महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-169, verse-16

भृगवस्तु ददुः केचित्तेषां वित्तं यथेप्सितम् ।
क्षत्रियाणां तदा तात कारणान्तरदर्शनात् ॥१६॥

16. bhṛgavastu daduḥ kecitteṣāṁ vittaṁ yathepsitam ,
kṣatriyāṇāṁ tadā tāta kāraṇāntaradarśanāt.

16. bhṛgavaḥ tu daduḥ kecit teṣām vittam yathā
īpsitam kṣatriyāṇām tadā tāta kāraṇāntaradarśanāt

16. But then, O dear one, some Bhṛgus gave those Kṣatriyas the desired wealth, due to perceiving another reason.

16. ואילו חלק מבני בְּהְרְגוּ נתנו אז ללוחמים מהונם כרצונם, הו יקירי, מתוך שראו סיבה אחרת לכך.

Words meanings summery:

• भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ) - the Bhṛgus

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave

• केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (Kṣatriyas) (to them, of them)

• वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

• यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired, according to their wish

• क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (vocative)

• कारणान्तरदर्शनात् (kāraṇāntaradarśanāt) - from perceiving another reason, due to seeing another cause

Words meanings and morphology

भृगवः (bhṛgavaḥ) - the Bhṛgus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a Vedic sage and his descendants

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

ददुः (daduḥ) - they gave

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

केचित् (kecit) - some Bhṛgus (some (people))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, some, a certain

Note: Indefinite pronoun

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (Kṣatriyas) (to them, of them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Dative masculine plural of 'tad', implying 'to them'

वित्तम् (vittam) - wealth, property, riches

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - found, obtained; wealth, property, riches

यथेप्सितम् (yathepsitam) - as desired, according to their wish

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathepsita

yathepsita - as wished, according to desire

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+īpsita)

• yathā – as, in which way, according to
  indeclinable
• īpsita – desired, wished for, longed for
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle (Desiderative)
  From desiderative stem 'īps' of root 'āp' (to obtain) + kta suffix
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'vittam'

क्षत्रियाणाम् (kṣatriyāṇām) - of the Kṣatriyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a Kṣatriya

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, my dear (vocative)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment)

कारणान्तरदर्शनात् (kāraṇāntaradarśanāt) - from perceiving another reason, due to seeing another cause

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇāntaradarśana

kāraṇāntaradarśana - perception of another reason/cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāraṇa+antara+darśana)

• kāraṇa – cause, reason, motive
  noun (neuter)
• antara – other, different, distinct
  adjective (neuter)
• darśana – seeing, perception, vision
  noun (neuter)
  Action noun from root 'dṛś' (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

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