महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-139, verse-17

ततो देवा वरं तस्मै ददुरग्निपुरोगमाः ।
स चापि वरयामास पितुरुत्थानमात्मनः ॥१७॥

17. tato devā varaṁ tasmai daduragnipurogamāḥ ,
sa cāpi varayāmāsa piturutthānamātmanaḥ.

17. tataḥ devāḥ varam tasmai daduḥ agnipurūgamāḥ
saḥ ca api varayāmāsa pituḥ utthānam ātmanaḥ

17. Thereupon, the gods, with Agni at their forefront, granted a boon to him. And he (Arvāvasu) in turn requested the resurrection of his own father.

17. אז העניקו לו האלים, ואַגְנִי בראשם, משאלה. והוא ביקש שאביו (רַיבְּהְיַה) יקום לתחייה,

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, gift

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Arvāvasu (to him)

• ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, granted

• अग्निपुरूगमाः (agnipurūgamāḥ) - having Agni as their leader, with Agni at the forefront

• सः (saḥ) - Arvāvasu (he)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - he chose, he requested, he asked for

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his own father (of the father)

• उत्थानम् (utthānam) - rising up, resurrection, awakening

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (father) (of himself, his own)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

वरम् (varam) - boon, blessing, gift

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, gift, choice

Root: vṛ

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Arvāvasu (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave, granted

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of √dā

Root: dā (class 3)

अग्निपुरूगमाः (agnipurūgamāḥ) - having Agni as their leader, with Agni at the forefront

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of agnipurūgama

agnipurūgama - having Agni at the forefront, led by Agni

Compound type : bahuvrihi (agni+purūgama)

• agni – fire, the god Agni
  noun (masculine)
• purūgama – going before, leading, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from puras (before) and √gam (to go)
  Prefix: puras
  Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - Arvāvasu (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

वरयामास (varayāmāsa) - he chose, he requested, he asked for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vṛ

Causative perfect

Causative of √vṛ + perfect ending

Root: vṛ (class 9)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his own father (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Could also be ablative.

उत्थानम् (utthānam) - rising up, resurrection, awakening

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising, standing up, resurrection, exertion

Derived from ut-√sthā (to stand up)

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own (father) (of himself, his own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self, cosmic self (ātman)

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