महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-291, verse-11

आत्मप्रदानं दुर्धर्ष तव कृत्वा सती त्वहम् ।
त्वयि धर्मो यशश्चैव कीर्तिरायुश्च देहिनाम् ॥११॥

11. ātmapradānaṁ durdharṣa tava kṛtvā satī tvaham ,
tvayi dharmo yaśaścaiva kīrtirāyuśca dehinām.

11. ātma-pradānam durdharṣa tava kṛtvā satī tu aham
tvayi dharmaḥ yaśaḥ ca eva kīrtiḥ āyuḥ ca dehinām

11. O unconquerable one, by dedicating myself to you, I, as a virtuous woman, declare that in you will reside natural law (dharma), glory, renown, and the life of all embodied beings (dehinām).

11. הו בלתי מנוצח, אני אישה צנועה, ואם אתן לך את עצמי, הרי בך תלויים היושר והשם הטוב, התהילה וחיי כל היצורים בעלי הגוף.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्म-प्रदानम् (ātma-pradānam) - self-giving, offering of oneself

• दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - O unconquerable one, O formidable one

• तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, for you)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed, having offered

• सती (satī) - being, existing; virtuous woman, chaste woman

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, merit

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - renown, fame, glory, reputation

• आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, duration of life

• च (ca) - and

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures, of mortals

Words meanings and morphology

आत्म-प्रदानम् (ātma-pradānam) - self-giving, offering of oneself

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ātma-pradāna

ātma-pradāna - self-giving, offering of the self

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+pradāna)

• ātman – self (ātman), soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• pradāna – giving, offering, donation
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dā with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

दुर्धर्ष (durdharṣa) - O unconquerable one, O formidable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of durdharṣa

durdharṣa - unconquerable, irresistible, formidable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+dharṣa)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• dharṣa – daring, assault; able to be overcome (passive sense)
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛṣ, conveying passive sense.
  From root dhṛṣ (to dare, attack, overcome) forming a word implying 'being attacked/overcome'.
  Root: dhṛṣ (class 1)

तव (tava) - to you (your, to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made, having performed, having offered

(indeclinable)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form.

सती (satī) - being, existing; virtuous woman, chaste woman

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of present active participle of root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

त्वयि (tvayi) - in you

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, merit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, honor

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - renown, fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, renown, glory

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise).

Root: kīrt (class 10)

आयुः (āyuḥ) - life, longevity, duration of life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - life, vitality, longevity

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of creatures, of mortals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, having a body; an embodied being (dehin)

Derived from deha (body).

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