महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-16

तस्मात्तापत्य यत्किंचिन्नृणां श्रेय इहेप्सितम् ।
तस्मिन्कर्मणि योक्तव्या दान्तात्मानः पुरोहिताः ॥१६॥

16. tasmāttāpatya yatkiṁcinnṛṇāṁ śreya ihepsitam ,
tasminkarmaṇi yoktavyā dāntātmānaḥ purohitāḥ.

16. tasmāt tāpatya yat kiñcit nṛṇām śreyaḥ iha īpsitam
tasmin karmaṇi yoktavyāḥ dāntātmānaḥ purohitāḥ

16. Therefore, O son of Tapati, whatever well-being (śreyaḥ) men desire here in this world, self-controlled priests (purohita) should be engaged in that endeavor (karmaṇi).

16. לכן, הו טָאפַּטְיַה, בכל דבר שבני אדם רוצים בו כטוב להם כאן, יש למנות למשימה זו פּוּרוֹהִיטַה בעלי שליטה עצמית.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever, anything, some

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune, virtue

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in ritual, in endeavor

• योक्तव्याः (yoktavyāḥ) - should be employed, ought to be engaged

• दान्तात्मानः (dāntātmānaḥ) - self-controlled, whose self is subdued

• पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, royal chaplains

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpatya

tāpatya - descendant of Tapati, son of Tapati (a solar princess)

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever, anything, some

(indeclinable)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune, virtue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - well-being, prosperity, good, virtue, merit

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

(past passive participle)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in ritual, in endeavor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, work, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions

Root: kṛ (class 8)

योक्तव्याः (yoktavyāḥ) - should be employed, ought to be engaged

(gerundive)

दान्तात्मानः (dāntātmānaḥ) - self-controlled, whose self is subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāntātman

dāntātman - self-controlled, whose self (ātman) is subdued or disciplined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dānta+ātman)

• dānta – subdued, controlled, tamed
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dam- with suffix -ta
  Root: dam (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, royal chaplains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purohita

purohita - priest, royal chaplain

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