महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-148, verse-26
द्वापरेऽपि युगे धर्मो द्विभागोनः प्रवर्तते ।
विष्णुर्वै पीततां याति चतुर्धा वेद एव च ॥२६॥
विष्णुर्वै पीततां याति चतुर्धा वेद एव च ॥२६॥
26. dvāpare'pi yuge dharmo dvibhāgonaḥ pravartate ,
viṣṇurvai pītatāṁ yāti caturdhā veda eva ca.
viṣṇurvai pītatāṁ yāti caturdhā veda eva ca.
26.
dvāpare api yuge dharmaḥ dvibhāgonaḥ pravartate
viṣṇuḥ vai pītatām yāti chaturdhā vedaḥ eva ca
viṣṇuḥ vai pītatām yāti chaturdhā vedaḥ eva ca
26.
Even in the Dvapara era, natural law (dharma) prevails, but it is diminished by two parts (i.e., reduced to half). Indeed, Vishnu assumes a yellow hue, and the Veda itself becomes fourfold.
Words meanings summery:
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- द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvapara era (in the Dvapara (yuga))
- अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
- युगे (yuge) - in the era (in the age, in the era)
- धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)
- द्विभागोनः (dvibhāgonaḥ) - diminished by two parts (i.e., reduced to half) (diminished by two parts, lacking two parts (out of four))
- प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - prevails (it proceeds, it takes place, it exists)
- विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a Hindu deity))
- वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)
- पीतताम् (pītatām) - a yellow hue (yellowness, the state of being yellow)
- याति (yāti) - assumes (he/she/it goes, attains, becomes)
- छतुर्धा (chaturdhā) - fourfold (fourfold, in four ways)
- वेदः (vedaḥ) - Veda (Veda, sacred knowledge)
- एव (eva) - itself (even, only, just, indeed)
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
द्वापरे (dvāpare) - in the Dvapara era (in the Dvapara (yuga))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of dvāpara
dvāpara - the third yuga, the dice throw showing two
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
युगे (yuge) - in the era (in the age, in the era)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yuga
yuga - age, era, epoch, a yoke
Root: yuj (class 7)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
द्विभागोनः (dvibhāgonaḥ) - diminished by two parts (i.e., reduced to half) (diminished by two parts, lacking two parts (out of four))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvibhāgona
dvibhāgona - lacking two parts, diminished by two parts (out of an implied four)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+bhāga+ūna)
- dvi – two
numeral - bhāga – part, share, portion
noun (masculine)
Root: bhaj (class 1) - ūna – deficient, lacking, less
adjective (masculine)
Root: ūn
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - prevails (it proceeds, it takes place, it exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (a Hindu deity))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu
viṣṇu - Vishnu (a prominent Hindu deity)
Root: viṣ (class 3)
वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)
(indeclinable)
पीतताम् (pītatām) - a yellow hue (yellowness, the state of being yellow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pītatā
pītatā - yellowness, the quality of being yellow
suffix -tā added to pīta (yellow)
याति (yāti) - assumes (he/she/it goes, attains, becomes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
छतुर्धा (chaturdhā) - fourfold (fourfold, in four ways)
(indeclinable)
suffix -dhā added to chatur (four)
वेदः (vedaḥ) - Veda (Veda, sacred knowledge)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of veda
veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge, wisdom
Root: vid (class 2)
एव (eva) - itself (even, only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)