महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-40, verse-8
अजश्च कांस्यं च रथश्च नित्यं मध्वाकर्षः शकुनिः श्रोत्रियश्च ।
वृद्धो ज्ञातिरवसन्नो वयस्य एतानि ते सन्तु गृहे सदैव ॥८॥
वृद्धो ज्ञातिरवसन्नो वयस्य एतानि ते सन्तु गृहे सदैव ॥८॥
8. ajaśca kāṁsyaṁ ca rathaśca nityaṁ; madhvākarṣaḥ śakuniḥ śrotriyaśca ,
vṛddho jñātiravasanno vayasya; etāni te santu gṛhe sadaiva.
vṛddho jñātiravasanno vayasya; etāni te santu gṛhe sadaiva.
8.
ajaḥ ca kāṃsyam ca rathaḥ ca nityam
madhvākarṣaḥ śakuniḥ śrotriyaḥ
ca vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ avasannaḥ
vayasya etāni te santu gṛhe sadā eva
madhvākarṣaḥ śakuniḥ śrotriyaḥ
ca vṛddhaḥ jñātiḥ avasannaḥ
vayasya etāni te santu gṛhe sadā eva
8.
A goat, bronze, a chariot, a bee-hive, a bird, a Vedic scholar (śrotriya), an aged kinsman, and a distressed friend — let these always be in your house for you.
Words meanings summery:
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- अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car, vehicle
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually, eternally
- मध्वाकर्षः (madhvākarṣaḥ) - bee-hive, honey-drawer
- शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
- श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
- च (ca) - and, also, moreover
- वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown, revered
- ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, acquaintance
- अवसन्नः (avasannaḥ) - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
- वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion
- एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)
- ते (te) - to you, your, for you
- सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be
- गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
- एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly
Words meanings and morphology
अजः (ajaḥ) - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aja
aja - a goat, unborn, Aja (name of a king)
Root: aj
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
कांस्यम् (kāṁsyam) - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṃsya
kāṁsya - bronze, bell-metal, a metal vessel made of bronze
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
रथः (rathaḥ) - chariot, car, vehicle
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ratha
ratha - chariot, car, vehicle
from root ramh (to go swiftly) or ṛ (to go)
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually, eternally
(indeclinable)
from ni + tya
मध्वाकर्षः (madhvākarṣaḥ) - bee-hive, honey-drawer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhvākarṣa
madhvākarṣa - bee-hive, honey-drawer, attraction of honey
Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (madhu+ākarṣa)
- madhu – honey, sweet, liquor
noun (neuter) - ākarṣa – attraction, drawing, pulling
noun (masculine)
from ā-kṛṣ (to pull towards)
Prefix: ā
Root: kṛṣ
शकुनिः (śakuniḥ) - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śakuni
śakuni - bird, eagle, hawk, a good omen bird
Root: śak
श्रोत्रियः (śrotriyaḥ) - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotriya
śrotriya - a brahmin learned in the Vedas, one who lives by sacred learning
from śrotra (ear, Veda) + suffix iya
Root: śru
च (ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown, revered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha
vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, revered
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛdh (to grow, increase) + suffix ta
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - kinsman, relative, acquaintance
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāti
jñāti - kinsman, relative, acquaintance, caste member
from root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Subject.
अवसन्नः (avasannaḥ) - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avasanna
avasanna - dejected, distressed, weak, fallen, disheartened
Past Passive Participle
from ava-sad (to sink down, be dejected) + suffix na
Prefix: ava
Root: sad (class 1)
वयस्य (vayasya) - friend, companion
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vayasya
vayasya - friend, companion, contemporary
from vayas (age)
Note: Subject.
एतानि (etāni) - these (neuter plural)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, that
demonstrative pronoun
ते (te) - to you, your, for you
(pronoun)
singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
2nd person pronoun
सन्तु (santu) - let them be, may they be
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of as
Imperative active
root as, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada
Root: as (class 2)
गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, at home
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Root: gṛh
सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle