महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-277, verse-21

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कस्मिंश्चित्तु गते काले स राजा नियतव्रतः ।
ज्येष्ठायां धर्मचारिण्यां महिष्यां गर्भमादधे ॥२१॥

21. kasmiṁścittu gate kāle sa rājā niyatavrataḥ ,
jyeṣṭhāyāṁ dharmacāriṇyāṁ mahiṣyāṁ garbhamādadhe.

21. kasmin cit tu gate kāle saḥ rājā niyatavrataḥ |
jyeṣṭhāyām dharmacāriṇyām mahiṣyām garbham ādade

21. After a certain period of time had elapsed, that king, who was steadfast in his observances, impregnated his eldest and virtuous chief queen.

21. לאחר זמן מה הרה המלך, איש הנדרים האיתנים, את בכירת מלכותיו, שהלכה בדרך היושר.

Words meanings summery:

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कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in which, in some, in a certain)

चित् (cit) - (makes 'kasmin' indefinite) (indeed, even, a particle making pronouns indefinite)

तु (tu) - now, indeed (introducing a new phase) (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

गते (gate) - when it had passed (gone, passed, elapsed)

काले (kāle) - in time, a period of time (in time, in due course, at a particular time)

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

राजा (rājā) - the king (Dyumatsena) (king, ruler)

नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - steadfast in his observances (one who has taken a firm vow, steadfast in observances)

ज्येष्ठायाम् (jyeṣṭhāyām) - in his eldest (in the eldest, in the chief)

धर्मचारिण्याम् (dharmacāriṇyām) - in his virtuous (queen) (in the one who practices dharma, virtuous, righteous)

महिष्याम् (mahiṣyām) - in his chief queen (in the chief queen)

गर्भम् (garbham) - an embryo (embryo, fetus, womb, interior)

आदधे (ādadhe) - caused conception, impregnated (placed, deposited, took, received, conceived, bore)

Words meanings and morphology

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in which, in some, in a certain)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, which, who, some

Note: Part of the compound 'kasmiṃścit'.

चित् (cit) - (makes 'kasmin' indefinite) (indeed, even, a particle making pronouns indefinite)

(indeclinable)

Note: Always appears with pronouns like kim to form 'something', 'someone', 'some'.

तु (tu) - now, indeed (introducing a new phase) (but, on the other hand, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

गते (gate) - when it had passed (gone, passed, elapsed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, arrived at

Past Passive Participle

PPP of √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'kāle'.

काले (kāle) - in time, a period of time (in time, in due course, at a particular time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, proper time

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'gate'.

सः (saḥ) - that (king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - the king (Dyumatsena) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'ādadhe'.

नियतव्रतः (niyatavrataḥ) - steadfast in his observances (one who has taken a firm vow, steadfast in observances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyatavrata

niyatavrata - firm in vows, steadfast in religious observances

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+vrata)

niyata – fixed, regulated, restrained
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
PPP of ni-√yam (to restrain, fix)
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
noun (neuter)

Note: Describes the king.

ज्येष्ठायाम् (jyeṣṭhāyām) - in his eldest (in the eldest, in the chief)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of jyeṣṭhā

jyeṣṭhā - eldest, chief, principal

Superlative of pra- (forward)

धर्मचारिण्याम् (dharmacāriṇyām) - in his virtuous (queen) (in the one who practices dharma, virtuous, righteous)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, singular of dharmacāriṇī

dharmacāriṇī - practicing natural law (dharma), virtuous, righteous

Feminine form of dharmacārin, a compound of dharma and cārin (doer/follower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteousness, duty
noun (masculine)
From root √dhṛ (to hold, to support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing
adjective (masculine)
From root √car (to move, to perform)
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahiṣyām'.

महिष्याम् (mahiṣyām) - in his chief queen (in the chief queen)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahiṣī

mahiṣī - chief queen, empress, a female buffalo

Note: Indicates the location where the embryo was placed.

गर्भम् (garbham) - an embryo (embryo, fetus, womb, interior)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, interior

Note: Object of 'ādadhe'.

आदधे (ādadhe) - caused conception, impregnated (placed, deposited, took, received, conceived, bore)