महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-204, verse-19
उपहारानाहरन्तो देवतानां यथा द्विजाः ।
कुर्वते तद्वदेताभ्यां करोम्यहमतन्द्रितः ॥१९॥
कुर्वते तद्वदेताभ्यां करोम्यहमतन्द्रितः ॥१९॥
19. upahārānāharanto devatānāṁ yathā dvijāḥ ,
kurvate tadvadetābhyāṁ karomyahamatandritaḥ.
kurvate tadvadetābhyāṁ karomyahamatandritaḥ.
19.
upahārān āharantaḥ devatānām yathā dvijāḥ
kurvate tadvat etābhyām karomi aham atandritaḥ
kurvate tadvat etābhyām karomi aham atandritaḥ
19.
Just as the twice-born (dvijāḥ) bring offerings and perform rituals for the deities, so do I diligently act for these two (my parents).
Words meanings summery:
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- उपहारान् (upahārān) - offerings, presents
- आहरन्तः (āharantaḥ) - bringing, fetching
- देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods
- यथा (yathā) - just as, as
- द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the twice-born, brahmins
- कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform
- तद्वत् (tadvat) - in that manner, similarly
- एताभ्याम् (etābhyām) - likely referring to parents (to/for these two)
- करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform
- अहम् (aham) - I
- अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - diligent, unwearied, zealous
Words meanings and morphology
उपहारान् (upahārān) - offerings, presents
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of upahāra
upahāra - offering, present, gift
Prefix: upa
Root: hṛ (class 1)
आहरन्तः (āharantaḥ) - bringing, fetching
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of āharat
āharat - bringing, carrying
Present Active Participle
Derived from root hṛ (to carry) with prefix ā (towards)
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of the deities, of the gods
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā
devatā - deity, god, divinity
यथा (yathā) - just as, as
(indeclinable)
द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the twice-born, brahmins
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, a bird, a tooth)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two
numeral - ja – born, produced
adjective
kṛt affix
from root jan
Root: jan (class 4)
कुर्वते (kurvate) - they do, they perform
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Atmanepada form
तद्वत् (tadvat) - in that manner, similarly
(indeclinable)
एताभ्याम् (etābhyām) - likely referring to parents (to/for these two)
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, dual of etat
etat - this, these
Note: Could also be instrumental or ablative dual. Dative fits 'for these two'.
करोमि (karomi) - I do, I perform
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Parasmaipada form
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
अतन्द्रितः (atandritaḥ) - diligent, unwearied, zealous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of atandrita
atandrita - diligent, unwearied, not slothful
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+tandrita)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - tandrita – lazy, slothful, tired
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'tandr' (to be lazy)
Root: tandr
Note: It qualifies 'aham' (I).