महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-6, chapter-9, verse-18
पृथिव्यापस्तथाकाशं वायुस्तेजश्च पार्थिव ।
स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः ॥१८॥
स यज्ञः सर्वभूतानामास्यं तस्य हुताशनः ॥१८॥
18. pṛthivyāpastathākāśaṁ vāyustejaśca pārthiva ,
sa yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmāsyaṁ tasya hutāśanaḥ.
sa yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānāmāsyaṁ tasya hutāśanaḥ.
18.
pṛthivī āpaḥ tathā ākāśam vāyuḥ tejaḥ ca pārthiva
| saḥ yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām āsyam tasya hutāśanaḥ
| saḥ yajñaḥ sarvabhūtānām āsyam tasya hutāśanaḥ
18.
pārthiva,
saḥ pṛthivī āpaḥ tathā ākāśam vāyuḥ ca tejaḥ.
saḥ sarvabhūtānām yajñaḥ.
tasya āsyam hutāśanaḥ.
saḥ pṛthivī āpaḥ tathā ākāśam vāyuḥ ca tejaḥ.
saḥ sarvabhūtānām yajñaḥ.
tasya āsyam hutāśanaḥ.
18.
O King, He is the earth, water, likewise the sky, air, and fire. He is the Vedic ritual (yajña) of all beings, and fire (hutāśana) is His mouth.
Words meanings summery:
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- पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - The element earth (Earth, ground)
- आपः (āpaḥ) - The element water (Water, waters)
- तथा (tathā) - Likewise, thus, and also
- आकाशम् (ākāśam) - The element ether/space (Sky, ether, space)
- वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The element air (Air, wind)
- तेजः (tejaḥ) - The element fire (Radiance, energy, fire)
- च (ca) - And, also
- पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O King, O son of Pṛthā, O earthly one)
- सः (saḥ) - He, that
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - The act of spiritual offering or worship (Sacrifice, worship, offering)
- सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - Of all beings, of all creatures
- आस्यम् (āsyam) - Mouth, face
- तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to the supreme being previously mentioned as 'He') (His, its)
- हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - The sacrificial fire itself, or Agni, the fire god (Fire, consumer of offerings)
Words meanings and morphology
पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - The element earth (Earth, ground)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī
pṛthivī - earth, ground, soil
Note: One of the five great elements (pañca-mahābhūtas).
आपः (āpaḥ) - The element water (Water, waters)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of ap
ap - water
Note: Another of the five great elements.
तथा (tathā) - Likewise, thus, and also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects items in a list.
आकाशम् (ākāśam) - The element ether/space (Sky, ether, space)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa
ākāśa - sky, ether, space
Prefix: ā
Root: kāś (class 1)
Note: Another of the five great elements.
वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The element air (Air, wind)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu
vāyu - air, wind, life-breath
Note: Another of the five great elements.
तेजः (tejaḥ) - The element fire (Radiance, energy, fire)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - radiance, brilliance, energy, fire
Note: Another of the five great elements.
च (ca) - And, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects nouns in a series.
पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O King (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O King, O son of Pṛthā, O earthly one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva
pārthiva - earthly, king, prince, son of Pṛthā
Derived from pṛthivī (earth) or Pṛthā (Kuntī).
Note: Common address for a king in epics.
सः (saḥ) - He, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - The act of spiritual offering or worship (Sacrifice, worship, offering)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, offering
Derived from root yaj (to sacrifice, worship).
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: One of the key concepts in Vedic and Hindu traditions.
सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - Of all beings, of all creatures
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta
sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)
- sarva – all, every
adjective - bhūta – being, creature, element, past
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be, exist).
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to sentient beings or created entities.
आस्यम् (āsyam) - Mouth, face
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of āsya
āsya - mouth, face, opening
तस्य (tasya) - His (referring to the supreme being previously mentioned as 'He') (His, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
हुताशनः (hutāśanaḥ) - The sacrificial fire itself, or Agni, the fire god (Fire, consumer of offerings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśana
hutāśana - fire, consumer of offerings (huta)
Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (huta+aśana)
- huta – offered, sacrificed
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root hu (to offer, sacrifice).
Root: hu (class 3) - aśana – eating, food, consumer
noun (masculine)
Derived from root aś (to eat).
Root: aś (class 9)
Note: A common epithet for fire (Agni).