महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-43, verse-42

ततो रुद्रश्च देवी च पावकश्च पितामहम् ।
गङ्गया सहिताः सर्वे प्रणिपेतुर्जगत्पतिम् ॥४२॥

42. tato rudraśca devī ca pāvakaśca pitāmaham ,
gaṅgayā sahitāḥ sarve praṇipeturjagatpatim.

42. tataḥ rudraḥ ca devī ca pāvakaḥ ca pitāmaham
gaṅgayā sahitaḥ sarve praṇipetuḥ jagatpatim

42. tataḥ rudraḥ ca devī ca pāvakaḥ ca pitāmaham
gaṅgayā sahitaḥ sarve praṇipetuḥ jagatpatim

42. Then Rudra, the goddess, Agni, and everyone together with Gaṅgā bowed down in reverence to Pitāmaha, the lord of the universe.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra

• च (ca) - and

• देवी (devī) - the goddess (Pārvatī) (goddess, the divine lady)

• च (ca) - and

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, Agni

• च (ca) - and

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather, Brahmā

• गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by Gaṅgā, with Gaṅgā

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• प्रणिपेतुः (praṇipetuḥ) - they bowed down, they fell prostrate in reverence

• जगत्पतिम् (jagatpatim) - lord of the universe

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

रुद्रः (rudraḥ) - Rudra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rudra

rudra - Rudra, a name of Śiva

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देवी (devī) - the goddess (Pārvatī) (goddess, the divine lady)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifying agent, Agni

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - grandfather, Brahmā

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, Brahmā

गङ्गया (gaṅgayā) - by Gaṅgā, with Gaṅgā

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - Gaṅgā, the river Ganges

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with

Past Passive Participle

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

प्रणिपेतुः (praṇipetuḥ) - they bowed down, they fell prostrate in reverence

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of praṇipat

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: pat (class 1)

जगत्पतिम् (jagatpatim) - lord of the universe

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jagatpati

jagatpati - lord of the universe

Compound type : tatpurusha (jagat+pati)

• jagat – world, universe
  noun (neuter)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

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