यस्य यस्ते हरति पुष्करम् ॥३३॥
33. viśvāmitra uvāca ,
karotu bhṛtako'varṣāṁ rājñaścāstu purohitaḥ ,
ṛtvigastu hyayājyasya yaste harati puṣkaram.
33. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca | karotu bhṛtakaḥ avarṣām rājñaḥ ca astu
purohitaḥ | ṛtvik astu hi ayājyasya yaḥ te harati puṣkaram
33. viśvāmitraḥ uvāca yaḥ te puṣkaram harati,
(saḥ) bhṛtakaḥ avarṣām karotu,
ca rājñaḥ purohitaḥ astu,
hi ayājyasya ṛtvik astu.
33. Viśvāmitra said: May a mercenary cause drought, may he be a priest for a king, and may he be a ritual priest (ṛtvij) for one unworthy of a Vedic ritual (yajña)—whoever takes your lotus.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a great sage)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • करोतु (karotu) - may he do, may he make, may he cause
  • भृतकः (bhṛtakaḥ) - a hired laborer, mercenary
  • अवर्षाम् (avarṣām) - drought, no rain
  • राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let it be
  • पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - a family priest, royal chaplain
  • ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - a ritual priest, performer of a Vedic ritual (yajña)
  • अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let it be
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • अयाज्यस्य (ayājyasya) - of one unworthy of a Vedic ritual (yajña)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
  • ते (te) - your (referring to the interlocutor) (your, to you)
  • हरति (harati) - takes away, seizes, steals
  • पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (possibly referring to the celestial lotus of Brahmā or Indra, or a prized possession) (lotus)

Words meanings and morphology

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (a great sage)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra
viśvāmitra - Name of a celebrated Vedic sage, a royal sage who became a Brahmarṣi
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca
Root: vac (class 2)
करोतु (karotu) - may he do, may he make, may he cause
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
भृतकः (bhṛtakaḥ) - a hired laborer, mercenary
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛtaka
bhṛtaka - a hired servant, laborer, mercenary
अवर्षाम् (avarṣām) - drought, no rain
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of avarṣā
avarṣā - want of rain, drought
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+varṣā)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • varṣā – rain, rainy season
    noun (feminine)
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of a king
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
पुरोहितः (purohitaḥ) - a family priest, royal chaplain
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of purohita
purohita - one placed in front, chief, family priest, royal chaplain
ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - a ritual priest, performer of a Vedic ritual (yajña)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtvij
ṛtvij - a priest, especially one who officiates at a Vedic ritual or sacrifice
From ṛtu (season, fixed time) + yaj (to perform Vedic ritual)
Root: yaj (class 1)
अस्तु (astu) - may he be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
अयाज्यस्य (ayājyasya) - of one unworthy of a Vedic ritual (yajña)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ayājya
ayājya - not to be sacrificed to, unworthy of a Vedic ritual; an unworthy person for whom a ritual should not be performed
Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
From root yaj (to perform Vedic ritual) with prefix a- (negation)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yājya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • yājya – fit to be sacrificed to, worthy of a Vedic ritual
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
    From root yaj (to perform Vedic ritual)
    Root: yaj (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
ते (te) - your (referring to the interlocutor) (your, to you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (personal pronoun, second person)
हरति (harati) - takes away, seizes, steals
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)
पुष्करम् (puṣkaram) - the lotus (possibly referring to the celestial lotus of Brahmā or Indra, or a prized possession) (lotus)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puṣkara
puṣkara - blue lotus, water, sky, tip of an elephant's trunk, a specific throw of dice, a holy place, a drum