महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-9, chapter-46, verse-7
वासश्च ते सदा देव सागरे मकरालये ।
समुद्रोऽयं तव वशे भविष्यति नदीपतिः ॥७॥
समुद्रोऽयं तव वशे भविष्यति नदीपतिः ॥७॥
7. vāsaśca te sadā deva sāgare makarālaye ,
samudro'yaṁ tava vaśe bhaviṣyati nadīpatiḥ.
samudro'yaṁ tava vaśe bhaviṣyati nadīpatiḥ.
7.
vāsaḥ ca te sadā deva sāgare makarālaye |
samudraḥ ayam tava vaśe bhaviṣyati nadīpatiḥ
samudraḥ ayam tava vaśe bhaviṣyati nadīpatiḥ
7.
ca deva te vāsaḥ sadā makarālaye sāgare ayam
samudraḥ tava vaśe nadīpatiḥ bhaviṣyati
samudraḥ tava vaśe nadīpatiḥ bhaviṣyati
7.
"And your dwelling, O God, will always be in the ocean, the abode of aquatic creatures. This ocean will be under your control; you will be the lord of rivers."
Words meanings summery:
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- वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence
- च (ca) - Connects this sentence to the previous one. (and)
- ते (te) - Possessive, refers to Varuṇa. (your, to you, by you)
- सदा (sadā) - always, ever
- देव (deva) - Vocative, addressing Varuṇa. (O God, O divine one)
- सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean
- मकरालये (makarālaye) - Refers to the ocean as a place where makaras (mythical sea creatures, crocodiles, sharks, etc.) dwell. (in the abode of aquatic creatures (makara), in the ocean)
- समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea
- अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the ocean. (this)
- तव (tava) - Refers to Varuṇa. (your)
- वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power
- भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become
- नदीपतिः (nadīpatiḥ) - An epithet for Varuṇa, or for the ocean itself (the lord of rivers). Here it refers to Varuṇa as the one who *is* the lord of rivers. (lord of rivers, ocean)
Words meanings and morphology
वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, abode, residence
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa
vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, cloth, scent
Nominative singular of vāsa (masculine/neuter).
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).
च (ca) - Connects this sentence to the previous one. (and)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
ते (te) - Possessive, refers to Varuṇa. (your, to you, by you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Genitive/Dative singular of yuşmad. Here possessive genitive.
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
Adverb of time.
देव (deva) - Vocative, addressing Varuṇa. (O God, O divine one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being, lord
Vocative singular of deva (masculine).
Root: div (class 4)
सागरे (sāgare) - in the ocean
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of sāgara
sāgara - ocean, sea
Locative singular of sāgara (masculine).
Note: Indicates location.
मकरालये (makarālaye) - Refers to the ocean as a place where makaras (mythical sea creatures, crocodiles, sharks, etc.) dwell. (in the abode of aquatic creatures (makara), in the ocean)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of makarālaya
makarālaya - abode of makaras (aquatic creatures), the ocean
Locative singular of makarālaya (masculine).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (makara+ālaya)
- makara – a sea monster, crocodile, shark, an aquatic creature
noun (masculine) - ālaya – dwelling, abode, house, receptacle
noun (masculine)
Prefix: ā
Root: lī (class 4)
Note: In apposition to 'sāgare'.
समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra
samudra - ocean, sea
Nominative singular of samudra (masculine).
अयम् (ayam) - Refers to the ocean. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Nominative singular masculine of idam.
तव (tava) - Refers to Varuṇa. (your)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Genitive singular of yuşmad.
वशे (vaśe) - under control, in power
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - control, power, will, dominion
Locative singular of vaśa (masculine).
Root: vaś (class 1)
भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū
future active
3rd person singular future active of root bhū (class 1)
Root: bhū (class 1)
नदीपतिः (nadīpatiḥ) - An epithet for Varuṇa, or for the ocean itself (the lord of rivers). Here it refers to Varuṇa as the one who *is* the lord of rivers. (lord of rivers, ocean)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nadīpati
nadīpati - lord of rivers, ocean, Varuṇa
Nominative singular of nadīpati (masculine).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nadī+pati)
- nadī – river
noun (feminine) - pati – lord, master, ruler
noun (masculine)
Note: Acts as a predicate nominative with 'bhaviṣyati'.