महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-50, verse-15

यमो यथा धर्मविनिश्चयज्ञः कृष्णो यथा सर्वगुणोपपन्नः ।
श्रियां निवासोऽसि यथा वसूनां निधानभूतोऽसि तथा क्रतूनाम् ॥१५॥

15. yamo yathā dharmaviniścayajñaḥ; kṛṣṇo yathā sarvaguṇopapannaḥ ,
śriyāṁ nivāso'si yathā vasūnāṁ; nidhānabhūto'si tathā kratūnām.

15. yamaḥ yathā dharmaviniścayajñaḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ yathā sarvaguṇopapannaḥ
śriyām nivāsaḥ asi yathā vasūnām
nidhānabhūtaḥ asi tathā kratūnām

15. You are a knower of righteous judgments like Yama, and you are endowed with all virtues like Krishna. Just as you are the abode of prosperity, so too are you a repository of sacrifices for the Vasus.

15. אתה בקי בהכרעות חוק היושר כמו יַמַה, ובעל כל המעלות כמו קְרְשְׁנַה. אתה משכן של שפע ומזל (שְׁרִי) כמו משכנם של וַסוּ, ואתה אוצר של טקסים וודיים.

Words meanings summery:

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death and justice)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• धर्मविनिश्चयज्ञः (dharmaviniścayajñaḥ) - knower of righteous judgments (knower of the ascertainment of dharma)

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• सर्वगुणोपपन्नः (sarvaguṇopapannaḥ) - endowed with all virtues

• श्रियाम् (śriyām) - of prosperity (of glories, of prosperity, of Lakshmi)

• निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, residence

• असि (asi) - you are

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

• वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (deities) (of the Vasus (a class of deities); of wealth)

• निधानभूतः (nidhānabhūtaḥ) - a repository (become a treasure, being a repository)

• असि (asi) - you are

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

• क्रतूनाम् (kratūnām) - of sacrifices, of rituals

Words meanings and morphology

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death and justice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, controller, restraint, twin

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

धर्मविनिश्चयज्ञः (dharmaviniścayajñaḥ) - knower of righteous judgments (knower of the ascertainment of dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaviniścayajña

dharmaviniścayajña - one who knows the ascertainment of dharma or right judgment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+viniścaya+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• viniścaya – ascertainment, decision, certainty, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from root ci with prefixes vi and ni
  Prefixes: vi+ni
  Root: ci (class 5)
• jña – knowing, knower, wise
  suffix (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Krishna

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a deity), black, dark

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

सर्वगुणोपपन्नः (sarvaguṇopapannaḥ) - endowed with all virtues

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvaguṇopapanna

sarvaguṇopapanna - endowed with all qualities or virtues

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarva+guṇa+upapanna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute, constituent (of nature)
  noun (masculine)
• upapanna – endowed with, possessed of, furnished with
  participle (masculine)
  past participle
  from root pad with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

श्रियाम् (śriyām) - of prosperity (of glories, of prosperity, of Lakshmi)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, Lakshmi

निवासः (nivāsaḥ) - abode, dwelling, residence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivāsa

nivāsa - abode, dwelling, residence, settlement

action noun

from root vas with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)

वसूनाम् (vasūnām) - of the Vasus (deities) (of the Vasus (a class of deities); of wealth)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - Vasu (class of deities), wealth, riches, good

निधानभूतः (nidhānabhūtaḥ) - a repository (become a treasure, being a repository)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhānabhūta

nidhānabhūta - being a treasure-house, being a repository

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nidhāna+bhūta)

• nidhāna – treasure, repository, store, deposit
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root dhā with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• bhūta – become, been, existing, being
  participle (masculine)
  past participle
  from root bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

क्रतूनाम् (kratūnām) - of sacrifices, of rituals

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual, rite, power, will

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