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15,2

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-2, verse-12

गान्धारी चैव पुत्राणां विविधैः श्राद्धकर्मभिः ।
आनृण्यमगमत्कामान्विप्रेभ्यः प्रतिपाद्य वै ॥१२॥
12. gāndhārī caiva putrāṇāṁ vividhaiḥ śrāddhakarmabhiḥ ,
ānṛṇyamagamatkāmānviprebhyaḥ pratipādya vai.
12. gāndhārī ca eva putrāṇām vividhaiḥ śrāddhakarmabhiḥ
ānṛṇyam agamat kāmān viprebhyaḥ pratipādya vai
12. gāndhārī ca eva putrāṇām vividhaiḥ śrāddhakarmabhiḥ
ānṛṇyam agamat kāmān viprebhyaḥ pratipādya vai
12. And Gāndhārī, indeed, attained freedom from her obligations to her sons through various ancestral rites (śrāddha ceremonies), having bestowed their desires upon the Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gāndhārī
  • (ca) - and
  • एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
  • पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons
  • विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by manifold
  • श्राद्धकर्मभिः (śrāddhakarmabhiḥ) - by ancestral rites, by śrāddha ceremonies
  • आनृण्यम् (ānṛṇyam) - freedom from spiritual obligation (freedom from debt or obligation)
  • अगमत् (agamat) - she attained, she reached, she went
  • कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, objects of desire
  • विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins, from Brahmins
  • प्रतिपाद्य (pratipādya) - having bestowed, having granted, having presented
  • वै (vai) - indeed, surely

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धारी (gāndhārī) - Gāndhārī
(proper noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī
gāndhārī - Gāndhārī (name of the queen, wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only
(indeclinable)
पुत्राणाम् (putrāṇām) - of the sons
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of putra
putra - son, child
विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - by various, by manifold
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of vividha
vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different
श्राद्धकर्मभिः (śrāddhakarmabhiḥ) - by ancestral rites, by śrāddha ceremonies
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of śrāddhakarman
śrāddhakarman - śrāddha ceremony, ancestral rites
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrāddha+karman)
  • śrāddha – śrāddha ceremony (obsequies performed for ancestors), faith, reverence
    noun (neuter)
  • karman – action, deed, ritual, rite
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
आनृण्यम् (ānṛṇyam) - freedom from spiritual obligation (freedom from debt or obligation)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of ānṛṇya
ānṛṇya - freedom from debt, discharge of obligations, payment of debt
अगमत् (agamat) - she attained, she reached, she went
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (luṅ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, objects of desire
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure
Root: kam (class 1)
विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to Brahmins, from Brahmins
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of vipra
vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired one
Note: Could also be ablative, but dative 'to Brahmins' fits the context of granting desires.
प्रतिपाद्य (pratipādya) - having bestowed, having granted, having presented
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
Absolutive (gerund) of root pad- (to go) with prefixes prati- and ā-
Prefixes: prati+ā
Root: pad (class 4)
वै (vai) - indeed, surely
(indeclinable)