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14,71

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-71, verse-11

अश्वश्चोत्सृज्यतामद्य पृथ्व्यामथ यथाक्रमम् ।
सुगुप्तश्च चरत्वेष यथाशास्त्रं युधिष्ठिर ॥११॥
11. aśvaścotsṛjyatāmadya pṛthvyāmatha yathākramam ,
suguptaśca caratveṣa yathāśāstraṁ yudhiṣṭhira.
11. aśvaḥ ca utsṛjyatām adya pṛthvyām atha yathākramam
suguptaḥ ca caratu eṣaḥ yathāśāstram yudhiṣṭhira
11. yudhiṣṭhira adya ca aśvaḥ pṛthvyām utsṛjyatām atha
yathākramam ca eṣaḥ suguptaḥ yathāśāstram caratu
11. O Yudhiṣṭhira, let the horse be released onto the earth today, in due order. And let this horse wander well-guarded, in accordance with the scriptures.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - the ritual horse for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (horse)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • उत्सृज्यताम् (utsṛjyatām) - let it be released (for wandering) (let it be released, let it be given up)
  • अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)
  • पृथ्व्याम् (pṛthvyām) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)
  • अथ (atha) - now, furthermore (then, now, thereupon)
  • यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (as prescribed) (in due order, appropriately, successively)
  • सुगुप्तः (suguptaḥ) - well-guarded (well-guarded, well-protected)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • चरतु (caratu) - let it wander (freely) (let it wander, let it move)
  • एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (horse) (this, he)
  • यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - in accordance with the scriptures (for this ritual) (according to the scriptures, in accordance with the rules)
  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, the eldest Pandava brother) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - the ritual horse for the Aśvamedha (Vedic ritual) (horse)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva
aśva - horse
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
उत्सृज्यताम् (utsṛjyatām) - let it be released (for wandering) (let it be released, let it be given up)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of utsṛj
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)
(indeclinable)
पृथ्व्याम् (pṛthvyām) - on the earth (on the earth, on the ground)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthvī
pṛthvī - earth, ground, land
अथ (atha) - now, furthermore (then, now, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a transition or sequence in instructions.
यथाक्रमम् (yathākramam) - in due order (as prescribed) (in due order, appropriately, successively)
(indeclinable)
compound of yathā (as) + krama (order)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+krama)
  • yathā – as, like, in the manner that
    indeclinable
  • krama – step, order, succession, method
    noun (masculine)
Note: It is an adverbial compound.
सुगुप्तः (suguptaḥ) - well-guarded (well-guarded, well-protected)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sugupta
sugupta - well-guarded, well-protected, well-concealed
Past Passive Participle
Compound of 'su' (well) and 'gupta' (P.P.P. of root 'gup' to guard)
Compound type : tatpurusha (su+gupta)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • gupta – guarded, protected, hidden
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of root gup (to guard)
    Root: gup (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'eṣaḥ' (the horse).
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
चरतु (caratu) - let it wander (freely) (let it wander, let it move)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (horse) (this, he)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of etad
etad - this, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'aśvaḥ'.
यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - in accordance with the scriptures (for this ritual) (according to the scriptures, in accordance with the rules)
(indeclinable)
compound of yathā (as) + śāstra (scripture/rule)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)
  • yathā – as, like, in the manner that
    indeclinable
  • śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, doctrine
    noun (neuter)
Note: It is an adverbial compound.
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, the eldest Pandava brother) (O Yudhiṣṭhira)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steady in battle), eldest of the Pandavas
compound of yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) + sthira (steady)
Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)
  • yudh – battle, war, fight
    noun (feminine)
  • sthira – steady, firm, stable, constant
    adjective (masculine)