महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-15, chapter-20, verse-15
परिश्रान्तो यदासीत्स ददद्दानान्यनेकशः ।
ततो निर्वर्तयामास दानयज्ञं कुरूद्वहः ॥१५॥
ततो निर्वर्तयामास दानयज्ञं कुरूद्वहः ॥१५॥
15. pariśrānto yadāsītsa dadaddānānyanekaśaḥ ,
tato nirvartayāmāsa dānayajñaṁ kurūdvahaḥ.
tato nirvartayāmāsa dānayajñaṁ kurūdvahaḥ.
15.
pariśrāntaḥ yadā āsīt saḥ dadat dānāni anekaśaḥ
tataḥ nirvartayāmāsa dāna-yajñam kuru-udvahaḥ
tataḥ nirvartayāmāsa dāna-yajñam kuru-udvahaḥ
15.
yadā saḥ pariśrāntaḥ anekaśaḥ dānāni dadat āsīt,
tataḥ kuru-udvahaḥ dāna-yajñam nirvartayāmāsa
tataḥ kuru-udvahaḥ dāna-yajñam nirvartayāmāsa
15.
When he (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) was exhausted, having given countless gifts (dāna), then that leader of the Kurus (kurūdvaha) completed the ritual of giving (dāna-yajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra was tired after performing various rituals and charity (exhausted, wearied, fatigued)
- यदा (yadā) - introducing a temporal clause (when)
- आसीत् (āsīt) - he (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) was (he was, it was)
- सः (saḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (he, that (person))
- ददत् (dadat) - while giving (giving)
- दानानि (dānāni) - numerous acts of giving (dāna) charity (gifts, charities)
- अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - indicating the large quantity of gifts (manifold, in many ways, repeatedly, countless)
- ततः (tataḥ) - indicating a sequence of events (then, thence)
- निर्वर्तयामास (nirvartayāmāsa) - he completed the ritual of giving (he completed, he performed, he achieved)
- दान-यज्ञम् (dāna-yajñam) - the specific Vedic ritual of giving (dāna-yajña) Dhṛtarāṣṭra performed (ritual of giving, offering of gifts)
- कुरु-उद्वहः (kuru-udvahaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty (kurūdvaha) (leader of the Kurus, best of the Kurus)
Words meanings and morphology
परिश्रान्तः (pariśrāntaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra was tired after performing various rituals and charity (exhausted, wearied, fatigued)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pariśrānta
pariśrānta - exhausted, wearied, fatigued
Past Passive Participle
From root `śram` (to be weary, exert oneself) with prefix `pari-` (completely).
Prefix: pari
Root: śram (class 4)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'saḥ'.
यदा (yadā) - introducing a temporal clause (when)
(indeclinable)
Note: Temporal adverb.
आसीत् (āsīt) - he (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) was (he was, it was)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of as
Imperfect (Laṅ)
Root `as` (to be). 3rd person singular imperfect active.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Auxiliary verb for 'pariśrāntaḥ'.
सः (saḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (he, that (person))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject of the 'yadā' clause.
ददत् (dadat) - while giving (giving)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dadat
dā - to give, grant
Present Active Participle
From root `dā` (to give) with the suffix `śatṛ`.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Describes 'saḥ' (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) as performing the action of giving.
दानानि (dānāni) - numerous acts of giving (dāna) charity (gifts, charities)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of dāna
dāna - gift, donation, charity, the act of giving
Derived from root `dā` (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Direct object of 'dadat'.
अनेकशः (anekaśaḥ) - indicating the large quantity of gifts (manifold, in many ways, repeatedly, countless)
(indeclinable)
From `aneka` (many) with suffix `śas`.
Note: Adverb modifying 'dadat'.
ततः (tataḥ) - indicating a sequence of events (then, thence)
(indeclinable)
Note: Adverb of time/sequence.
निर्वर्तयामास (nirvartayāmāsa) - he completed the ritual of giving (he completed, he performed, he achieved)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vṛt
Perfect (Lit)
Causative form of root `vṛt` (to turn) 'vartaya' with prefix `nis-` (out, away, completely), followed by the periphrastic perfect auxiliary `āmāsa`. Meaning 'caused to turn out, accomplished, performed'.
Prefix: nis
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Main verb of the sentence.
दान-यज्ञम् (dāna-yajñam) - the specific Vedic ritual of giving (dāna-yajña) Dhṛtarāṣṭra performed (ritual of giving, offering of gifts)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dāna-yajña
dāna-yajña - a Vedic ritual (yajña) of giving (dāna); an offering of gifts
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dāna+yajña)
- dāna – gift, donation, charity
noun (neuter)
Root: dā (class 3) - yajña – Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Direct object of 'nirvartayāmāsa'.
कुरु-उद्वहः (kuru-udvahaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, as the patriarch of the Kuru dynasty (kurūdvaha) (leader of the Kurus, best of the Kurus)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kuru-udvaha
kuru-udvaha - leader of the Kurus, one who upholds or carries the Kurus
Compound with `udvaha` (bearer, leader) as the second member. `kuru` + `udvaha` undergoes external sandhi to `kurūdvaha`.
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (kuru+udvaha)
- kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; the Kuru land/people
proper noun (masculine/neuter) - udvaha – bearer, leader, promoter
noun (masculine)
From root `vah` (to carry) with prefix `ut-` (up, forth).
Prefix: ut
Root: vah (class 1)
Note: Subject of the main clause.