महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-126, verse-10

संभृतो मन्त्रपूतेन वारिणा कलशो महान् ।
तत्रातिष्ठत राजेन्द्र पूर्वमेव समाहितः ।
यत्प्राश्य प्रसवेत्तस्य पत्नी शक्रसमं सुतम् ॥१०॥

10. saṁbhṛto mantrapūtena vāriṇā kalaśo mahān ,
tatrātiṣṭhata rājendra pūrvameva samāhitaḥ ,
yatprāśya prasavettasya patnī śakrasamaṁ sutam.

10. saṃbhṛtaḥ mantrapūtena vāriṇā kalaśaḥ
mahān tatra atiṣṭhata rājendra
pūrvam eva samāhitaḥ yat prāśya
prasavet tasya patnī śakrasamam sutam

10. O king, a large pitcher, filled with water consecrated by mantras, was already placed there, carefully prepared. By drinking from it, his wife would give birth to a son equal to Indra.

10. הוכן כד גדול ובו מים שטוהרו במַנְטְרוֹת, והוא עמד שם מוכן מראש, הו מלך. מי ששותה ממנו, אשתו תלד בן שווה ערך לאִינְדְרַה.

Words meanings summery:

• संभृतः (saṁbhṛtaḥ) - filled (with water) (filled, collected, brought together, prepared)

• मन्त्रपूतेन (mantrapūtena) - by water consecrated by mantras (by that purified by mantras, by that consecrated by sacred formulas)

• वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water

• कलशः (kalaśaḥ) - pitcher (pitcher, pot, water-jar)

• महान् (mahān) - large (great, large, big, important)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - was placed (stood, was situated, remained)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressing the listener) (O chief of kings, O best of kings)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - already (before, previously, formerly)

• एव (eva) - already (emphasizing "previously") (indeed, just, only, very)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - prepared (composed, concentrated, prepared, collected, absorbed)

• यत् (yat) - that (water) (which, that (referring to the water/pitcher))

• प्राश्य (prāśya) - by drinking (having drunk, after drinking)

• प्रसवेत् (prasavet) - she would give birth (she would give birth, she would bear)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him, of that)

• पत्नी (patnī) - wife

• शक्रसमम् (śakrasamam) - equal to Indra (equal to Indra, like Indra)

• सुतम् (sutam) - son

Words meanings and morphology

संभृतः (saṁbhṛtaḥ) - filled (with water) (filled, collected, brought together, prepared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhṛta

saṁbhṛta - filled, collected, prepared, nourished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, carry, nourish) with prefix saṃ, in P.P.P. form.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

मन्त्रपूतेन (mantrapūtena) - by water consecrated by mantras (by that purified by mantras, by that consecrated by sacred formulas)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mantrapūta

mantrapūta - purified by mantras, consecrated by sacred formulas

Tatpurusha compound: mantra + pūta

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+pūta)

• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, incantation, formula
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• pūta – purified, cleansed, holy
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pū (to purify)
  Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Adjective for vāriṇā.

वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water, liquid

कलशः (kalaśaḥ) - pitcher (pitcher, pot, water-jar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalaśa

kalaśa - pitcher, pot, water-jar

महान् (mahān) - large (great, large, big, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, big, important

Note: Agrees with kalaśaḥ.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb derived from tad (that).

अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - was placed (stood, was situated, remained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect third person singular middle voice.

Imperfect form of root sthā, with augment 'a'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O king (addressing the listener) (O chief of kings, O best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - chief of kings, best of kings

Compound: rājan + indra.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, best
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - already (before, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of pūrva.

एव (eva) - already (emphasizing "previously") (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - prepared (composed, concentrated, prepared, collected, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, prepared, collected, absorbed, well-placed

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, put) with prefixes sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with kalaśaḥ.

यत् (yat) - that (water) (which, that (referring to the water/pitcher))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the water.

प्राश्य (prāśya) - by drinking (having drunk, after drinking)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root aś (to eat, to enjoy) with prefix pra, forming an absolutive.

Prefix: pra

Root: aś (class 9)

प्रसवेत् (prasavet) - she would give birth (she would give birth, she would bear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of prasū

Optative third person singular active voice.

From root sū (to give birth) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: sū (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the king) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the father/king.

पत्नी (patnī) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of patnī

patnī - wife, mistress of the house

शक्रसमम् (śakrasamam) - equal to Indra (equal to Indra, like Indra)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakrasama

śakrasama - equal to Indra, like Indra

Tatpurusha compound: śakra + sama.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+sama)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity), mighty, strong
  proper noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, similar, like
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with sutam.

सुतम् (sutam) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle (originally, from sū, to give birth, but often used as a noun)

From root sū (to give birth).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of prasavet.

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