महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-99, verse-28

पुष्पैः सुरगणान्वृक्षाः फलैश्चापि तथा पितॄन् ।
छायया चातिथींस्तात पूजयन्ति महीरुहाः ॥२८॥

28. puṣpaiḥ suragaṇānvṛkṣāḥ phalaiścāpi tathā pitṝn ,
chāyayā cātithīṁstāta pūjayanti mahīruhāḥ.

28. puṣpaiḥ suragaṇān vṛkṣāḥ phalaiḥ ca api tathā
pitṝn chāyayā ca atithīn tāta pūjayanti mahīruhāḥ

28. My dear (tāta), trees honor the multitudes of gods with their flowers, similarly the ancestors with their fruits, and guests with their shade.

Words meanings summery:

• पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

• सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - multitudes of gods, groups of deities

• वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

• फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

• छायया (chāyayā) - with shade, by means of shade

• च (ca) - and, also

• अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

• तात (tāta) - my dear (a term of endearment) (dear one, father, son (vocative))

• पूजयन्ति (pūjayanti) - they honor, they worship, they respect

• महीरुहाः (mahīruhāḥ) - trees (literally 'earth-growers')

Words meanings and morphology

पुष्पैः (puṣpaiḥ) - with flowers

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

सुरगणान् (suragaṇān) - multitudes of gods, groups of deities

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of suragaṇa

suragaṇa - multitude of gods, group of deities

compound of sura (god) and gaṇa (group)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+gaṇa)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

वृक्षाः (vṛkṣāḥ) - trees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

फलैः (phalaiḥ) - with fruits

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - ancestors, fathers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

छायया (chāyayā) - with shade, by means of shade

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shade, shadow, reflection, image

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests, strangers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, visitor

तात (tāta) - my dear (a term of endearment) (dear one, father, son (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of address, often affectionate)

पूजयन्ति (pūjayanti) - they honor, they worship, they respect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of pūj

root verb, class 10 (causative of pūj)

Root: pūj (class 10)

महीरुहाः (mahīruhāḥ) - trees (literally 'earth-growers')

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahīruha

mahīruha - tree, plant (literally 'earth-grower')

compound of mahī (earth) and ruha (growing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+ruha)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• ruha – growing, rising, sprung from
  adjective (masculine)
  from root ruh 'to grow, to ascend'
  Root: ruh (class 1)

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