महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-121, verse-10
भवेत्संख्येयमेतद्वै यदेतत्परिकीर्तितम् ।
न सा शक्या तु संख्यातुं दक्षिणा दक्षिणावतः ॥१०॥
न सा शक्या तु संख्यातुं दक्षिणा दक्षिणावतः ॥१०॥
10. bhavetsaṁkhyeyametadvai yadetatparikīrtitam ,
na sā śakyā tu saṁkhyātuṁ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ.
na sā śakyā tu saṁkhyātuṁ dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ.
10.
bhavet saṃkhyeyam etat vai yat etat parikīrtitam
na sā śakyā tu saṃkhyātum dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ
na sā śakyā tu saṃkhyātum dakṣiṇā dakṣiṇāvataḥ
10.
Indeed, that which has been enumerated could be counted. However, the sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) offered by a generous person (dakṣiṇāvataḥ) cannot be quantified.
Words meanings summery:
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- भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it should be, it could be
- संख्येयम् (saṁkhyeyam) - countable, measurable, to be counted
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
- यत् (yat) - which, what, that
- एतत् (etat) - this, that
- परिकीर्तितम् (parikīrtitam) - proclaimed, enumerated, mentioned, celebrated
- न (na) - not, no
- सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
- शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
- संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate
- दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial fee, gift, donation, right (direction))
- दक्षिणावतः (dakṣiṇāvataḥ) - of a generous person (dakṣiṇāvataḥ) (of one possessing a sacrificial fee, of a generous person, of a sacrificer)
Words meanings and morphology
भवेत् (bhavet) - it may be, it should be, it could be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative/potential (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
संख्येयम् (saṁkhyeyam) - countable, measurable, to be counted
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃkhyeya
saṁkhyeya - countable, to be enumerated
Gerundive
From verb root kkhyā (to tell, to count) with prefix saṃ- and suffix -ya
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily
(indeclinable)
यत् (yat) - which, what, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
एतत् (etat) - this, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
परिकीर्तितम् (parikīrtitam) - proclaimed, enumerated, mentioned, celebrated
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of parikīrtita
parikīrtita - proclaimed, enumerated, mentioned, celebrated
Past Passive Participle
From verb root kīrt (to mention, proclaim) with prefix pari- and suffix -ta
Prefix: pari
Root: kīrt (class 10)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
शक्या (śakyā) - possible, capable, able to be done
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śakya
śakya - possible, practicable, capable, to be done
Gerundive
From verb root śak (to be able), suffix -ya
Root: śak (class 5)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
(indeclinable)
संख्यातुम् (saṁkhyātum) - to count, to enumerate
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
Infinitive from verb root khyā (to tell, to count) with prefix saṃ- and suffix -tum
Prefix: sam
Root: khyā (class 2)
दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - sacrificial fee (dakṣiṇā) (sacrificial fee, gift, donation, right (direction))
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā
dakṣiṇā - sacrificial fee, gift, donation, skilled, right (direction)
दक्षिणावतः (dakṣiṇāvataḥ) - of a generous person (dakṣiṇāvataḥ) (of one possessing a sacrificial fee, of a generous person, of a sacrificer)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇāvat
dakṣiṇāvat - possessing a sacrificial fee, generous, skilled, clever
Possessive suffix -vat added to dakṣiṇā