महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-79, verse-7

ययातिरुवाच ।
यत्त्वं मे हृदयाज्जातो वयः स्वं न प्रयच्छसि ।
तस्मादराज्यभाक्तात प्रजा ते वै भविष्यति ॥७॥

7. yayātiruvāca ,
yattvaṁ me hṛdayājjāto vayaḥ svaṁ na prayacchasi ,
tasmādarājyabhāktāta prajā te vai bhaviṣyati.

7. yayātiḥ uvāca yat tvam me hṛdayāt jātaḥ vayaḥ svam na
prayacchasi tasmāt arājyabhāk tāta prajā te vai bhaviṣyati

7. Yayāti said: 'Since you, born from my heart, do not give me your own youth, therefore, dear son, your progeny will indeed not be entitled to the kingdom.'

7. יַיָאטִי אמר, הו בני, מכיוון שאתה, שנולדת מלבי, אינך נותן לי את נעוריך, לא תזכה במלכות, וצאצאיך לא יזכו בה.

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - The name of a famous king, father of Yadu and Turvasu. (Yayāti)

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• यत् (yat) - that, because, since

• त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Yadu, Yayāti's son. (you)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• हृदयात् (hṛdayāt) - Figuratively, indicating deep relationship (born of my affection/essence). (from the heart)

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

• वयः (vayaḥ) - age, youth

• स्वम् (svam) - Refers to Yadu's own youth. (one's own, your own)

• न (na) - not

• प्रयच्छसि (prayacchasi) - you give

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• अराज्यभाक् (arājyabhāk) - Nullified from inheriting the throne. (not sharing in the kingdom, not entitled to the kingdom)

• तात (tāta) - Here, used by a father to address his son, Yadu. (dear son, father)

• प्रजा (prajā) - Yadu's lineage. (progeny, descendants, subjects)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - The name of a famous king, father of Yadu and Turvasu. (Yayāti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Name of a king; a legendary ancient king.

Root: yā (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense

Perfect active, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that, because, since

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - Refers to Yadu, Yayāti's son. (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuvamad

yuvamad - you

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Can be dative or genitive; here genitive 'my heart'.

हृदयात् (hṛdayāt) - Figuratively, indicating deep relationship (born of my affection/essence). (from the heart)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of hṛdaya

hṛdaya - heart, mind, soul

Root: hṛd

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, generated

Past Passive Participle

from root √jan 'to be born, to produce'

Root: jan (class 4)

वयः (vayaḥ) - age, youth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, youth, vigor

स्वम् (svam) - Refers to Yadu's own youth. (one's own, your own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, property, self

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

प्रयच्छसि (prayacchasi) - you give

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pradā

Present Tense

from root √dā 'to give' with prefix pra-, 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Compound type : pradi (pra+yacch)

• pra – forth, forward
  indeclinable
  prefix
• yacch – to give (present stem of √dā)
  verb
  Present stem
  from root √dā 'to give'
  Root: dā (class 3)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

अराज्यभाक् (arājyabhāk) - Nullified from inheriting the throne. (not sharing in the kingdom, not entitled to the kingdom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arājyabhāj

arājyabhāj - not partaking of the kingdom, not entitled to the kingdom

Negative prefix a- + rājyabhāj (sharing in the kingdom)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+rājyabhāj)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• rājyabhāj – sharing in the kingdom
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound of rājya (kingdom) + bhāj (sharing)

Note: Refers to Yadu's lineage/progeny's claim to the throne.

तात (tāta) - Here, used by a father to address his son, Yadu. (dear son, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son (term of endearment)

प्रजा (prajā) - Yadu's lineage. (progeny, descendants, subjects)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

from root √jan 'to be born' with prefix pra-

Compound type : pradi (pra+jā)

• pra – forth, forward
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jā – born, produced
  noun (feminine)
  from root √jan 'to be born'
  Root: jan (class 4)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be, will become

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future Tense

Future active, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

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