महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-14, verse-17

प्रोक्षितानां प्रमृष्टानां राज्ञां पशुपतेर्गृहे ।
पशूनामिव का प्रीतिर्जीविते भरतर्षभ ॥१७॥

17. prokṣitānāṁ pramṛṣṭānāṁ rājñāṁ paśupatergṛhe ,
paśūnāmiva kā prītirjīvite bharatarṣabha.

17. prokṣitānām pramṛṣṭānām rājñām paśupateḥ gṛhe
paśūnām iva kā prītiḥ jīvite bharatarṣabha

17. O best among the Bharatas, what joy can there be in life for kings who are consecrated and purified in the house of Paśupati, just like sacrificial animals?

17. הו דגול בני בְּהַרַטַה, איזו שמחה יש בחיים למלכים שהזילו עליהם מים והוטהרו, בבית פַּשׁוּפַּטִי (שִׁיוַה אדון הבהמות), כמו שמחתן של בהמות?

Words meanings summery:

• प्रोक्षितानाम् (prokṣitānām) - of those kings who are consecrated (of those who are sprinkled, consecrated)

• प्रमृष्टानाम् (pramṛṣṭānām) - of those kings who are purified (of those who are cleansed, purified)

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

• पशुपतेः (paśupateḥ) - of Paśupati (Lord of Animals, an epithet of Śiva)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the abode

• पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of sacrificial animals (in the context of Paśupati) (of animals, of beasts)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• का (kā) - what, which

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy, pleasure, affection

• जीविते (jīvite) - in life, in living

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

प्रोक्षितानाम् (prokṣitānām) - of those kings who are consecrated (of those who are sprinkled, consecrated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prokṣita

prokṣita - sprinkled, consecrated, purified by sprinkling water

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ukṣ with the prefix pra and the past passive participle suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies rājñām

प्रमृष्टानाम् (pramṛṣṭānām) - of those kings who are purified (of those who are cleansed, purified)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pramṛṣṭa

pramṛṣṭa - cleansed, purified, wiped off

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mṛj with the prefix pra and the past passive participle suffix -ta

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: Modifies rājñām

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

पशुपतेः (paśupateḥ) - of Paśupati (Lord of Animals, an epithet of Śiva)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paśupati

paśupati - Lord of animals, an epithet of Śiva, a protector of cattle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paśu+pati)

• paśu – animal, beast, cattle
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, owner, husband
  noun (masculine)

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the abode

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, dwelling, home, abode

पशूनाम् (paśūnām) - of sacrificial animals (in the context of Paśupati) (of animals, of beasts)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle, sacrificial animal

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

का (kā) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ka

ka - who, what, which

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - joy, pleasure, affection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - joy, pleasure, delight, affection, love

जीविते (jīvite) - in life, in living

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, existence

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from the root jīv with the past passive participle suffix -ta, used as a neuter noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an ancient king; a name of Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira here.

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