महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-68, verse-41

भार्यावन्तः क्रियावन्तः सभार्या गृहमेधिनः ।
भार्यावन्तः प्रमोदन्ते भार्यावन्तः श्रियान्विताः ॥४१॥

41. bhāryāvantaḥ kriyāvantaḥ sabhāryā gṛhamedhinaḥ ,
bhāryāvantaḥ pramodante bhāryāvantaḥ śriyānvitāḥ.

41. bhāryāvantaḥ kriyāvantaḥ sabhāryāḥ gṛhamedhinaḥ
bhāryāvantaḥ pramodante bhāryāvantaḥ śriyānvitāḥ

41. Those who have wives are active (in their duties); householders are (always) with their wives. Those who have wives rejoice, and those who have wives are endowed with prosperity.

41. מי שיש לו אישה מסוגל לקיים טקסים, מי שיש לו אישה הוא בעל בית אמיתי, מי שיש לו אישה שמח, מי שיש לו אישה מלא שגשוג.

Words meanings summery:

• भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

• क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - active (in their duties) (active, performing rituals, industrious, doing actions)

• सभार्याः (sabhāryāḥ) - with their wives (accompanied by a wife, having a wife)

• गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders (householders, performing domestic sacrifices, head of a household)

• भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

• प्रमोदन्ते (pramodante) - they rejoice (they rejoice, are delighted, are happy)

• भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

• श्रियान्विताः (śriyānvitāḥ) - endowed with prosperity (endowed with prosperity, rich, opulent)

Words meanings and morphology

भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāryāvat

bhāryāvat - having a wife, married

possessive suffix -vat (from bhāryā)

क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - active (in their duties) (active, performing rituals, industrious, doing actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kriyāvat

kriyāvat - active, performing actions/rituals, industrious

possessive suffix -vat (from kriyā)

सभार्याः (sabhāryāḥ) - with their wives (accompanied by a wife, having a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhārya

sabhārya - accompanied by a wife, having a wife

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+bhāryā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)

गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders (householders, performing domestic sacrifices, head of a household)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gṛhamedhin

gṛhamedhin - householder, one who performs domestic sacrifices

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+medhin)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (masculine)
• medhin – pertaining to sacrifice, performer of sacrifice
  adjective (masculine)
  From medha (sacrifice)

Note: Refers to those maintaining a household and performing domestic rituals.

भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāryāvat

bhāryāvat - having a wife, married

possessive suffix -vat (from bhāryā)

प्रमोदन्ते (pramodante) - they rejoice (they rejoice, are delighted, are happy)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of mod

Prefix: pra

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Root 'mud' (1st class) with prefix 'pra'.

भार्यावन्तः (bhāryāvantaḥ) - those who have wives (those who have wives, possessed of a wife)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāryāvat

bhāryāvat - having a wife, married

possessive suffix -vat (from bhāryā)

श्रियान्विताः (śriyānvitāḥ) - endowed with prosperity (endowed with prosperity, rich, opulent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śriyānvita

śriyānvita - endowed with prosperity, wealth or beauty

Compound type : tatpurusha (śriyā+anvita)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)
• anvita – joined, accompanied, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to those who are joined with 'śrī' (prosperity/wealth).

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