महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-26

यन्नैव मधु शक्राय धारयन्त्यमरस्त्रियः ।
तदस्मै कांस्यमाहार्षीद्वारुणं कलशोदधिः ॥२६॥

26. yannaiva madhu śakrāya dhārayantyamarastriyaḥ ,
tadasmai kāṁsyamāhārṣīdvāruṇaṁ kalaśodadhiḥ.

26. yat na eva madhu śakrāya dhārayanti amarastriyaḥ
tat asmai kāṃsyam āhārṣīt vāruṇam kalaśodadhiḥ

26. The pitcher-ocean brought to him that bronze vessel, sacred to Varuṇa, which celestial women never even offer as honey to Indra.

26. את הדבש שאפילו נשות האלים אינן מגישות לשַׁקְרַה, את זה הביא לו הים קַלַשׁוֹדַה, כלי נחושת של וַרוּנַה.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink, wine

• शक्राय (śakrāya) - to Indra (Śakra)

• धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they offer, they hold, they bear

• अमरस्त्रियः (amarastriyaḥ) - immortal women, celestial nymphs

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

• कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - a bronze vessel, bell metal

• आहार्षीत् (āhārṣīt) - he brought, he offered

• वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - belonging to Varuṇa, watery, aquatic

• कलशोदधिः (kalaśodadhiḥ) - the ocean-as-a-pitcher, the pitcher-ocean

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet drink, wine

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet drink, wine

शक्राय (śakrāya) - to Indra (Śakra)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (epithet of the god Indra)

धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - they offer, they hold, they bear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dhṛ

causative stem dhāraya

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अमरस्त्रियः (amarastriyaḥ) - immortal women, celestial nymphs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of amarastrī

amarastrī - immortal woman, celestial nymph

Compound type : tatpurusha (amara+strī)

• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)
• strī – woman, female
  noun (feminine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be dative

कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - a bronze vessel, bell metal

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāṃsya

kāṁsya - bronze, bell metal, a bronze vessel

आहार्षीत् (āhārṣīt) - he brought, he offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist indicative (luṅ) of hṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

वारुणम् (vāruṇam) - belonging to Varuṇa, watery, aquatic

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - belonging to Varuṇa, relating to water, watery, aquatic

from Varuṇa (god of waters) + aṇ (suffix)

कलशोदधिः (kalaśodadhiḥ) - the ocean-as-a-pitcher, the pitcher-ocean

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalaśodadhi

kalaśodadhi - the ocean as a pitcher, pitcher-ocean (a poetic description)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kalaśa+udadhi)

• kalaśa – pitcher, jar, pot
  noun (masculine)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

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