महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-21

राजोवाच ।
षण्णाभेर्द्वादशाक्षस्य चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः ।
यस्त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य वेदार्थं स परः कविः ॥२१॥

21. rājovāca ,
ṣaṇṇābherdvādaśākṣasya caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ ,
yastriṣaṣṭiśatārasya vedārthaṁ sa paraḥ kaviḥ.

21. rāja uvāca | ṣaṇṇābheḥ dvādaśākṣasya caturviṃśatiparvaṇaḥ
| yaḥ triṣaṣṭiśatārasya vedārtham saḥ paraḥ kaviḥ

21. The King said, "Whoever understands the profound meaning of that [Wheel of Time] which has six navels (seasons), twelve axles (months), twenty-four sections (fortnights), and three hundred and sixty spokes (days), he is a supreme sage (kavi)."

21. המלך אמר, מי שיודע את משמעות הוֵדַה של גלגל בעל שישה טבורים, שנים עשר צירי סיבוב, עשרים וארבעה חיבורים ושלוש מאות ושישים חישורים, הוא החכם העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• षण्णाभेः (ṣaṇṇābheḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its six seasons (of the one with six navels/naves)

• द्वादशाक्षस्य (dvādaśākṣasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twelve months (of the one with twelve axles)

• चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः (caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twenty-four fortnights or half-months (of the one with twenty-four sections)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य (triṣaṣṭiśatārasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its three hundred and sixty days (of the one with three hundred and sixty spokes)

• वेदार्थम् (vedārtham) - the profound meaning or essence (of the riddle/cosmic wheel) (the meaning of the Veda; the true meaning)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• कविः (kaviḥ) - a sage, a wise one (kavi) (sage, poet, seer)

Words meanings and morphology

राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

षण्णाभेः (ṣaṇṇābheḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its six seasons (of the one with six navels/naves)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṣaṇṇābhi

ṣaṇṇābhi - having six navels/naves

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭ+nābhi)

• ṣaṭ – six
  indeclinable
• nābhi – navel, nave, center
  noun (feminine)

द्वादशाक्षस्य (dvādaśākṣasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twelve months (of the one with twelve axles)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvādaśākṣa

dvādaśākṣa - having twelve axles

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvādaśa+akṣa)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  indeclinable
• akṣa – axle, axis, die, sense organ
  noun (masculine)

चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः (caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twenty-four fortnights or half-months (of the one with twenty-four sections)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of caturviṃśatiparvan

caturviṁśatiparvan - having twenty-four sections/joints

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (caturviṃśati+parvan)

• caturviṃśati – twenty-four
  indeclinable
• parvan – joint, knot, section, division, festival
  noun (neuter)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य (triṣaṣṭiśatārasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its three hundred and sixty days (of the one with three hundred and sixty spokes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of triṣaṣṭiśatāra

triṣaṣṭiśatāra - having three hundred and sixty spokes

Bahuvrihi compound, referring to 360

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+ṣaṣṭi+śata+ara)

• tri – three
  indeclinable
• ṣaṣṭi – sixty
  indeclinable
• śata – hundred
  indeclinable
• ara – spoke (of a wheel)
  noun (masculine)

वेदार्थम् (vedārtham) - the profound meaning or essence (of the riddle/cosmic wheel) (the meaning of the Veda; the true meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedārtha

vedārtha - meaning of the Veda, sacred truth, essential meaning

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+artha)

• veda – knowledge, Veda (sacred texts)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

कविः (kaviḥ) - a sage, a wise one (kavi) (sage, poet, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, seer, wise man

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