महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-148, verse-19
एकवेदसमायुक्ता एकमन्त्रविधिक्रियाः ।
पृथग्धर्मास्त्वेकवेदा धर्ममेकमनुव्रताः ॥१९॥
पृथग्धर्मास्त्वेकवेदा धर्ममेकमनुव्रताः ॥१९॥
19. ekavedasamāyuktā ekamantravidhikriyāḥ ,
pṛthagdharmāstvekavedā dharmamekamanuvratāḥ.
pṛthagdharmāstvekavedā dharmamekamanuvratāḥ.
19.
ekavedasamāyuktāḥ ekamantravidhikriyāḥ
pṛthagdharmāḥ tu ekavedāḥ dharmam ekam anuvratāḥ
pṛthagdharmāḥ tu ekavedāḥ dharmam ekam anuvratāḥ
19.
They were connected with a single Veda, and their rituals were performed according to the injunctions of a single mantra. Although they possessed distinct natural laws (dharma) (appropriate to each social class), they nevertheless adhered to one supreme natural law (dharma) and were followers of a single Veda.
Words meanings summery:
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- एकवेदसमायुक्ताः (ekavedasamāyuktāḥ) - connected with a single Veda (connected with one Veda, endowed with a single Veda)
- एकमन्त्रविधिक्रियाः (ekamantravidhikriyāḥ) - their rituals performed according to the injunctions of a single mantra (whose ritual actions are based on a single mantra)
- पृथग्धर्माः (pṛthagdharmāḥ) - having distinct natural laws (dharma) (for each social class) (having distinct natural laws (dharma), whose duties (dharma) are separate)
- तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
- एकवेदाः (ekavedāḥ) - unified by a single Veda (having a single Veda, whose Veda is one)
- धर्मम् (dharmam) - one (supreme) natural law (dharma) (natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness)
- एकम् (ekam) - one (modifies dharma) (one, single, unique)
- अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - adherents of, following (the one dharma) (adhering to, following, devoted to a vow)
Words meanings and morphology
एकवेदसमायुक्ताः (ekavedasamāyuktāḥ) - connected with a single Veda (connected with one Veda, endowed with a single Veda)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ekavedasamāyukta
ekavedasamāyukta - connected with one Veda, endowed with a single Veda
Past Passive Participle
from root yuj with prefixes sam-ā
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+veda+samāyukta)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine) - veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - samāyukta – connected, endowed, joined, combined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root yuj with prefixes sam-ā
Prefixes: sam+ā
Root: yuj (class 7)
एकमन्त्रविधिक्रियाः (ekamantravidhikriyāḥ) - their rituals performed according to the injunctions of a single mantra (whose ritual actions are based on a single mantra)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ekamantravidhikriyā
ekamantravidhikriyā - whose ritual actions are based on a single mantra
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+mantra+vidhi+kriyā)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine) - mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, formula (mantra)
noun (masculine)
Root: man (class 4) - vidhi – rule, injunction, method, ritual
noun (masculine)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3) - kriyā – action, ritual, performance, activity
noun (feminine)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
पृथग्धर्माः (pṛthagdharmāḥ) - having distinct natural laws (dharma) (for each social class) (having distinct natural laws (dharma), whose duties (dharma) are separate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthagdharma
pṛthagdharma - having distinct natural laws (dharma), whose duties (dharma) are separate
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pṛthak+dharma)
- pṛthak – separately, distinctly, individually
indeclinable - dharma – natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness, constitution
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
तु (tu) - but, nevertheless (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
एकवेदाः (ekavedāḥ) - unified by a single Veda (having a single Veda, whose Veda is one)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ekaveda
ekaveda - having a single Veda, whose Veda is one
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+veda)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine) - veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2)
धर्मम् (dharmam) - one (supreme) natural law (dharma) (natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion
from root dhṛ (to hold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
एकम् (ekam) - one (modifies dharma) (one, single, unique)
(numeral)
Note: modifies dharmam
अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - adherents of, following (the one dharma) (adhering to, following, devoted to a vow)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anuvrata
anuvrata - adhering to, following, devoted to a vow, loyal
from anu-vṛ
Compound type : prādi-samāsa (anu+vrata)
- anu – after, along, in accordance with
indeclinable - vrata – vow, sacred duty, religious observance, practice
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛ (class 1)