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14,27

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-27, verse-18

सप्त स्त्रियस्तत्र वसन्ति सद्यो अवाङ्मुखा भानुमत्यो जनित्र्यः ।
ऊर्ध्वं रसानां ददते प्रजाभ्यः सर्वान्यथा सर्वमनित्यतां च ॥१८॥
18. sapta striyastatra vasanti sadyo; avāṅmukhā bhānumatyo janitryaḥ ,
ūrdhvaṁ rasānāṁ dadate prajābhyaḥ; sarvānyathā sarvamanityatāṁ ca.
18. sapta striyaḥ tatra vasanti sadyaḥ
avāṅmukhāḥ bhānumatyaḥ janitryaḥ
ūrdhvam rasānām dadate prajābhyaḥ
sarvān yathā sarvam anityatām ca
18. sapta bhānumatyaḥ avāṅmukhāḥ
janitryaḥ striyaḥ tatra sadyaḥ vasanti
ūrdhvam rasānām prajābhyaḥ sarvān
yathā sarvam anityatām ca dadate
18. Seven radiant, downward-facing mothers (or producing principles) reside there. They immediately offer the upward essences to all creatures, bestowing all things, and indeed all impermanence.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सप्त (sapta) - seven
  • स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, feminine principles or powers (women, females, wives, feminine principles)
  • तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)
  • वसन्ति (vasanti) - they reside (they dwell, they reside, they live)
  • सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)
  • अवाङ्मुखाः (avāṅmukhāḥ) - facing downwards (facing downwards, with face turned down)
  • भानुमत्यः (bhānumatyaḥ) - radiant (radiant, luminous, brilliant)
  • जनित्र्यः (janitryaḥ) - mothers, producing principles (mothers, female producers, causes)
  • ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards (upwards, above, on high)
  • रसानाम् (rasānām) - of essences (of essences, of tastes, of juices, of feelings)
  • ददते (dadate) - they offer, they provide (they give, they offer)
  • प्रजाभ्यः (prajābhyaḥ) - to all creatures (to beings, to creatures, to progeny)
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all things (all, every)
  • यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that (as, just as, according to)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the entirety (all, every, whole)
  • अनित्यताम् (anityatām) - impermanence (impermanence, transience, non-eternity)
  • (ca) - and also (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

सप्त (sapta) - seven
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of sapta
sapta - seven
Note: Qualifies 'striyaḥ'.
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women, feminine principles or powers (women, females, wives, feminine principles)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female, wife, feminine principle
Note: Subject of 'vasanti'.
तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place, then)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of place.
वसन्ति (vasanti) - they reside (they dwell, they reside, they live)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Plural verb for 'sapta striyaḥ'.
सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once, forthwith)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time.
अवाङ्मुखाः (avāṅmukhāḥ) - facing downwards (facing downwards, with face turned down)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of avāṅmukha
avāṅmukha - facing downwards, with face turned down
Compound type : bahuvrihi (avāñc+mukha)
  • avāñc – downwards, turned away
    adjective
    Prefix: ava
  • mukha – face, mouth, opening
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'striyaḥ'.
भानुमत्यः (bhānumatyaḥ) - radiant (radiant, luminous, brilliant)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of bhānumatī
bhānumat - radiant, luminous, brilliant
Possessive suffix 'matup' from 'bhānu'
Note: Feminine nominative plural, qualifying 'striyaḥ'.
जनित्र्यः (janitryaḥ) - mothers, producing principles (mothers, female producers, causes)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of janitrī
janitrī - mother, female producer, cause
Feminine form of 'janitr' (producer)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: In apposition to 'striyaḥ'.
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards (upwards, above, on high)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially.
रसानाम् (rasānām) - of essences (of essences, of tastes, of juices, of feelings)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rasa
rasa - essence, juice, taste, fluid, feeling, emotion
Note: Possessive, 'of the essences'.
ददते (dadate) - they offer, they provide (they give, they offer)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of dā
From root 'dā' (3rd class verb), middle voice
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Verb for 'sapta striyaḥ'.
प्रजाभ्यः (prajābhyaḥ) - to all creatures (to beings, to creatures, to progeny)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, plural of prajā
prajā - progeny, creatures, subjects, people
Note: Indirect object of 'dadate'.
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all things (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Direct object of 'dadate' (implied with 'rasānām').
यथा (yathā) - just as, in the manner that (as, just as, according to)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to introduce a comparison or manner.
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the entirety (all, every, whole)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Direct object, refers to 'all' or 'everything'.
अनित्यताम् (anityatām) - impermanence (impermanence, transience, non-eternity)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anityatā
anityatā - impermanence, transience, non-eternity
Derived from 'anitya' (impermanent) + 'tā' (feminine suffix for abstract nouns)
Note: Direct object of 'dadate'.
(ca) - and also (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'sarvam' and 'anityatām'.