महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-19, verse-36
अथोपविविशुः सर्वे त्रयस्ते पुरुषर्षभाः ।
संप्रदीप्तास्त्रयो लक्ष्म्या महाध्वर इवाग्नयः ॥३६॥
संप्रदीप्तास्त्रयो लक्ष्म्या महाध्वर इवाग्नयः ॥३६॥
36. athopaviviśuḥ sarve trayaste puruṣarṣabhāḥ ,
saṁpradīptāstrayo lakṣmyā mahādhvara ivāgnayaḥ.
saṁpradīptāstrayo lakṣmyā mahādhvara ivāgnayaḥ.
36.
atha upaviviśuḥ sarve trayaḥ te puruṣarṣabhāḥ
sampradīptāḥ trayaḥ lakṣmyā mahādhvara iva agnayaḥ
sampradīptāḥ trayaḥ lakṣmyā mahādhvara iva agnayaḥ
36.
atha te sarve trayaḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ upaviviśuḥ
sampradīptāḥ trayaḥ lakṣmyā mahādhvara iva agnayaḥ
sampradīptāḥ trayaḥ lakṣmyā mahādhvara iva agnayaḥ
36.
Then, all three of those foremost among men sat down, gleaming brilliantly with splendor (lakṣmī), like the three fires (agnayaḥ) in a great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara).
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, thus, thereupon)
- उपविविशुः (upaviviśuḥ) - they sat down (they sat down, they settled down)
- सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- ते (te) - those (they, those)
- पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men (foremost among men, excellent men, bulls among men)
- सम्प्रदीप्ताः (sampradīptāḥ) - gleaming brilliantly (ablaze, brilliantly shining, glowing)
- त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
- लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor (lakṣmī) (with splendor, with fortune, with beauty)
- महाध्वर (mahādhvara) - great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara) (great Vedic ritual)
- इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
- अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires (agnayaḥ) (fires, the Agnis)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - Then (then, now, thus, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
उपविविशुः (upaviviśuḥ) - they sat down (they sat down, they settled down)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (liṭ) of upaviś
Perfect
3rd person plural, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada
Prefix: upa
Root: viś (class 6)
सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
ते (te) - those (they, those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, he, she, it, they
पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - foremost among men (foremost among men, excellent men, bulls among men)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣarṣabha
puruṣarṣabha - best among men, excellent man (lit. bull of men)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)
- puruṣa – man, person, male, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)
सम्प्रदीप्ताः (sampradīptāḥ) - gleaming brilliantly (ablaze, brilliantly shining, glowing)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sampradīpta
sampradīpta - fully blazing, brilliantly illuminated, glowing
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'dīp' (to shine, blaze) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dīp (class 4)
Note: Adjective modifying puruṣarṣabhāḥ
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) - with splendor (lakṣmī) (with splendor, with fortune, with beauty)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of lakṣmī
lakṣmī - fortune, prosperity, wealth, beauty, splendor, the goddess Lakṣmī
महाध्वर (mahādhvara) - great Vedic ritual (mahādhvara) (great Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādhvara
mahādhvara - great Vedic ritual, a large solemn sacrifice
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+adhvara)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - adhvara – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, non-injurious ceremony
noun (masculine)
Note: Used as the base for the comparison 'like' mahādhvara iva agnayaḥ
इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if, similar to)
(indeclinable)
अग्नयः (agnayaḥ) - fires (agnayaḥ) (fires, the Agnis)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of agni
agni - fire, god of fire, sacred fire, digestive fire