महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-81, verse-37
या सा बाल्यात्प्रभृत्यस्मान्पर्यवर्धयताबला ।
उपवासतपःशीला सदा स्वस्त्ययने रता ॥३७॥
उपवासतपःशीला सदा स्वस्त्ययने रता ॥३७॥
37. yā sā bālyātprabhṛtyasmānparyavardhayatābalā ,
upavāsatapaḥśīlā sadā svastyayane ratā.
upavāsatapaḥśīlā sadā svastyayane ratā.
37.
yā sā bālyāt prabhṛti asmān paryavardhayat
abalā upavāsatapaḥśīlā sadā svastyayane ratā
abalā upavāsatapaḥśīlā sadā svastyayane ratā
37.
She who, since our childhood, has nurtured us, a strong woman who maintained a practice of fasting and asceticism (tapas), and was always engaged in auspicious rites for welfare.
Words meanings summery:
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- या (yā) - who, which, she who
- सा (sā) - she
- बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood
- प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, since, beginning from
- अस्मान् (asmān) - us
- पर्यवर्धयत् (paryavardhayat) - nurtured, raised, caused to grow
- अबला (abalā) - not weak, strong woman, mature woman
- उपवासतपःशीला (upavāsatapaḥśīlā) - having the practice of fasting and asceticism (tapas)
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- स्वस्त्ययने (svastyayane) - in welfare activities, in auspicious rites
- रता (ratā) - engaged, devoted, absorbed
Words meanings and morphology
या (yā) - who, which, she who
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Refers to Kunti
सा (sā) - she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to Kunti
बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya
bālya - childhood, infancy
प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, since, beginning from
(indeclinable)
अस्मान् (asmān) - us
(pronoun)
Accusative, plural of asmad
asmad - I, we
पर्यवर्धयत् (paryavardhayat) - nurtured, raised, caused to grow
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of pari-vṛdh
Causative stem
Causative of root vṛdh with prefix pari
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
अबला (abalā) - not weak, strong woman, mature woman
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of abalā
abalā - not weak, strong; a woman (esp. mature)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+balā)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - balā – strong, powerful; a woman
adjective (feminine)
Note: Qualifies 'yā sā'
उपवासतपःशीला (upavāsatapaḥśīlā) - having the practice of fasting and asceticism (tapas)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of upavāsatapaḥśīlā
upavāsatapaḥśīlā - whose conduct is characterized by fasting and asceticism
Compound type : bahuvrihi (upavāsa+tapas+śīla)
- upavāsa – fasting, abstinence from food
noun (masculine) - tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat
noun (neuter) - śīla – habit, practice, conduct, nature
noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'yā sā'
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
स्वस्त्ययने (svastyayane) - in welfare activities, in auspicious rites
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of svastyayana
svastyayana - welfare, auspicious rite, means of welfare
Compound type : tatpurusha (svasti+ayana)
- svasti – well-being, welfare, prosperity
noun (feminine) - ayana – path, course, going, means
noun (neuter)
Root: i (class 2)
रता (ratā) - engaged, devoted, absorbed
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of rata
rata - engaged, devoted, absorbed in
Past Passive Participle
From root ram + kta
Root: ram (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yā sā'