महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-3, chapter-94, verse-17
स तस्य तस्य सत्त्वस्य तत्तदङ्गमनुत्तमम् ।
संभृत्य तत्समैरङ्गैर्निर्ममे स्त्रियमुत्तमाम् ॥१७॥
संभृत्य तत्समैरङ्गैर्निर्ममे स्त्रियमुत्तमाम् ॥१७॥
17. sa tasya tasya sattvasya tattadaṅgamanuttamam ,
saṁbhṛtya tatsamairaṅgairnirmame striyamuttamām.
saṁbhṛtya tatsamairaṅgairnirmame striyamuttamām.
17.
saḥ tasya tasya sattvasya tat tat aṅgam anuttamam
saṃbhṛtya tat-samaiḥ aṅgaiḥ nirmame striyam uttamām
saṃbhṛtya tat-samaiḥ aṅgaiḥ nirmame striyam uttamām
17.
Having gathered the most excellent limb from each and every creature, he then fashioned a superb woman with parts equal to those (collected).
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- सः (saḥ) - Agastya (he, that)
- तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
- तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
- सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of a living creature (of a being, of an essence, of a creature)
- तत् (tat) - that, its
- तत् (tat) - that, its
- अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, part, body
- अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - the most excellent, unsurpassed (unequaled, excellent, supreme)
- संभृत्य (saṁbhṛtya) - having collected, having gathered, having brought together
- तत्-समैः (tat-samaiḥ) - with those similar, with parts equal to those
- अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs, with parts
- निर्ममे (nirmame) - he fashioned, he created
- स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife
- उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme, best
Words meanings and morphology
सः (saḥ) - Agastya (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Subject of the sentence.
तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Part of the iterative 'tasya tasya', meaning 'of each'.
तस्य (tasya) - of that, his, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: Part of the iterative 'tasya tasya', meaning 'of each and every'.
सत्त्वस्य (sattvasya) - of a living creature (of a being, of an essence, of a creature)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of sattva
sattva - being, creature, essence, reality
From root as (to be) with suffix -tva, indicating 'state of being'.
Root: as (class 2)
Note: Governed by 'tasya tasya'.
तत् (tat) - that, its
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
तत् (tat) - that, its
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
अङ्गम् (aṅgam) - limb, part, body
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aṅga
aṅga - limb, part, body, subsidiary part
Root: añc (class 1)
अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - the most excellent, unsurpassed (unequaled, excellent, supreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anuttama
anuttama - unequaled, excellent, supreme
Formed from negative prefix an- and uttama (best).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)
- an – not, non
indeclinable
Negative prefix. - uttama – excellent, best, highest, supreme
adjective (masculine)
Superlative degree of 'ud' (up), formed with -tama suffix.
Prefix: ud
Note: Agrees with 'aṅgam'.
संभृत्य (saṁbhṛtya) - having collected, having gathered, having brought together
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
Root bhṛ (3rd class) with prefix sam. Absolutive/Gerund form.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhṛ (class 3)
Note: Absolutive, indicating an action completed before the main verb 'nirmame'.
तत्-समैः (tat-samaiḥ) - with those similar, with parts equal to those
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of tat-sama
tat-sama - equal to that, similar to that
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+sama)
- tad – that, those
pronoun (neuter) - sama – equal, similar, same
adjective (masculine)
Root: sam (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'aṅgaiḥ'.
अङ्गैः (aṅgaiḥ) - with limbs, with parts
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of aṅga
aṅga - limb, part, body
Root: añc (class 1)
Note: Used to fashion the woman.
निर्ममे (nirmame) - he fashioned, he created
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of nir-mā
perfect
Root mā (2nd class) with prefix nir. Perfect middle 3rd singular.
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 2)
Note: Agastya is the subject.
स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, wife, female
Note: Object of 'nirmame'.
उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - excellent, supreme, best
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama
uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme
Superlative degree of 'ud' (up), formed with -tama suffix.
Note: Agrees with 'striyam'.