महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-52, verse-22
देवास्त्वां प्राप्तुमिच्छन्ति शक्रोऽग्निर्वरुणो यमः ।
तेषामन्यतमं देवं पतिं वरय शोभने ॥२२॥
तेषामन्यतमं देवं पतिं वरय शोभने ॥२२॥
22. devāstvāṁ prāptumicchanti śakro'gnirvaruṇo yamaḥ ,
teṣāmanyatamaṁ devaṁ patiṁ varaya śobhane.
teṣāmanyatamaṁ devaṁ patiṁ varaya śobhane.
22.
devāḥ tvām prāptum icchanti śakraḥ agniḥ varuṇaḥ
yamaḥ teṣām anyatamam devam patim varaya śobhane
yamaḥ teṣām anyatamam devam patim varaya śobhane
22.
The gods—Indra, Agni, Varuṇa, and Yama—desire to obtain you. O beautiful one, choose any one of them as your husband.
Words meanings summery:
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- देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
- त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Damayantī. (you (accusative))
- प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to gain
- इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire
- शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The king of the gods. (Indra)
- अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god of fire. (Agni)
- वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of cosmic order and waters. (Varuṇa)
- यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death and justice. (Yama)
- तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the previously mentioned gods. (of them, among them)
- अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them (accusative)
- देवम् (devam) - god, deity (accusative)
- पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master (accusative)
- वरय (varaya) - choose! select!
- शोभने (śobhane) - Addressing Damayantī. (O beautiful one, O lovely one)
Words meanings and morphology
देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Subject of icchanti.
त्वाम् (tvām) - Refers to Damayantī. (you (accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of tvam
tvam - you
Note: Object of prāptum.
प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to reach, to gain
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From pra- + āp (to obtain, reach) + -tum suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Acts as an indeclinable.
इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Present Indicative
Root: iṣ (class 6)
शक्रः (śakraḥ) - The king of the gods. (Indra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra
śakra - Indra (name of a god), mighty, powerful
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
अग्निः (agniḥ) - The god of fire. (Agni)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, the god Agni
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - The god of cosmic order and waters. (Varuṇa)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varuṇa
varuṇa - Varuṇa (name of a god), god of waters and cosmic order
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
यमः (yamaḥ) - The god of death and justice. (Yama)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yama
yama - Yama (name of a god), death, restraint
Note: Listed as one of the gods.
तेषाम् (teṣām) - Refers to the previously mentioned gods. (of them, among them)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, them
Note: 'Among them' implies selection.
अन्यतमम् (anyatamam) - any one, one of them (accusative)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anyatama
anyatama - any one, one of several, one out of many
From anya (other) + -tama (superlative suffix, here indicating selection from a group).
Note: Qualifies devam and patim.
देवम् (devam) - god, deity (accusative)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity
Note: Object of varaya.
पतिम् (patim) - husband, lord, master (accusative)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - husband, lord, master, owner
Note: Appositive to devam, indicating the role chosen.
वरय (varaya) - choose! select!
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vṛ
Imperative
2nd person singular imperative of root vṛ (class 9, kryādi).
Root: vṛ (class 9)
शोभने (śobhane) - Addressing Damayantī. (O beautiful one, O lovely one)
(adjective)
Vocative, feminine, singular of śobhanā
śobhanā - beautiful, brilliant, lovely woman
Feminine form of śobhana.