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16,8

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-16, chapter-8, verse-27

ततो वज्रप्रधानास्ते वृष्णिवीरकुमारकाः ।
सर्व एवोदकं चक्रुः स्त्रियश्चैव महात्मनः ॥२७॥
27. tato vajrapradhānāste vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ ,
sarva evodakaṁ cakruḥ striyaścaiva mahātmanaḥ.
27. tataḥ vajrapradhānāḥ te vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ sarve
eva udakam cakruḥ striyaḥ ca eva mahātmanaḥ
27. tataḥ vajrapradhānāḥ te vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ ca
eva striyaḥ sarve eva mahātmanaḥ udakam cakruḥ
27. Then, all those heroic young men of the Vṛṣṇi clan, led by Vajra, and also the women, performed the water ritual for the departed great-souled ones.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that, after that)
  • वज्रप्रधानाः (vajrapradhānāḥ) - led by Vajra (those with Vajra as chief, led by Vajra)
  • ते (te) - those (people) (those, they)
  • वृष्णिवीरकुमारकाः (vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ) - the heroic young men of the Vṛṣṇi clan (the heroic young men of the Vṛṣṇis)
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
  • उदकम् (udakam) - water (for ritual offering) (water)
  • चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)
  • स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only)
  • महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - for the departed great-souled Vṛṣṇis (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that, after that)
(indeclinable)
वज्रप्रधानाः (vajrapradhānāḥ) - led by Vajra (those with Vajra as chief, led by Vajra)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vajrapradhāna
vajrapradhāna - having Vajra as chief
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vajra+pradhāna)
  • vajra – thunderbolt; a mythical weapon; name of Krishna's grandson
    proper noun (masculine)
  • pradhāna – chief, principal, leader
    adjective (masculine)
Note: refers to the Vṛṣṇi kumaras
ते (te) - those (people) (those, they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
वृष्णिवीरकुमारकाः (vṛṣṇivīrakumārakāḥ) - the heroic young men of the Vṛṣṇi clan (the heroic young men of the Vṛṣṇis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇivīrakumāraka
vṛṣṇivīrakumāraka - heroic young man of the Vṛṣṇis
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛṣṇi+vīra+kumāraka)
  • vṛṣṇi – name of a Yadava clan
    proper noun (masculine)
  • vīra – hero, brave man
    noun (masculine)
  • kumāraka – young man, boy
    noun (masculine)
सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, everyone)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
उदकम् (udakam) - water (for ritual offering) (water)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of udaka
udaka - water
Note: Object of the verb cakruḥ
चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they made, they performed)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of kṛ
perfect active 3rd plural
root kṛ, perfect tense, 3rd person, plural
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman
Note: Subject alongside the kumaras
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - also (indeed, just, only)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes inclusion of women
महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - for the departed great-souled Vṛṣṇis (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman
mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded person
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)
  • mahā – great, large
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the deceased Vṛṣṇis for whom the water ritual is performed.