महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-15

षट्कृत्वस्तत्तु निक्षिप्तमग्ने रेतः कुरूत्तम ।
तस्मिन्कुण्डे प्रतिपदि कामिन्या स्वाहया तदा ॥१५॥

15. ṣaṭkṛtvastattu nikṣiptamagne retaḥ kurūttama ,
tasminkuṇḍe pratipadi kāminyā svāhayā tadā.

15. ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ tat tu nikṣiptam agne retaḥ kurūttama
tasmin kuṇḍe pratipadi kāminyā svāhayā tadā

15. O best of Kurus, that semen of Agni was then thrown six times into that basin by the passionate Svāhā, on each occasion.

15. הו מובחר הקוּרוּ, סְוָאהָה היפה השליכה אז שש פעמים את זרעו של אַגְנִי אל הבור ההוא, ביום הירחי הראשון.

Words meanings summery:

• षट्कृत्वः (ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ) - six times

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निक्षिप्तम् (nikṣiptam) - thrown, placed, deposited

• अग्ने (agne) - of Agni, of fire

• रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, fluid

• कुरूत्तम (kurūttama) - O best of Kurus

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the basin, in the receptacle

• प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (of a lunar fortnight), on each occasion, successively

• कामिन्या (kāminyā) - by the desirous woman, by the passionate woman

• स्वाहया (svāhayā) - by Svāhā (the wife of Agni)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

षट्कृत्वः (ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ) - six times

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'retaḥ'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निक्षिप्तम् (nikṣiptam) - thrown, placed, deposited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nikṣipta

nikṣipta - thrown, placed, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from root kṣip- (to throw) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Describes 'retaḥ'

अग्ने (agne) - of Agni, of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

कुरूत्तम (kurūttama) - O best of Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūttama

kurūttama - best of Kurus (a patronymic referring to descendants of Kuru)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+uttama)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

Note: An address to a listener, often Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira in the Mahabharata

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'kuṇḍe'

कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the basin, in the receptacle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - basin, bowl, pit, receptacle

प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (of a lunar fortnight), on each occasion, successively

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pratipad

pratipad - first day (of a lunar fortnight), beginning; in each case, successively

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

कामिन्या (kāminyā) - by the desirous woman, by the passionate woman

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāminī

kāminī - desirous woman, passionate woman

feminine form of kāmin (desirous)

Root: kam (class 1)

स्वाहया (svāhayā) - by Svāhā (the wife of Agni)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svāhā

svāhā - Svāhā (name of a goddess, wife of Agni, personification of the sacrificial exclamation 'svāhā')

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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