महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-54, verse-6
उत्तङ्क उवाच ।
विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु यस्य ते रूपमीदृशम् ।
पद्भ्यां ते पृथिवी व्याप्ता शिरसा चावृतं नभः ॥६॥
विश्वकर्मन्नमस्तेऽस्तु यस्य ते रूपमीदृशम् ।
पद्भ्यां ते पृथिवी व्याप्ता शिरसा चावृतं नभः ॥६॥
6. uttaṅka uvāca ,
viśvakarmannamaste'stu yasya te rūpamīdṛśam ,
padbhyāṁ te pṛthivī vyāptā śirasā cāvṛtaṁ nabhaḥ.
viśvakarmannamaste'stu yasya te rūpamīdṛśam ,
padbhyāṁ te pṛthivī vyāptā śirasā cāvṛtaṁ nabhaḥ.
6.
uttaṅkaḥ uvāca viśvakarman namaḥ te astu yasya te rūpam
īdṛśam padbhyām te pṛthivī vyāptā śirasā ca āvṛtam nabhaḥ
īdṛśam padbhyām te pṛthivī vyāptā śirasā ca āvṛtam nabhaḥ
6.
uttaṅkaḥ uvāca viśvakarman te namaḥ astu.
yasya te rūpam īdṛśam,
te padbhyām pṛthivī vyāptā,
ca śirasā nabhaḥ āvṛtam
yasya te rūpam īdṛśam,
te padbhyām pṛthivī vyāptā,
ca śirasā nabhaḥ āvṛtam
6.
Uttanka said: "O Viśvakarman, homage to you, whose form is so vast! The earth is encompassed by your feet, and the sky is covered by your head."
Words meanings summery:
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- उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (proper noun)
- उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
- विश्वकर्मन् (viśvakarman) - O Viśvakarman (creator of the universe)
- नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation
- ते (te) - to you, your
- अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
- ते (te) - your, of yours
- रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape
- ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind
- पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by two feet, with two feet
- ते (te) - your, by your
- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
- व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - pervaded, encompassed
- शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head, with the head
- च (ca) - and
- आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped
- नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky, atmosphere
Words meanings and morphology
उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (proper noun)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka
uttaṅka - name of a sage/disciple
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
perfect active
root vac, perfect 3rd singular active
Root: vac (class 2)
विश्वकर्मन् (viśvakarman) - O Viśvakarman (creator of the universe)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman
viśvakarman - the all-creator, the architect of the universe, a divine craftsman
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+karman)
- viśva – all, whole, universal
adjective (neuter) - karman – action, deed, work
noun (neuter)
नमः (namaḥ) - homage, salutation
(indeclinable)
Note: used with dative case te
ते (te) - to you, your
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)
Note: enclitic form of dative singular of yuṣmad
अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as
imperative active
root as, class 2, imperative 3rd singular active
Root: as (class 2)
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: referring to viśvakarman
ते (te) - your, of yours
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)
Note: enclitic form of genitive singular of yuṣmad
रूपम् (rūpam) - form, shape
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa
rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty
Note: subject of implied 'is'
ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such, of this kind
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of īdṛśa
īdṛśa - such, like this, of this kind
Note: agreeing with rūpam
पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - by two feet, with two feet
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad
pad - foot, leg
ते (te) - your, by your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)
Note: enclitic form, here functioning as possessive adjective, agreeing with padbhyām contextually.
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - the earth
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, the Earth goddess
Note: subject of vyāptā
व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - pervaded, encompassed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāpta
vyāpta - pervaded, occupied, contained, spread over
past passive participle
prefix vi + ā + root āp (to obtain, reach) + kta suffix
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: agreeing with pṛthivī
शिरसा (śirasā) - by the head, with the head
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śiras
śiras - head, top, summit
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
आवृतम् (āvṛtam) - covered, enveloped
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āvṛta
āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded
past passive participle
prefix ā + root vṛ (to cover) + kta suffix
Prefix: ā
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: agreeing with nabhaḥ
नभः (nabhaḥ) - the sky, atmosphere
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nabhas
nabhas - sky, atmosphere, heaven, space
Note: subject of āvṛtam