महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-126, verse-37

तस्य चित्यैर्महाराज क्रतूनां दक्षिणावताम् ।
चतुरन्ता मही व्याप्ता नासीत्किंचिदनावृतम् ॥३७॥

37. tasya cityairmahārāja kratūnāṁ dakṣiṇāvatām ,
caturantā mahī vyāptā nāsītkiṁcidanāvṛtam.

37. tasya cityaiḥ mahārāja kratūnām dakṣiṇāvatām
caturantā mahī vyāptā na āsīt kiñcit anāvṛtam

37. O great King, the entire earth with its four borders was covered by his altars and the sacrifices (kratu) performed with generous ritual fees. Nothing was left uncovered.

37. הו מלך גדול, בעזרת המזבחות של הטקסים שלו, שבהם ניתן שכר נדיב, כל הארץ עד ארבעת קצותיה כוסתה, ולא נשאר בה דבר שלא כוסה.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• चित्यैः (cityaiḥ) - by the sacrificial altars/structures

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• क्रतूनाम् (kratūnām) - of sacrifices, of rituals

• दक्षिणावताम् (dakṣiṇāvatām) - of those endowed with sacrificial fees, of those accompanied by ritual gifts

• चतुरन्ता (caturantā) - having four borders, extending to the four ends (the entire earth)

• मही (mahī) - the earth, land

• व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - covered, pervaded, filled

• न (na) - not, no

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• अनावृतम् (anāvṛtam) - uncovered, not covered

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the king being described.

चित्यैः (cityaiḥ) - by the sacrificial altars/structures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of citya

citya - sacrificial altar, collected heap

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Instrumental agent for 'vyāptā'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

क्रतूनाम् (kratūnām) - of sacrifices, of rituals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual, rite, power, will

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Dependent on 'dakṣiṇāvatām'.

दक्षिणावताम् (dakṣiṇāvatām) - of those endowed with sacrificial fees, of those accompanied by ritual gifts

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dakṣiṇāvat

dakṣiṇāvat - endowed with ritual fees/gifts

Possessive suffix -vat

Note: Qualifies 'kratūnām'.

चतुरन्ता (caturantā) - having four borders, extending to the four ends (the entire earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturanta

caturanta - having four borders, universal, entire

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+anta)

• catur – four
  numeral (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• anta – end, border, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī'.

मही (mahī) - the earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

व्याप्ता (vyāptā) - covered, pervaded, filled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vyāpta

vyāpta - covered, pervaded, filled, occupied

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp ('to obtain/reach') with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'mahī'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation for 'āsīt'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - anything, something, a little

Note: Subject of 'na āsīt'.

अनावृतम् (anāvṛtam) - uncovered, not covered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāvṛta

anāvṛta - uncovered, not covered, unprotected

Past Passive Participle (negated)

Derived from root vṛ ('to cover') with prefix ā- and negation a-

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+āvṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āvṛta – covered, encompassed
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ ('to cover') with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'kiñcit'.

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