महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-42, verse-13

निवेशार्थ्यखिलां भूमिं कन्याभैक्षं चरामि भोः ।
दरिद्रो दुःखशीलश्च पितृभिः संनियोजितः ॥१३॥

13. niveśārthyakhilāṁ bhūmiṁ kanyābhaikṣaṁ carāmi bhoḥ ,
daridro duḥkhaśīlaśca pitṛbhiḥ saṁniyojitaḥ.

13. niveśārthī akhilām bhūmim kanyābhaikṣam carāmi
bhoḥ daridraḥ duḥkhaśīlaḥ ca pitṛbhiḥ saṃniyojitaḥ

13. O sir, I wander the entire earth for a maiden as alms, seeking a place to settle, poor and wretched, having been commanded by my ancestors.

13. מבקש נישואין, אני מסתובב בכל הארץ ומחזר על נדבת עלמה, הו יצורים. אני עני, שרוי בצער, וממונה לכך בידי אבותיי.

Words meanings summery:

• निवेशार्थी (niveśārthī) - seeking a place to settle (seeking a dwelling, seeking to settle)

• अखिलाम् (akhilām) - the entire (entire, whole, complete)

• भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth (earth, land, ground)

• कन्याभैक्षम् (kanyābhaikṣam) - a maiden as alms (alms of a maiden, a maiden as alms)

• चरामि (carāmi) - I wander (I wander, I roam)

• भोः (bhoḥ) - O sir (O sir, O good man (vocative particle))

• दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - poor (poor, wretched, needy)

• दुःखशीलः (duḥkhaśīlaḥ) - wretched (of sorrowful nature) (of sorrowful nature, disposed to misery, wretched)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by ancestors (by fathers, by ancestors)

• संनियोजितः (saṁniyojitaḥ) - commanded (appointed) (appointed, commanded, engaged, entrusted)

Words meanings and morphology

निवेशार्थी (niveśārthī) - seeking a place to settle (seeking a dwelling, seeking to settle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niveśārthin

niveśārthin - seeking a dwelling, desiring to settle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niveśa+arthin)

• niveśa – entering, dwelling, settlement
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  derived from `ni` + `viś`
  Prefix: ni
  Root: viś (class 6)
• arthin – seeker, desiring
  adjective (masculine)
  from `artha` + `in`

Note: Refers to the speaker.

अखिलाम् (akhilām) - the entire (entire, whole, complete)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete

negating `khila`

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• khila – deficiency, gap, waste land
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūmim'.

भूमिम् (bhūmim) - the earth (earth, land, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'carāmi'.

कन्याभैक्षम् (kanyābhaikṣam) - a maiden as alms (alms of a maiden, a maiden as alms)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kanyābhaikṣa

kanyābhaikṣa - alms of a maiden, a maiden as alms

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kanyā+bhikṣā)

• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
  noun (feminine)
• bhikṣā – alms, begging
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root `bhikṣ`
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'carāmi'.

चरामि (carāmi) - I wander (I wander, I roam)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

भोः (bhoḥ) - O sir (O sir, O good man (vocative particle))

(indeclinable)

vocative particle

दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - poor (poor, wretched, needy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daridra

daridra - poor, needy, wretched

Root: daridrā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

दुःखशीलः (duḥkhaśīlaḥ) - wretched (of sorrowful nature) (of sorrowful nature, disposed to misery, wretched)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkhaśīla

duḥkhaśīla - of sorrowful nature, prone to misery, wretched

Compound type : karmadhāraya (duḥkha+śīla)

• duḥkha – pain, sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – character, nature, disposition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पितृभिः (pitṛbhiḥ) - by ancestors (by fathers, by ancestors)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Agent of passive participle 'saṃniyojitaḥ'.

संनियोजितः (saṁniyojitaḥ) - commanded (appointed) (appointed, commanded, engaged, entrusted)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃniyojita

saṁniyojita - appointed, commanded

past passive participle

from `sam-ni-yuj` + `kta`

Prefixes: sam+ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to the speaker.

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