महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-11, verse-27
क्षणा लवा मुहूर्ताश्च दिवा रात्रिस्तथैव च ।
अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च ऋतवः षट्च भारत ॥२७॥
अर्धमासाश्च मासाश्च ऋतवः षट्च भारत ॥२७॥
27. kṣaṇā lavā muhūrtāśca divā rātristathaiva ca ,
ardhamāsāśca māsāśca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭca bhārata.
ardhamāsāśca māsāśca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭca bhārata.
27.
kṣaṇāḥ lavāḥ muhūrtāḥ ca divā rātriḥ tathā eva
ca ardhamāsāḥ ca māsāḥ ca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ ca bhārata
ca ardhamāsāḥ ca māsāḥ ca ṛtavaḥ ṣaṭ ca bhārata
27.
O Bhārata, moments, fractions of moments, and muhūrtas, as well as day and night, similarly half-months and months, and the six seasons, are all parts of time.
Words meanings summery:
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- क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) - moments, instants
- लवाः (lavāḥ) - fractions of moments, very small time units
- मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - periods of 48 minutes, muhūrtas
- च (ca) - and
- दिवा (divā) - day, by day
- रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
- तथा (tathā) - so, similarly
- एव (eva) - indeed, also
- च (ca) - and
- अर्धमासाः (ardhamāsāḥ) - half-months, fortnights
- च (ca) - and
- मासाः (māsāḥ) - months
- च (ca) - and
- ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons
- षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
- च (ca) - and
- भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata
Words meanings and morphology
क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) - moments, instants
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣaṇa
kṣaṇa - a moment, an instant, a unit of time
Note: Visarga dropped in original Devanagari for poetic license.
लवाः (lavāḥ) - fractions of moments, very small time units
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of lava
lava - a drop, a fragment, a very small division of time (1/30 of a kṣaṇa)
Note: Visarga dropped in original Devanagari for poetic license.
मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtāḥ) - periods of 48 minutes, muhūrtas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of muhūrta
muhūrta - a division of time, period of 48 minutes
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
दिवा (divā) - day, by day
(indeclinable)
रात्रिः (rātriḥ) - night
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rātri
rātri - night
तथा (tathā) - so, similarly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, also
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अर्धमासाः (ardhamāsāḥ) - half-months, fortnights
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ardhamāsa
ardhamāsa - a half-month, a fortnight
Compound type : tatpurusha (ardha+māsa)
- ardha – half, a part
noun (masculine) - māsa – a month
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मासाः (māsāḥ) - months
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of māsa
māsa - a month
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ऋतवः (ṛtavaḥ) - seasons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtu
ṛtu - a season, a fixed time or period
षट् (ṣaṭ) - six
(numeral)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian