महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-7, chapter-69, verse-54
त्वष्ट्रा पुरा तपस्तप्त्वा वर्षायुतशतं तदा ।
वृत्रो विनिर्मितो देवाः प्राप्यानुज्ञां महेश्वरात् ॥५४॥
वृत्रो विनिर्मितो देवाः प्राप्यानुज्ञां महेश्वरात् ॥५४॥
54. tvaṣṭrā purā tapastaptvā varṣāyutaśataṁ tadā ,
vṛtro vinirmito devāḥ prāpyānujñāṁ maheśvarāt.
vṛtro vinirmito devāḥ prāpyānujñāṁ maheśvarāt.
54.
tvaṣṭrā purā tapaḥ taptvā varṣāyutaśatam tadā
vṛtraḥ vinirmitaḥ devāḥ prāpya anujñām maheśvarāt
vṛtraḥ vinirmitaḥ devāḥ prāpya anujñām maheśvarāt
54.
O gods, formerly, Tvaṣṭā, having performed severe penance (tapas) for a hundred myriad years, then created Vṛtra after obtaining permission from Maheśvara.
Words meanings summery:
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- त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvaṣṭā
- पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past
- तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance
- तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed penance, having heated
- वर्षायुतशतम् (varṣāyutaśatam) - a hundred myriad years
- तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
- वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)
- विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - created, fashioned
- देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods, gods
- प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
- अनुज्ञाम् (anujñām) - permission, assent
- महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (Shiva)
Words meanings and morphology
त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by Tvaṣṭā
(proper noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭṛ
tvaṣṭṛ - a divine artisan, the celestial architect
पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past
(indeclinable)
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - penance, austerity, heat
From root tap (to heat, to perform penance)
Root: tap (class 4)
तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having performed penance, having heated
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from root tap + ktvā suffix
Root: tap (class 4)
वर्षायुतशतम् (varṣāyutaśatam) - a hundred myriad years
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of varṣāyutaśata
varṣāyutaśata - a hundred myriad years
Compound type : karmadhāraya (varṣa+ayuta+śata)
- varṣa – year, rain
noun (neuter)
Root: vṛṣ (class 1) - ayuta – ten thousand
noun (neuter) - śata – hundred
noun (neuter)
तदा (tadā) - then, at that time
(indeclinable)
From pronominal stem tad + dā suffix
वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra (name of a demon)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra
vṛtra - name of an Asura, a cloud demon
Root: vṛ (class 5)
विनिर्मितः (vinirmitaḥ) - created, fashioned
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vinirmita
vinirmita - created, made, fashioned
Past Passive Participle
Formed from vi + nir + root mā (to measure, to make) + kta suffix
Prefixes: vi+nir
Root: mā (class 2)
देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods, gods
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity
Root: div (class 4)
Note: Used as a vocative.
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed from pra + root āp (to obtain, to reach) + ya suffix
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
अनुज्ञाम् (anujñām) - permission, assent
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of anujñā
anujñā - permission, assent, leave
From anu + root jñā (to know, to permit)
Prefix: anu
Root: jñā (class 9)
महेश्वरात् (maheśvarāt) - from Maheśvara (Shiva)
(proper noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of maheśvara
maheśvara - The Great Lord (an epithet of Shiva)
From mahā (great) + īśvara (lord)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+īśvara)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - īśvara – lord, master
noun (masculine)
From root īś (to be master of)
Root: īś (class 2)