महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-14, chapter-71, verse-5
अश्वविद्याविदश्चैव सूता विप्राश्च तद्विदः ।
मेध्यमश्वं परीक्षन्तां तव यज्ञार्थसिद्धये ॥५॥
मेध्यमश्वं परीक्षन्तां तव यज्ञार्थसिद्धये ॥५॥
5. aśvavidyāvidaścaiva sūtā viprāśca tadvidaḥ ,
medhyamaśvaṁ parīkṣantāṁ tava yajñārthasiddhaye.
medhyamaśvaṁ parīkṣantāṁ tava yajñārthasiddhaye.
5.
aśvavidyāvidaḥ ca eva sūtāḥ viprāḥ ca tadvidaḥ
medhyam aśvam parīkṣantām tava yajñārthasiddhaye
medhyam aśvam parīkṣantām tava yajñārthasiddhaye
5.
aśvavidyāvidaḥ ca eva sūtāḥ ca tadvidaḥ viprāḥ medhyam aśvam tava yajñārthasiddhaye parīkṣantām.
5.
Let the experts in horse-knowledge, the charioteers, and the Brahmins who understand these matters examine the sacred horse for the successful completion of your Vedic ritual (yajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- अश्वविद्याविदः (aśvavidyāvidaḥ) - experts in horse-knowledge, knowers of horse-science
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, also
- सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers, bards
- विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones
- च (ca) - and
- तद्विदः (tadvidaḥ) - those who understand these matters (horse-knowledge and ritual rules) (knowers of that, those who know that)
- मेध्यम् (medhyam) - sacred, pure, fit for ritual, sacrificial
- अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse
- परीक्षन्ताम् (parīkṣantām) - let them examine, let them investigate
- तव (tava) - your, of you
- यज्ञार्थसिद्धये (yajñārthasiddhaye) - for the successful completion of your Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the accomplishment of the Vedic ritual's purpose)
Words meanings and morphology
अश्वविद्याविदः (aśvavidyāvidaḥ) - experts in horse-knowledge, knowers of horse-science
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśvavidyāvid
aśvavidyāvid - knower of horse-science or horse-lore
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (aśvavidyā+vid)
- aśvavidyā – horse-science, knowledge of horses
noun (feminine) - vid – knower, expert
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, also
(indeclinable)
सूताः (sūtāḥ) - charioteers, bards
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sūta
sūta - charioteer, coachman; bard, herald
विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - Brahmin; inspired, wise, learned
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तद्विदः (tadvidaḥ) - those who understand these matters (horse-knowledge and ritual rules) (knowers of that, those who know that)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tadvid
tadvid - knower of that, expert in that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+vid)
- tad – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - vid – knower, expert
noun (masculine)
मेध्यम् (medhyam) - sacred, pure, fit for ritual, sacrificial
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of medhya
medhya - fit for a Vedic ritual, sacrificial, pure, holy
gerundive
root medh + ya
Root: medh (class 4)
अश्वम् (aśvam) - horse
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśva
aśva - horse
परीक्षन्ताम् (parīkṣantām) - let them examine, let them investigate
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of pari-īkṣ
Prefix: pari
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
तव (tava) - your, of you
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you (singular, plural)
यज्ञार्थसिद्धये (yajñārthasiddhaye) - for the successful completion of your Vedic ritual (yajña) (for the accomplishment of the Vedic ritual's purpose)
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of yajñārthasiddhi
yajñārthasiddhi - accomplishment of the purpose of a Vedic ritual
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+artha+siddhi)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice
noun (masculine) - artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
noun (masculine) - siddhi – accomplishment, success, completion; supernatural power
noun (feminine)
Root: sidh (class 4)