महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-287, verse-19

जानामि प्रणिधानं ते बाल्यात्प्रभृति नन्दिनि ।
ब्राह्मणेष्विह सर्वेषु गुरुबन्धुषु चैव ह ॥१९॥

19. jānāmi praṇidhānaṁ te bālyātprabhṛti nandini ,
brāhmaṇeṣviha sarveṣu gurubandhuṣu caiva ha.

19. jānāmi praṇidhānam te bālyāt prabhṛti nandini
brāhmaṇeṣu iha sarveṣu gurubandhuṣu ca eva ha

19. O Nandini, I know your diligent devotion (praṇidhāna) from childhood onwards, towards all brahmins here, and indeed towards preceptors (guru) and relatives.

19. הו משמחת, אני מכיר את מסירותך מילדותך כלפי כל הבְּרַהְמִינים כאן וכלפי קרובי המורים.

Words meanings summery:

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

• प्रणिधानम् (praṇidhānam) - diligent devotion (attention, devotion, application, profound meditation)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

• नन्दिनि (nandini) - O Nandini, O joyous one

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all, in all

• गुरुबन्धुषु (gurubandhuṣu) - among preceptors and relatives

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

प्रणिधानम् (praṇidhānam) - diligent devotion (attention, devotion, application, profound meditation)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praṇidhāna

praṇidhāna - attention, devotion, application, profound meditation, vow, effort

Action Noun

Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'pra' and 'ni', suffix '-ana'.

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun)

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

Derived from 'bāla' (child).

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning with, onwards

(indeclinable)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

नन्दिनि (nandini) - O Nandini, O joyous one

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of nandinī

nandinī - Nandini (proper noun), daughter, joyous woman, cow of plenty

Feminine form of 'nandin' (joyful).

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class, relating to Brahman

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - among all, in all

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

गुरुबन्धुषु (gurubandhuṣu) - among preceptors and relatives

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of gurubandhu

gurubandhu - preceptors and relatives

Compound type : dvandva (guru+bandhu)

• guru – preceptor, teacher, weighty, heavy
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman, friend
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

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