महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-148, verse-6

वेतनं तस्य विहितं शालिवाहस्य भोजनम् ।
महिषौ पुरुषश्चैको यस्तदादाय गच्छति ॥६॥

6. vetanaṁ tasya vihitaṁ śālivāhasya bhojanam ,
mahiṣau puruṣaścaiko yastadādāya gacchati.

6. vetanam tasya vihitam śālivāhasya bhojanam |
mahiṣau puruṣaḥ ca ekaḥ yaḥ tad ādāya gacchati

6. His prescribed payment, his meal from the rice-cart (śālivāha), consists of two buffaloes and one man, who takes them and goes to him.

6. השכר שנקבע לו הוא מזון של עגלת אורז, שני תאואים ואיש אחד שייקח את כל זה וילך אליו.

Words meanings summery:

• वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, remuneration

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed, ordained, arranged, performed

• शालिवाहस्य (śālivāhasya) - of the rice-cart, of one who carries rice

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

• महिषौ (mahiṣau) - two buffaloes

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

• च (ca) - and

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तद् (tad) - that, them (referring to the buffaloes and the man)

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

Words meanings and morphology

वेतनम् (vetanam) - wages, payment, remuneration

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vetana

vetana - wages, payment, salary, hire

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to Baka.

विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed, ordained, arranged, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, ordained, arranged, appointed, performed

Past Passive Participle

from vi + dhā 'to place, ordain'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies vetanam.

शालिवाहस्य (śālivāhasya) - of the rice-cart, of one who carries rice

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śālivāha

śālivāha - a rice-cart, one who carries rice

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāli+vāha)

• śāli – rice, paddy
  noun (masculine)
• vāha – carrying, a carrier, a vehicle, a cart
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to the source of the meal, 'of the rice-cart owner' or 'of the rice-cart'.

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, meal, eating

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, nourishment

Gerundial Noun

from bhuj 'to eat'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: In apposition to vetanam.

महिषौ (mahiṣau) - two buffaloes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - a buffalo, a powerful man

Note: Part of the subject list (the payment).

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)

Note: Part of the subject list.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects mahiṣau and ekaḥ puruṣaḥ.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

Note: Modifies puruṣaḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'puruṣaḥ' in the preceding clause.

तद् (tad) - that, them (referring to the buffaloes and the man)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Object of ādāya.

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, taking

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from ā + dā 'to give', meaning 'to take'

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Connects with gacchati.

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Active

3rd person singular, Present Active

Root: gam (class 1)

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