महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-19

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ततः स प्रयता राजन्वाग्यता विगतक्लमा ।
तत्परा शुचिसंवीता पावके समधिश्रयत् ।
अपचद्राजशार्दूल बदराणि महाव्रता ॥१९॥

19. tataḥ sa prayatā rājanvāgyatā vigataklamā ,
tatparā śucisaṁvītā pāvake samadhiśrayat ,
apacadrājaśārdūla badarāṇi mahāvratā.

19. tataḥ sā prayatā rājan vāgyatā
vigataklamā tatparā śucisaṃvītā
pāvake sam adhiśrayat apacat
rājaśārdūla badarāṇi mahāvratā

19. rājan rājaśārdūla,
tataḥ sā prayatā vāgyatā vigataklamā tatparā śucisaṃvītā mahāvratā pāvake samadhiśrayat.
(sā) badarāṇi apacat.

19. Then, O King, that self-controlled lady, pure, disciplined in speech, free from weariness, intently devoted to that task, and clad in purity, applied herself to the fire. She, the lady of great vows, cooked the berries, O tiger among kings.

Words meanings summery:

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ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates temporal sequence. (then, thereafter, afterwards)

सा (sā) - Refers to the lady who was asked to cook. (she, that (feminine))

प्रयता (prayatā) - Describes the lady's state. (self-controlled, pure, well-restrained)

राजन् (rājan) - The narrator addressing the listener. (O king)

वाग्यता (vāgyatā) - Describes the lady's discipline. (self-controlled in speech, having restrained speech)

विगतक्लमा (vigataklamā) - Describes the lady's state. (free from weariness, whose fatigue is gone)

तत्परा (tatparā) - Intent on the task of cooking. (intent on that, devoted to that)

शुचिसंवीता (śucisaṁvītā) - Describes the lady's ritual purity. (clothed in purity, pure, covered with purity)

पावके (pāvake) - The cooking was done on/with the fire. (in the fire, on the fire)

सम् (sam) - Intensifies the verb 'adhiśrayat'. (together, with, completely, intensely)

अधिश्रयत् (adhiśrayat) - She devoted herself to or approached the fire for the task. (she placed herself, she resorted to, she applied herself)

अपचत् (apacat) - She successfully cooked the berries despite the initial difficulty. (she cooked)

राजशार्दूल (rājaśārdūla) - The narrator addressing the listener, usually King Janamejaya. (O tiger among kings, O best of kings)

बदराणि (badarāṇi) - The fruits being cooked. (berries, jujube fruits)

महाव्रता (mahāvratā) - Describes the lady's spiritual discipline. (of great vows, observing great vows)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - Indicates temporal sequence. (then, thereafter, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad.

सा (sā) - Refers to the lady who was asked to cook. (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'samadhiśrayat' and 'apacat'.

प्रयता (prayatā) - Describes the lady's state. (self-controlled, pure, well-restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prayata

prayata - self-controlled, restrained, pure, attentive, well-directed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √yam (to restrain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā'.

राजन् (rājan) - The narrator addressing the listener. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

वाग्यता (vāgyatā) - Describes the lady's discipline. (self-controlled in speech, having restrained speech)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāgyata

vāgyata - having restrained speech, self-controlled in speech

Compound of vāc (speech) + yata (restrained, from √yam).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāc+yata)

vāc – speech, voice, word
noun (feminine)
Root: vac (class 2)
yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √yam (to restrain).
Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā'.

विगतक्लमा (vigataklamā) - Describes the lady's state. (free from weariness, whose fatigue is gone)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vigataklama

vigataklama - free from weariness, whose fatigue is gone

Compound of vigata (gone, departed) + klama (weariness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vigata+klama)

vigata – gone, departed, ceased
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √gam (to go) with prefix vi-.
Prefix: vi
Root: gam (class 1)
klama – weariness, fatigue, exhaustion
noun (masculine)
From √klam (to be weary).
Root: klam (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā'.

तत्परा (tatparā) - Intent on the task of cooking. (intent on that, devoted to that)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tatpara

tatpara - intent on that, devoted to that, absorbed in that

Compound of tad (that) + para (devoted to, intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+para)

tad – that
pronoun (neuter)
para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, ultimate
adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā'.

शुचिसंवीता (śucisaṁvītā) - Describes the lady's ritual purity. (clothed in purity, pure, covered with purity)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śucisaṃvīta

śucisaṁvīta - covered with purity, clothed in purity

Compound of śuci (pure) + saṃvīta (covered, clad).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa/karmadhāraya (śuci+saṃvīta)

śuci – pure, clean, holy
adjective (masculine)
saṃvīta – covered, clothed, encircled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle of √vī (to go, move, cover) with prefix sam-.
Prefix: sam
Root: vī (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'sā'.

पावके (pāvake) - The cooking was done on/with the fire. (in the fire, on the fire)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, pure, purifying

From √pū (to purify).

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Specifies the location or instrument of action.

सम् (sam) - Intensifies the verb 'adhiśrayat'. (together, with, completely, intensely)

(indeclinable)

Preverb/prefix.

Note: Part of the compound verbal prefix 'samadhi-'.