Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
3,258

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-258, verse-14

स जज्ञे विश्रवा नाम तस्यात्मार्धेन वै द्विजः ।
प्रतीकाराय सक्रोधस्ततो वैश्रवणस्य वै ॥१४॥
14. sa jajñe viśravā nāma tasyātmārdhena vai dvijaḥ ,
pratīkārāya sakrodhastato vaiśravaṇasya vai.
14. saḥ jajñe viśravā nāma tasya ātma-ardhena vai dvijaḥ
| pratīkārāya sa-krodhaḥ tataḥ vaiśravaṇasya vai
14. Then, that brahmin (dvija) named Viśravas, enraged, generated (a son) from half of his own self (ātman) for the retaliation of Vaiśravaṇa.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • सः (saḥ) - He (the father, Viśravas) (he, that)
  • जज्ञे (jajñe) - generated (meaning produced offspring) (was born, produced, generated)
  • विश्रवा (viśravā) - Viśravas (the name of the father who is the subject) (Viśravas (proper name))
  • नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)
  • तस्य (tasya) - of his (referring to Viśravas) (his, of him)
  • आत्म-अर्धेन (ātma-ardhena) - from half of his own self (ātman) (by half of the self)
  • वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (referring to Viśravas) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth)
  • प्रतीकाराय (pratīkārāya) - for the retaliation (for retaliation, for requital)
  • स-क्रोधः (sa-krodhaḥ) - enraged (with anger, enraged)
  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)
  • वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa
  • वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - He (the father, Viśravas) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Viśravas.
जज्ञे (jajñe) - generated (meaning produced offspring) (was born, produced, generated)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (lit) of jan
Perfect, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
Root: jan (class 4)
विश्रवा (viśravā) - Viśravas (the name of the father who is the subject) (Viśravas (proper name))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśravas
viśravas - Viśravas (name of a sage, son of Pulastya, father of Kubera and Rāvaṇa)
Note: Agrees with `saḥ` and `dvijaḥ`.
नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - of his (referring to Viśravas) (his, of him)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Viśravas.
आत्म-अर्धेन (ātma-ardhena) - from half of his own self (ātman) (by half of the self)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātma-ardha
ātma-ardha - half of oneself, portion of the self
Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+ardha)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
  • ardha – half, a part
    noun (neuter)
Note: Refers to the essence or creative power.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - brahmin (referring to Viśravas) (twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), brahmin, bird, tooth
From 'dvi' (two) + 'ja' (born).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced
    adjective
    From root 'jan' (to be born).
    Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Agrees with `saḥ` and `viśravā`.
प्रतीकाराय (pratīkārāya) - for the retaliation (for retaliation, for requital)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of pratīkāra
pratīkāra - retaliation, requital, remedy, counteraction
From 'prati' + 'kṛ'.
Prefix: prati
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Indicates purpose.
स-क्रोधः (sa-krodhaḥ) - enraged (with anger, enraged)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-krodha
sa-krodha - with anger, enraged, furious
Bahuvrihi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'krodha' (anger).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+krodha)
  • sa – with, together with
    indeclinable
  • krodha – anger, wrath
    noun (masculine)
    Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (Viśravas).
ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)
(indeclinable)
Note: Introduces a temporal sequence.
वैश्रवणस्य (vaiśravaṇasya) - of Vaiśravaṇa
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa
vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas; name of Kubera
Patronymic from 'Viśravas'.
Note: Possessive, refers to Vaiśravaṇa.
वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, verily, surely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.