महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-15, chapter-41, verse-18
या याः पतिकृताँल्लोकानिच्छन्ति परमस्त्रियः ।
ता जाह्नवीजलं क्षिप्रमवगाहन्त्वतन्द्रिताः ॥१८॥
ता जाह्नवीजलं क्षिप्रमवगाहन्त्वतन्द्रिताः ॥१८॥
18. yā yāḥ patikṛtāँllokānicchanti paramastriyaḥ ,
tā jāhnavījalaṁ kṣipramavagāhantvatandritāḥ.
tā jāhnavījalaṁ kṣipramavagāhantvatandritāḥ.
18.
yāḥ yāḥ patikṛtān lokān icchanti paramastriyaḥ
tāḥ jāhnavījalam kṣipram avagāhantu atandritāḥ
tāḥ jāhnavījalam kṣipram avagāhantu atandritāḥ
18.
yāḥ yāḥ paramastriyaḥ patikṛtān lokān icchanti
tāḥ atandritāḥ kṣipram jāhnavījalam avagāhantu
tāḥ atandritāḥ kṣipram jāhnavījalam avagāhantu
18.
Whichever excellent women desire the realms attained by their husbands, let them diligently and quickly immerse themselves in the waters of the Ganga.
Words meanings summery:
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- याः (yāḥ) - whichever
- याः (yāḥ) - whichever
- पतिकृतान् (patikṛtān) - created by their husbands, attained through their husbands
- लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions
- इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish
- परमस्त्रियः (paramastriyaḥ) - excellent women, noble women
- ताः (tāḥ) - those women who desire (those)
- जाह्नवीजलम् (jāhnavījalam) - water of the Ganga (Jahnavi)
- क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
- अवगाहन्तु (avagāhantu) - let them immerse, let them enter
- अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligently, without laziness, vigilantly
Words meanings and morphology
याः (yāḥ) - whichever
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Subject of 'icchanti'.
याः (yāḥ) - whichever
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ya
ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Subject of 'icchanti'.
पतिकृतान् (patikṛtān) - created by their husbands, attained through their husbands
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of patikṛta
patikṛta - created by a husband, done by a husband
Compound of 'pati' (husband) and 'kṛta' (done/made).
Compound type : tatpurusha (pati+kṛta)
- pati – lord, master, husband
noun (masculine)
Root: pā (class 2) - kṛta – done, made, created, accomplished
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Modifies 'lokān'.
लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms, regions
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, region, people
From root 'lok' (to see).
Root: lok (class 1)
इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of iṣ
Present tense, 3rd person plural
From root 'iṣ'.
Root: iṣ (class 4)
Note: Verb for 'paramastriyaḥ'.
परमस्त्रियः (paramastriyaḥ) - excellent women, noble women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of paramastrī
paramastrī - excellent woman, noble lady
Compound of 'parama' (supreme/excellent) and 'strī' (woman).
Compound type : karmadharaya (parama+strī)
- parama – highest, supreme, excellent, ultimate
adjective
Superlative of 'para'. - strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)
Root: stṛ (class 5)
Note: Subject of 'icchanti'.
ताः (tāḥ) - those women who desire (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun, correlating with 'yāḥ yāḥ'.
Note: Correlative pronoun.
जाह्नवीजलम् (jāhnavījalam) - water of the Ganga (Jahnavi)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jāhnavījala
jāhnavījala - water of the Ganga river (Jahnavi)
Compound of 'jāhnavī' (Ganga river) and 'jala' (water).
Compound type : tatpurusha (jāhnavī+jala)
- jāhnavī – the river Ganga (descendant of Jahnu)
proper noun (feminine)
Feminine form derived from Jahnu. - jala – water
noun (neuter)
Root: jal (class 1)
Note: Object of 'avagāhantu'.
क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly
(indeclinable)
Can also function as an adverb in neuter accusative singular.
Root: kṣip (class 6)
Note: Adverb modifying 'avagāhantu'.
अवगाहन्तु (avagāhantu) - let them immerse, let them enter
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (Loṭ) of gāh
Imperative mood, 3rd person plural
From root 'gāh' (to plunge) with prefix 'ava'.
Prefix: ava
Root: gāh (class 1)
Note: Verb for 'tāḥ paramastriyaḥ'.
अतन्द्रिताः (atandritāḥ) - diligently, without laziness, vigilantly
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of atandrita
atandrita - not lazy, diligent, vigilant, active
Negative compound of 'a' and 'tandrita' (lazy).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrita)
- a – not, non
indeclinable
Negation prefix. - tandrita – lazy, languid, sleepy
adjective
From root 'tandr' (to be weary).
Root: tandr (class 1)
Note: Modifies 'tāḥ paramastriyaḥ'.