महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-53

आयुष्यश्चैव पुण्यश्च धन्यः श्रुतिसुखावहः ।
श्रोतव्यश्चैव सततं श्राव्यश्चैवानसूयता ॥५३॥

53. āyuṣyaścaiva puṇyaśca dhanyaḥ śrutisukhāvahaḥ ,
śrotavyaścaiva satataṁ śrāvyaścaivānasūyatā.

53. āyuṣyaḥ ca eva puṇyaḥ ca dhanyaḥ śrutisukhāvahaḥ |
śrotavyaḥ ca eva satatam śrāvyaḥ ca eva anasūyatā

53. This (text/narrative) indeed promotes longevity, is meritorious, auspicious, and pleasant to hear. It should always be listened to and proclaimed by one who is ungrudging.

53. (סיפור זה) מאריך ימים ומעניק זכות ומזל, ערב לאוזניים. ראוי להאזין לו תמיד, ולהקשיב לו ללא קנאה.

Words meanings summery:

• आयुष्यः (āyuṣyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that promotes longevity. (conducive to long life, promoting longevity)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is meritorious. (meritorious, virtuous, sacred)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is auspicious. (blessed, fortunate, auspicious)

• श्रुतिसुखावहः (śrutisukhāvahaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is pleasant to hear. (bringing pleasure to the ears, pleasant to hear)

• श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - should be listened to. (ought to be heard, fit to be heard)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• श्राव्यः (śrāvyaḥ) - should be proclaimed. (to be proclaimed, to be recited, fit to be heard)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• अनसूयता (anasūyatā) - by one who is ungrudging. (by one who is not envious/jealous, by one who is ungrudging)

Words meanings and morphology

आयुष्यः (āyuṣyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that promotes longevity. (conducive to long life, promoting longevity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āyuṣya

āyuṣya - conducive to long life, longevity-giving, salutary

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

पुण्यः (puṇyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is meritorious. (meritorious, virtuous, sacred)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious; religious merit

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धन्यः (dhanyaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is auspicious. (blessed, fortunate, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy

श्रुतिसुखावहः (śrutisukhāvahaḥ) - (The text/narrative) that is pleasant to hear. (bringing pleasure to the ears, pleasant to hear)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutisukhāvaha

śrutisukhāvaha - bringing pleasure to the ears, pleasant to hear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruti+sukha+āvaha)

• śruti – hearing, ear, Veda, tradition
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Compound: śruti-sukha (pleasure of hearing) + āvaha (bringing) = one who brings pleasure of hearing.

श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - should be listened to. (ought to be heard, fit to be heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard, that which should be heard

future passive participle (kartavya)

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

श्राव्यः (śrāvyaḥ) - should be proclaimed. (to be proclaimed, to be recited, fit to be heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrāvya

śrāvya - to be heard, to be proclaimed, to be recited, fit to be heard

future passive participle (ṇyat)

from causative of root śru (śrāvi)

Root: śru (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अनसूयता (anasūyatā) - by one who is ungrudging. (by one who is not envious/jealous, by one who is ungrudging)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anasūyatā

anasūyatā - by one who is not envious; ungrudgingly

Instrumental singular of 'anasūyat'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+asūyat)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• asūyat – envious, grudging, fault-finding (present participle)
  adjective (masculine)
  present participle
  from root sūy (to vex, find fault) with prefix a (as in asūyā - envy)
  Root: sūy (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case, referring to the agent of listening/proclaiming.

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