महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-16, verse-6
त्वामग्ने जलदानाहुर्विद्युतश्च त्वमेव हि ।
दहन्ति सर्वभूतानि त्वत्तो निष्क्रम्य हायनाः ॥६॥
दहन्ति सर्वभूतानि त्वत्तो निष्क्रम्य हायनाः ॥६॥
6. tvāmagne jaladānāhurvidyutaśca tvameva hi ,
dahanti sarvabhūtāni tvatto niṣkramya hāyanāḥ.
dahanti sarvabhūtāni tvatto niṣkramya hāyanāḥ.
6.
tvām agne jaladān āhuḥ vidyutaḥ ca tvam eva hi
dahanti sarvabhūtāni tvattaḥ niṣkramya hāyanāḥ
dahanti sarvabhūtāni tvattaḥ niṣkramya hāyanāḥ
6.
O Agni, they call you the rain-bearing clouds, and indeed, you are also the lightning. Destructive fires, manifested as 'years' (which bring about decay and end), having originated from you, consume all beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))
- अग्ने (agne) - O Agni (O Agni, O fire)
- जलदान् (jaladān) - rain-bearing clouds (cloud-givers, clouds, rain-givers)
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call (they say, they call, they declare)
- विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning
- च (ca) - and
- त्वम् (tvam) - you
- एव (eva) - indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)
- हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
- दहन्ति (dahanti) - consume (they burn, they consume, they destroy)
- सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
- त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you
- निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having originated (having gone out, having issued forth, having departed)
- हायनाः (hāyanāḥ) - destructive fires, manifested as 'years' (years, destructive fires (metaphorically))
Words meanings and morphology
त्वाम् (tvām) - you (you (accusative))
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.
अग्ने (agne) - O Agni (O Agni, O fire)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, god of fire
जलदान् (jaladān) - rain-bearing clouds (cloud-givers, clouds, rain-givers)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of jalada
jalada - cloud (lit. water-giver), rain-giver
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (jala+da)
- jala – water
noun (neuter) - da – giving, bestowing
adjective (masculine)
From root dā (to give).
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Object of 'āhuḥ', referring to Agni as being called by this name.
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they call (they say, they call, they declare)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (used as present) (lit) of ah
Perfect tense, 3rd person plural (used in a present sense).
Root: ah (class 2)
विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of vidyut
vidyut - lightning, flash of light
Root: dyut (class 1)
Note: Object of 'āhuḥ' (implied with 'ca').
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Subject of implied 'are'.
एव (eva) - indeed (alone, only, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis.
हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Particle for emphasis or causation.
दहन्ति (dahanti) - consume (they burn, they consume, they destroy)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of dah
Present tense, 3rd person plural.
Root: dah (class 1)
सर्वभूतानि (sarvabhūtāni) - all beings (all beings, all creatures)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all elements, every creature
Compound type : Karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every, whole, entire
pronoun (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, what has been
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (from bhū)
From root bhū (to be).
Root: bhū (class 1)
त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you
(pronoun)
Ablative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Ablative singular. The suffix -tas is used to form adverbs of origin/source.
Note: Indicates the source of 'hāyanāḥ'.
निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having originated (having gone out, having issued forth, having departed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Formed by adding -ya to the root kram (to step) with prefix nis-.
Prefix: nis
Root: kram (class 1)
Note: Modifies the action of 'dahanti'.
हायनाः (hāyanāḥ) - destructive fires, manifested as 'years' (years, destructive fires (metaphorically))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hāyana
hāyana - year; also potentially referring to destructive fires or passage of time leading to destruction (contextual)
From root hā (to abandon, decline) or related to time.
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Subject of 'dahanti'.