महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-139, verse-17
ततो देवा वरं तस्मै ददुरग्निपुरोगमाः ।
स चापि वरयामास पितुरुत्थानमात्मनः ॥१७॥
स चापि वरयामास पितुरुत्थानमात्मनः ॥१७॥
17. tato devā varaṁ tasmai daduragnipurogamāḥ ,
sa cāpi varayāmāsa piturutthānamātmanaḥ.
sa cāpi varayāmāsa piturutthānamātmanaḥ.
17.
tataḥ devāḥ varam tasmai daduḥ agnipurūgamāḥ
saḥ ca api varayāmāsa pituḥ utthānam ātmanaḥ
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.
Words meanings summery:
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- 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)