महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-34

वानप्रस्थजनस्यापि दर्शनं कुलवासिनाम् ।
नाप्रियाण्याचरञ्जातु किं पुनर्ग्रामवासिनाम् ॥३४॥

34. vānaprasthajanasyāpi darśanaṁ kulavāsinām ,
nāpriyāṇyācarañjātu kiṁ punargrāmavāsinām.

34. vānaprastha-janasya api darśanam kula-vāsinām
na apriyāṇi ācaran jātu kim punaḥ grāma-vāsinām

34. Even when seeing forest-dwelling ascetics (vānaprastha) or those dwelling in families, he never behaved unpleasantly towards them; much less so towards those living in villages.

34. גם כשאפגוש את בני היער שחיים עם משפחותיהם, לעולם לא אעשה דבר שאינו נעים להם, קל וחומר לגבי תושבי הכפרים.

Words meanings summery:

• वानप्रस्थजनस्य (vānaprasthajanasya) - of the forest-dwelling people, of the hermits (vānaprastha)

• अपि (api) - even, also

• दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, sight, presence

• कुलवासिनाम् (kulavāsinām) - of the family-dwellers, of those residing in families

• न (na) - not

• अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable acts

• आचरन् (ācaran) - behaving, performing, doing

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

• किम् (kim) - what, how, why

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then (used in idiom 'kim punaḥ' for 'much less')

• ग्रामवासिनाम् (grāmavāsinām) - of the village-dwellers

Words meanings and morphology

वानप्रस्थजनस्य (vānaprasthajanasya) - of the forest-dwelling people, of the hermits (vānaprastha)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vānaprasthajana

vānaprasthajana - forest-dwelling people, hermits (vānaprastha)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānaprastha+jana)

• vānaprastha – forest-dweller, hermit (vānaprastha)
  noun (masculine)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

दर्शनम् (darśanam) - seeing, sight, presence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, perception, presence

Action noun

From root dṛś 'to see' with suffix -ana.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कुलवासिनाम् (kulavāsinām) - of the family-dwellers, of those residing in families

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kulavāsin

kulavāsin - one who dwells in a family/house

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+vāsin)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas 'to dwell'
  Root: vas (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अप्रियाणि (apriyāṇi) - unpleasant things, disagreeable acts

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of apriya

apriya - unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked (as noun: unpleasant thing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+priya)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• priya – dear, beloved, pleasing
  adjective (neuter)

आचरन् (ācaran) - behaving, performing, doing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarat

ācarat - behaving, performing, practicing

Present Active Participle

From root car (to move, act) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at any time

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, how, why

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, then (used in idiom 'kim punaḥ' for 'much less')

(indeclinable)

ग्रामवासिनाम् (grāmavāsinām) - of the village-dwellers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of grāmavāsin

grāmavāsin - one who dwells in a village

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (grāma+vāsin)

• grāma – village, rural community
  noun (masculine)
• vāsin – dwelling, residing, inhabiting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root vas 'to dwell'
  Root: vas (class 1)

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