महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-191, verse-11

पृथिव्यां यानि रत्नानि गुणवन्ति गुनान्विते ।
तान्याप्नुहि त्वं कल्याणि सुखिनी शरदां शतम् ॥११॥

11. pṛthivyāṁ yāni ratnāni guṇavanti gunānvite ,
tānyāpnuhi tvaṁ kalyāṇi sukhinī śaradāṁ śatam.

11. pṛthivyām yāni ratnāni guṇavanti guṇānvite
tāni āpnuhi tvam kalyāṇi sukhinī śaradām śatam

11. O virtuous lady, O blessed one (kalyāṇī)! May you, happily, obtain for a hundred years all those precious jewels (ratnāni) that are found on earth.

11. את כל אבני החן המשובחות שיש בארץ, הו בעלת הסגולות, קבלי אותן, הו מבורכת, ושמחי מאה שנים.

Words meanings summery:

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, on the ground

• यानि (yāni) - which, whatever

• रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, precious things

• गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - precious (possessing good qualities, excellent, precious)

• गुणान्विते (guṇānvite) - O endowed with virtues/qualities

• तानि (tāni) - Refers back to ratnāni. (those)

• आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain, reach, acquire

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O blessed one, O auspicious one, O beautiful one

• सुखिनी (sukhinī) - happily (happy, joyful, at ease)

• शरदाम् (śaradām) - of years (of years, of autumns)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (years) (a hundred)

Words meanings and morphology

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, on the ground

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

यानि (yāni) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

रत्नानि (ratnāni) - jewels, gems, precious things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ratna

ratna - jewel, gem, treasure, precious object

Root: rā (class 2)

गुणवन्ति (guṇavanti) - precious (possessing good qualities, excellent, precious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of guṇavat

guṇavat - possessing qualities/virtues, virtuous, excellent, valuable

From guṇa + possessive suffix vat.

गुणान्विते (guṇānvite) - O endowed with virtues/qualities

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of guṇānvita

guṇānvita - endowed with qualities/virtues, virtuous

Compound guṇa + anvita (joined with).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+anvita)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, strand
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – joined, connected, accompanied by, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix anu.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

तानि (tāni) - Refers back to ratnāni. (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those (pronoun)

Note: Object of āpnuhi.

आप्नुहि (āpnuhi) - obtain, reach, acquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of āp

Second Person, Singular, Imperative Mood, Active Voice

From root āp, 5th class (āpnoti).

Root: āp (class 5)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

कल्याणि (kalyāṇi) - O blessed one, O auspicious one, O beautiful one

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of kalyāṇī

kalyāṇī - blessed, auspicious, beautiful, excellent woman

Feminine form of kalyāṇa.

सुखिनी (sukhinī) - happily (happy, joyful, at ease)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable, possessing happiness

From sukha + suffix in.

शरदाम् (śaradām) - of years (of years, of autumns)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śarad

śarad - autumn, year

Note: Relates to śatam.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (years) (a hundred)

(numeral)

Note: Denotes duration with śaradām.

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