महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-210, verse-10
प्राणस्य चानुदात्तश्च व्याख्याताः पञ्च वंशजाः ।
देवान्यज्ञमुषश्चान्यान्सृजन्पञ्चदशोत्तरान् ॥१०॥
देवान्यज्ञमुषश्चान्यान्सृजन्पञ्चदशोत्तरान् ॥१०॥
10. prāṇasya cānudāttaśca vyākhyātāḥ pañca vaṁśajāḥ ,
devānyajñamuṣaścānyānsṛjanpañcadaśottarān.
devānyajñamuṣaścānyānsṛjanpañcadaśottarān.
10.
prāṇasya ca anudāttaḥ ca vyākhyātāḥ pañca vaṃśajāḥ
devān yajñamuṣaḥ ca anyān sṛjan pañcadaśa-uttarān
devān yajñamuṣaḥ ca anyān sṛjan pañcadaśa-uttarān
10.
pañca vaṃśajāḥ prāṇasya ca anudāttaḥ ca vyākhyātāḥ (santi).
(saḥ) devān ca anyān yajñamuṣaḥ pañcadaśa-uttarān sṛjan (bhavati).
(saḥ) devān ca anyān yajñamuṣaḥ pañcadaśa-uttarān sṛjan (bhavati).
10.
The five lineage-born (vaṃśajāḥ) are explained as related to prāṇa (vital air) and anudātta (low tone). (A creator), creating gods and other destroyers of Vedic rituals (yajñamuṣaḥ), makes them (the total number of these creations) exceed fifteen.
Words meanings summery:
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- प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of prāṇa (vital air) (of breath, of vital air, of life-force)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अनुदात्तः (anudāttaḥ) - anudātta (low tone) (low-pitched, unaccented, low tone)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- व्याख्याताः (vyākhyātāḥ) - explained, declared (explained, declared, expounded)
- पञ्च (pañca) - five
- वंशजाः (vaṁśajāḥ) - born in the lineage (born of the family, born in the lineage, descendants)
- देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities (accusative plural))
- यज्ञमुषः (yajñamuṣaḥ) - destroyers of Vedic rituals (yajña) (thieves of Vedic rituals, destroyers of Vedic rituals)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- अन्यान् (anyān) - other (others, other ones)
- सृजन् (sṛjan) - creating (creating, emitting, releasing)
- पञ्चदश-उत्तरान् (pañcadaśa-uttarān) - exceeding fifteen (exceeding fifteen, more than fifteen)
Words meanings and morphology
प्राणस्य (prāṇasya) - of prāṇa (vital air) (of breath, of vital air, of life-force)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of prāṇa
prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force, spirit
From 'pra' (forth) + root 'an' (to breathe).
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अनुदात्तः (anudāttaḥ) - anudātta (low tone) (low-pitched, unaccented, low tone)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anudātta
anudātta - not elevated, low (in pitch), unaccented, a low tone (in Vedic recitation)
Past Passive Participle (secondary noun usage)
From 'an' (not) + 'udātta' (high-pitched).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+udātta)
- an – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - udātta – raised, high-pitched, elevated, noble
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From 'ud' (up) + root 'dā' (to give, place) or root 'ā' (to go, move).
Prefix: ud
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Acts as a noun, parallel to prāṇasya.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
व्याख्याताः (vyākhyātāḥ) - explained, declared (explained, declared, expounded)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vyākhyāta
vyākhyāta - explained, expounded, interpreted, declared
Past Passive Participle
From 'vi' (apart) + 'ā' (to, towards) + root 'khyā' (to say, tell).
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Predicate adjective.
पञ्च (pañca) - five
(numeral)
Note: Adjective to 'vaṃśajāḥ'.
वंशजाः (vaṁśajāḥ) - born in the lineage (born of the family, born in the lineage, descendants)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaṃśaja
vaṁśaja - born of a race or family, lineage-born, descendant
Compound of 'vaṃśa' (lineage, family) and 'ja' (born).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+ja)
- vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, race, dynasty
noun (masculine) - ja – born, produced from
adjective
suffix 'ja' from root 'jan'
Derived from root 'jan' (to be born, produced).
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Subject of the first part of the verse.
देवान् (devān) - gods (gods, deities (accusative plural))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Object of 'sṛjan'.
यज्ञमुषः (yajñamuṣaḥ) - destroyers of Vedic rituals (yajña) (thieves of Vedic rituals, destroyers of Vedic rituals)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of yajñamuṣ
yajñamuṣ - stealer/destroyer of sacrifice (yajña)
Compound of 'yajña' (Vedic ritual) and 'muṣ' (thief, stealing).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+muṣ)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
noun (masculine)
Root: yaj (class 1) - muṣ – thief, stealing, plunderer
noun (masculine)
From root 'muṣ' (to steal).
Root: muṣ (class 6)
Note: Object of 'sṛjan'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अन्यान् (anyān) - other (others, other ones)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Agrees with 'yajñamuṣaḥ'.
सृजन् (sṛjan) - creating (creating, emitting, releasing)
(nominal form)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sṛj
sṛj - to create, to emit, to release, to throw
Present Active Participle
Present participle of root 'sṛj'.
Root: sṛj (class 6)
Note: Refers to an implied singular agent.
पञ्चदश-उत्तरान् (pañcadaśa-uttarān) - exceeding fifteen (exceeding fifteen, more than fifteen)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pañcadaśottara
pañcadaśottara - exceeding fifteen, having fifteen as a remainder (when divided by ten), more than fifteen
Compound of 'pañcadaśa' (fifteen) and 'uttara' (subsequent, exceeding).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pañcadaśa+uttara)
- pañcadaśa – fifteen
numeral - uttara – later, subsequent, superior, exceeding
adjective (masculine)
From 'ud' (up) + root 'tṛ' (to cross).
Prefix: ud
Root: tṛ (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'devān yajñamuṣaḥ ca anyān'.