महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-202, verse-10

राजर्षयो महायज्ञैर्हव्यकव्यैर्द्विजातयः ।
तेजो बलं च देवानां वर्धयन्ति श्रियं तथा ॥१०॥

10. rājarṣayo mahāyajñairhavyakavyairdvijātayaḥ ,
tejo balaṁ ca devānāṁ vardhayanti śriyaṁ tathā.

10. rājarṣayaḥ mahāyajñaiḥ havyakavyaiḥ dvijātayaḥ
tejaḥ balam ca devānām vardhayanti śriyam tathā

10. Royal sages and the twice-born (dvijātayaḥ) enhance the glory, strength, and prosperity of the gods through great sacrificial rites (yajña) and oblations offered to deities and ancestors.

10. מלכים חוזים ובְּרַהְמִינִים מגדילים בטקסים וודיים גדולים ובמנחות לאלים ולאבות את זוהרם, כוחם ושגשוגם של האלים.

Words meanings summery:

• राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, king-sages

• महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great sacrifices (yajña)

• हव्यकव्यैः (havyakavyaiḥ) - by offerings to gods and ancestors

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, radiance, power

• बलम् (balam) - strength, might

• च (ca) - and, also

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• वर्धयन्ति (vardhayanti) - they increase, they cause to grow

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, glory, beauty

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, also

Words meanings and morphology

राजर्षयः (rājarṣayaḥ) - royal sages, king-sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king-sage

compound of rājan and ṛṣi

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

महायज्ञैः (mahāyajñaiḥ) - by great sacrifices (yajña)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahāyajña

mahāyajña - great sacrifice, major ritual (yajña)

compound of mahā and yajña

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yajña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• yajña – sacrifice, ritual, offering
  noun (masculine)
  from root yaj
  Root: yaj (class 1)

हव्यकव्यैः (havyakavyaiḥ) - by offerings to gods and ancestors

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of havyakavya

havyakavya - offerings to gods and ancestors

Dvanda compound of havya and kavya

Compound type : dvandva (havya+kavya)

• havya – oblation, offering to gods
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Past Passive Participle
  from root hu
  Root: hu (class 3)
• kavya – offering to ancestors
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Past Passive Participle
  from root ku with va suffix

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born; a Brahmin, a Kshatriya, a Vaishya

compound of dvi and jāti

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, class, caste
  noun (feminine)
  from root jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendor, radiance, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendor, radiance, power, energy, virility

from root tij

Root: tij

बलम् (balam) - strength, might

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

from root bal

Root: bal

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

from root div

Root: div (class 4)

वर्धयन्ति (vardhayanti) - they increase, they cause to grow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh

Causative Present Active Indicative

from root vṛdh (1P/4A) with causative suffix -aya

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, glory, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, radiance, auspiciousness

from root śrī

Root: śrī

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, also

(indeclinable)

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