महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-13, verse-17
विभज्य ब्रह्महत्यां तु वृक्षेषु च नदीषु च ।
पर्वतेषु पृथिव्यां च स्त्रीषु चैव युधिष्ठिर ॥१७॥
पर्वतेषु पृथिव्यां च स्त्रीषु चैव युधिष्ठिर ॥१७॥
17. vibhajya brahmahatyāṁ tu vṛkṣeṣu ca nadīṣu ca ,
parvateṣu pṛthivyāṁ ca strīṣu caiva yudhiṣṭhira.
parvateṣu pṛthivyāṁ ca strīṣu caiva yudhiṣṭhira.
17.
vibhajya brahmahatyām tu vṛkṣeṣu ca nadīṣu ca
parvateṣu pṛthivyām ca strīṣu ca eva yudhiṣṭhira
parvateṣu pṛthivyām ca strīṣu ca eva yudhiṣṭhira
17.
O Yudhiṣṭhira, having distributed the sin of brahmin-killing (brahmahatyā) among trees, rivers, mountains, the earth, and also among women...
Words meanings summery:
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- विभज्य (vibhajya) - having divided, having distributed
- ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - the sin of killing a brahmin (brahmahatyā), which Indra incurred. (the sin of brahmin-killing)
- तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
- वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in/among trees
- च (ca) - and
- नदीषु (nadīṣu) - in/among rivers
- च (ca) - and
- पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - in/among mountains
- पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world
- च (ca) - and
- स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in/among women
- च (ca) - and
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
- युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira
Words meanings and morphology
विभज्य (vibhajya) - having divided, having distributed
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Derived from root bhaj with prefix vi and suffix -ya
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
ब्रह्महत्याम् (brahmahatyām) - the sin of killing a brahmin (brahmahatyā), which Indra incurred. (the sin of brahmin-killing)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brahmahatyā
brahmahatyā - the killing of a brahmin, the sin of brahminicide (brahmahatyā)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+hatyā)
- brahman – brahmin (member of the priestly class), sacred text, Brahman
noun (masculine) - hatyā – killing, murder, slaughter
noun (feminine)
तु (tu) - but, however, indeed
(indeclinable)
वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in/among trees
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa
vṛkṣa - tree
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नदीषु (nadīṣu) - in/among rivers
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of nadī
nadī - river
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - in/among mountains
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of parvata
parvata - mountain, hill
पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, land
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - in/among women
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of strī
strī - woman, female
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother, 'firm in battle')
Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)
- yudh – fight, battle
noun (feminine) - sthira – firm, steady, stable, unmoving
adjective (masculine)
Root: sthā (class 1)