महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-2, verse-55
अघिहोत्रमनड्वांश्च ज्ञातयोऽतिथिबान्धवाः ।
पुत्रदारभृताश्चैव निर्दहेयुरपूजिताः ॥५५॥
पुत्रदारभृताश्चैव निर्दहेयुरपूजिताः ॥५५॥
55. aghihotramanaḍvāṁśca jñātayo'tithibāndhavāḥ ,
putradārabhṛtāścaiva nirdaheyurapūjitāḥ.
putradārabhṛtāścaiva nirdaheyurapūjitāḥ.
55.
aghihotram anaḍvān ca jñātayaḥ atithi bāndhavāḥ
putradārabhṛtāḥ ca eva nirdaheyuḥ apūjitāḥ
putradārabhṛtāḥ ca eva nirdaheyuḥ apūjitāḥ
55.
The sacred fire (agnihotra), the bull, relatives, guests, and kinsmen, and indeed those maintained by one's sons and wives—if unhonored, these would surely consume (the host).
Words meanings summery:
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- अघिहोत्रम् (aghihotram) - agnihotra, sacred fire ritual
- अनड्वान् (anaḍvān) - bull, ox
- च (ca) - and, also
- ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - kinsmen, relatives
- अतिथि (atithi) - guest, visitor
- बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen, relatives, friends
- पुत्रदारभृताः (putradārabhṛtāḥ) - those maintained by sons and wives
- च (ca) - and, also
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
- निर्दहेयुः (nirdaheyuḥ) - should burn up, should consume, should destroy
- अपूजिताः (apūjitāḥ) - unhonored, unrespected
Words meanings and morphology
अघिहोत्रम् (aghihotram) - agnihotra, sacred fire ritual
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of agnihotra
agnihotra - agnihotra, sacred fire ritual, fire offering
Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+hotra)
- agni – fire, sacred fire
noun (masculine) - hotra – oblation, offering, sacrifice
noun (neuter)
अनड्वान् (anaḍvān) - bull, ox
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anaḍvat
anaḍvat - bull, ox, draft animal
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
ज्ञातयः (jñātayaḥ) - kinsmen, relatives
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, blood relation
अतिथि (atithi) - guest, visitor
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi
atithi - guest, visitor, stranger
Note: Used here in a collective sense with bāndhavāḥ.
बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - kinsmen, relatives, friends
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava
bāndhava - kinsman, relative, friend
पुत्रदारभृताः (putradārabhṛtāḥ) - those maintained by sons and wives
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of putradārabhṛta
putradārabhṛta - maintained by sons and wives
Bahuvrīhi compound describing persons.
Compound type : bahuvrihi (putra+dāra+bhṛta)
- putra – son, child
noun (masculine) - dāra – wife (often plural, masculine noun)
noun (masculine) - bhṛta – maintained, supported, borne
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root bhṛ (to bear, support).
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, even
(indeclinable)
निर्दहेयुः (nirdaheyuḥ) - should burn up, should consume, should destroy
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of nirdah
Root dah with prefix nir.
Prefix: nir
Root: dah (class 1)
अपूजिताः (apūjitāḥ) - unhonored, unrespected
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apūjita
apūjita - unhonored, unrespected, unadored
Past Passive Participle
Negative particle 'a-' + pūjita (honored), from root pūj (to honor).
Root: pūj (class 10)