महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-25

सावित्री दुर्गतरणी वाणी सप्तविधा तथा ।
मेधा धृतिः श्रुतिश्चैव प्रज्ञा बुद्धिर्यशः क्षमा ॥२५॥

25. sāvitrī durgataraṇī vāṇī saptavidhā tathā ,
medhā dhṛtiḥ śrutiścaiva prajñā buddhiryaśaḥ kṣamā.

25. sāvitrī durgataraṇī vāṇī saptavidhā tathā | medhā
dhṛtiḥ śrutiḥ ca eva prajñā buddhiḥ yaśaḥ kṣamā

25. Sāvitrī, the traverser of difficulties, and the sevenfold form of speech (vāṇī); similarly, wisdom (medhā), steadfastness (dhṛti), and indeed sacred tradition (śruti), insight (prajñā), intellect (buddhi), fame, and forgiveness (kṣamā).

25. סָאוִיטְרִי, דוּרְגַטַרַנִי, וָאנִי בשבעה סוגים, מֵדְהָא (זיכרון), דְהְרִיטִי (נחישות), שְׁרוּטִי, תבונה, שכל, תהילה וסבלנות.

Words meanings summery:

• सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (a goddess, the Gāyatrī mantra)

• दुर्गतरणी (durgataraṇī) - traverser of difficulties, rescuer from misfortune

• वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, sound, goddess Sarasvatī

• सप्तविधा (saptavidhā) - sevenfold, of seven kinds

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

• मेधा (medhā) - wisdom, intelligence (medhā)

• धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - firmness, steadfastness, resolve (dhṛti)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - revelation, sacred tradition (śruti), hearing

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - insight, wisdom (prajñā), intelligence

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), understanding

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (kṣamā), patience, endurance

Words meanings and morphology

सावित्री (sāvitrī) - Sāvitrī (a goddess, the Gāyatrī mantra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sāvitrī

sāvitrī - goddess Sāvitrī, the Gāyatrī mantra, solar

दुर्गतरणी (durgataraṇī) - traverser of difficulties, rescuer from misfortune

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of durgataraṇī

durgataraṇī - crossing over difficulties, one who helps overcome misfortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (durga+taraṇī)

• durga – difficult place, fortress, difficulty
  noun (neuter)
• taraṇī – boat, raft, helping to cross
  noun (feminine)
  Agent noun or adjective from √tṛ
  Derived from √tṛ (to cross) + -anī
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

वाणी (vāṇī) - speech, sound, goddess Sarasvatī

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāṇī

vāṇī - speech, voice, Sarasvatī (goddess of speech)

सप्तविधा (saptavidhā) - sevenfold, of seven kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saptavidha

saptavidha - of seven kinds, sevenfold

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saptan+vidhā)

• saptan – seven
  numeral
• vidhā – manner, kind, portion
  noun (feminine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way

(indeclinable)

मेधा (medhā) - wisdom, intelligence (medhā)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of medhā

medhā - wisdom, intelligence, mental power

धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - firmness, steadfastness, resolve (dhṛti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, resolve, constancy, patience, fortitude

from √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - revelation, sacred tradition (śruti), hearing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, listening, sacred tradition, Veda, revelation

from √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - insight, wisdom (prajñā), intelligence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - wisdom, insight, intelligence, discernment

pra + √jñā (to know)

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect (buddhi), understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason

from √budh (to awaken, know)

Root: budh (class 1)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, honor

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (kṣamā), patience, endurance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance, earth

from √kṣam (to be patient, forgive)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

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