महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-222, verse-37

अवधानेन सुभगे नित्योत्थानतयैव च ।
भर्तारो वशगा मह्यं गुरुशुश्रूषणेन च ॥३७॥

37. avadhānena subhage nityotthānatayaiva ca ,
bhartāro vaśagā mahyaṁ guruśuśrūṣaṇena ca.

37. avadhānena subhage nitya utthānatayā eva ca
bhartāraḥ vaśagāḥ mahyam guruśuśrūṣaṇena ca

37. O beautiful one, through attentiveness, constant diligence, and service to my elders (guru), my husbands are obedient to me.

37. הו בעלת המזל, בזכות קשב ובזכות קימה מוקדמת תמיד, ובזכות שירות המבוגרים, בעליי נשמעים לי.

Words meanings summery:

• अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by attentiveness, by carefulness

• सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

• नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual

• उत्थानतया (utthānatayā) - by rising, by diligence, by effort

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• भर्तारः (bhartāraḥ) - husbands, supporters

• वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - obedient, submissive, under control

• मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

• गुरुशुश्रूषणेन (guruśuśrūṣaṇena) - by service to preceptors/elders

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

अवधानेन (avadhānena) - by attentiveness, by carefulness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of avadhāna

avadhāna - attention, carefulness, heed, concentration

derived from root `dhā` with prefix `ava`

Prefix: ava

Root: dhā (class 3)

सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O fortunate one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of subhagā

subhagā - beautiful, charming, fortunate, beloved (feminine)

`su` (good) + `bhaga` (fortune, beauty)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bhaga)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• bhaga – fortune, beauty, excellence, wealth
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual

(adjective)

of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, permanent, always

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying `utthānatayā`.

उत्थानतया (utthānatayā) - by rising, by diligence, by effort

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of utthānatā

utthānatā - rising, effort, diligence, activity

from `utthāna` + `tā` (abstract suffix). `utthāna` is from `sthā` with `ut` prefix.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भर्तारः (bhartāraḥ) - husbands, supporters

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, maintainer, lord

agent noun

from root `bhṛ` (to bear, support) + `tṛc` suffix

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वशगाः (vaśagāḥ) - obedient, submissive, under control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaśaga

vaśaga - obedient, submissive, under control, amenable

`vaśa` (control) + `ga` (going, being)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaśa+ga)

• vaśa – will, control, power, dominion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 2)
• ga – going, moving, being in, obtaining
  adjective
  kṛt suffix `ḍa` from `gam`
  derived from root `gam` with suffix `ḍa`
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhartāraḥ`.

मह्यम् (mahyam) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun stem)

गुरुशुश्रूषणेन (guruśuśrūṣaṇena) - by service to preceptors/elders

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of guruśuśrūṣaṇa

guruśuśrūṣaṇa - service to a preceptor, service to elders/superiors

`guru` + `śuśrūṣaṇa`

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+śuśrūṣaṇa)

• guru – teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important
  noun (masculine)
• śuśrūṣaṇa – service, attendance, desire to hear or obey
  noun (neuter)
  nominalization of `śuśrūṣā`
  from desiderative of root `śru` (to hear) + `ana` suffix
  Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Previous Verse Next Verse