महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-2, chapter-50, verse-4
अथ यज्ञविभूतिं तां काङ्क्षसे भरतर्षभ ।
ऋत्विजस्तव तन्वन्तु सप्ततन्तुं महाध्वरम् ॥४॥
ऋत्विजस्तव तन्वन्तु सप्ततन्तुं महाध्वरम् ॥४॥
4. atha yajñavibhūtiṁ tāṁ kāṅkṣase bharatarṣabha ,
ṛtvijastava tanvantu saptatantuṁ mahādhvaram.
ṛtvijastava tanvantu saptatantuṁ mahādhvaram.
4.
atha yajñavibhūtim tām kāṅkṣase bharatarṣabha
ṛtvijaḥ tava tanvantu saptatantum mahādhvaram
ṛtvijaḥ tava tanvantu saptatantum mahādhvaram
4.
bharatarṣabha atha tām yajñavibhūtim kāṅkṣase
tava ṛtvijaḥ saptatantum mahādhvaram tanvantu
tava ṛtvijaḥ saptatantum mahādhvaram tanvantu
4.
O best among the Bharatas, if you now desire that glory associated with the Vedic ritual (yajña), then let your priests perform that great seven-stringed Vedic ritual (yajña).
Words meanings summery:
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- अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover, thereupon)
- यज्ञविभूतिम् (yajñavibhūtim) - the glory associated with the Vedic ritual (the splendor/glory of the Vedic ritual, the power of the Vedic ritual)
- ताम् (tām) - that (glory) (that, her, it)
- काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire (you desire, you wish for)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
- ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (priests, sacrificers)
- तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
- तन्वन्तु (tanvantu) - let them perform (let them perform, let them spread)
- सप्ततन्तुम् (saptatantum) - the seven-stringed (Vedic ritual) (the seven-stringed (ritual), the seven-fold (ritual))
- महाध्वरम् (mahādhvaram) - the great Vedic ritual (the great Vedic ritual, the great sacrifice)
Words meanings and morphology
अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover, thereupon)
(indeclinable)
यज्ञविभूतिम् (yajñavibhūtim) - the glory associated with the Vedic ritual (the splendor/glory of the Vedic ritual, the power of the Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yajñavibhūti
yajñavibhūti - the splendor or power of a yajña
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+vibhūti)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, oblation, sacrifice
noun (masculine)
From root yaj- 'to worship, sacrifice'.
Root: yaj (class 1) - vibhūti – splendor, glory, power, manifestation, prosperity
noun (feminine)
From vi-bhū- 'to be manifest, to become prominent'.
Prefix: vi
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Accusative singular of yajñavibhūti.
ताम् (tām) - that (glory) (that, her, it)
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Accusative singular feminine of tad, agreeing with yajñavibhūtim.
काङ्क्षसे (kāṅkṣase) - you desire (you desire, you wish for)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kāṅkṣ
Desiderative from root kam-
Desiderative formation of √kam (class 1, 'to desire').
Root: kam (class 1)
Note: Present, 2nd person singular, middle voice (ātmanepada) of √kāṅkṣ (desiderative of √kam).
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best among the Bharatas (vocative) (O best of Bharatas, O bull of the Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a name of a king, a country (India)
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, pre-eminent
noun (masculine)
Note: Vocative singular of bharatarṣabha.
ऋत्विजः (ṛtvijaḥ) - priests (priests, sacrificers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij
ṛtvij - sacrificing priest, one who sacrifices at proper seasons
From ṛtu (season) + √yaj (to worship).
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Nominative plural of ṛtvij.
तव (tava) - your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Genitive singular of yuṣmad.
तन्वन्तु (tanvantu) - let them perform (let them perform, let them spread)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of tan
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Imperative, 3rd person plural, active voice (parasmaipada) of √tan.
सप्ततन्तुम् (saptatantum) - the seven-stringed (Vedic ritual) (the seven-stringed (ritual), the seven-fold (ritual))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saptatantu
saptatantu - seven-stringed (referring to a Vedic ritual); a great sacrifice (yajña)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saptan+tantu)
- saptan – seven
numeral - tantu – thread, string, line, continuous series, progeny, ritual (as a continuous thread)
noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular of saptatantu.
महाध्वरम् (mahādhvaram) - the great Vedic ritual (the great Vedic ritual, the great sacrifice)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādhvara
mahādhvara - a great sacrifice (yajña), a great ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+adhvara)
- mahā – great, large, mighty
adjective - adhvara – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, solemn ceremony
noun (masculine)
Note: Accusative singular of mahādhvara, agreeing with saptatantum.