महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-88, verse-24

सत्येन मे द्यौश्च वसुंधरा च तथैवाग्निर्ज्वलते मानुषेषु ।
न मे वृथा व्याहृतमेव वाक्यं सत्यं हि सन्तः प्रतिपूजयन्ति ।
सर्वे च देवा मुनयश्च लोकाः सत्येन पूज्या इति मे मनोगतम् ॥२४॥

24. satyena me dyauśca vasuṁdharā ca; tathaivāgnirjvalate mānuṣeṣu ,
na me vṛthā vyāhṛtameva vākyaṁ; satyaṁ hi santaḥ pratipūjayanti ,
sarve ca devā munayaśca lokāḥ; satyena pūjyā iti me manogatam.

24. satyena me dyauḥ ca vasundharā ca tathā eva agniḥ
jvalate mānuṣeṣu na me vṛthā vyāhṛtam eva vākyam
satyam hi santaḥ pratipūjayanti sarve ca devāḥ
munayaḥ ca lokāḥ satyena pūjyāḥ iti me manogatam

24. By truth, both heaven and earth exist for me, and similarly, fire burns among human beings. My words are never spoken in vain, for virtuous people indeed honor truth. And all gods, sages, and beings in the worlds are worthy of veneration through truth – this is my conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्येन (satyena) - through the principle of truth (by truth, through truth, truthfully)

• मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

• द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven (heaven, sky, celestial realm)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (earth, producer of wealth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, sacred fire, god of fire)

• ज्वलते (jvalate) - burns (burns, shines, blazes)

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among human beings (among humans, in human beings)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, wrongly)

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken (words) (spoken, uttered, said)

• एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement (word, speech, sentence, statement)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, truthfully)

• हि (hi) - for (causal particle) (for, because, indeed, certainly)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous, existent, being)

• प्रतिपूजयन्ति (pratipūjayanti) - honor, venerate (honor, revere, worship in return)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods (gods, divine beings)

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - beings in the worlds (worlds, people, beings, realms)

• सत्येन (satyena) - through truth (by truth, through truth, truthfully)

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - worthy of veneration (worthy of worship, venerable, respectable)

• इति (iti) - this (introducing a thought or quote) (thus, in this manner, so saying)

• मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

• मनोगतम् (manogatam) - conviction, what is in my mind (gone to the mind, thought, conviction)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्येन (satyena) - through the principle of truth (by truth, through truth, truthfully)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, genuineness, integrity

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - for me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Pronominal stem.

Note: Enclitic form.

द्यौः (dyauḥ) - heaven (heaven, sky, celestial realm)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dyu

dyu - heaven, sky, light, day

From root div 'to shine'.

Root: div (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वसुन्धरा (vasundharā) - the earth (earth, producer of wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vasundharā

vasundharā - earth, producer of wealth

Feminine derivative of vasundhara (holding wealth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasu+dhara)

• vasu – wealth, treasure, good, excellent
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root dhṛ (to hold) with suffix -a.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire (fire, sacred fire, god of fire)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire

ज्वलते (jvalate) - burns (burns, shines, blazes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jval

Present Middle

Root 'jval' (class 1, parasmaipada/ātmanepada) in ātmanepada form.

Root: jval (class 1)

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among human beings (among humans, in human beings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to humans, man

From 'manu' with suffix 'ṣa'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Pronominal stem.

Note: Enclitic form.

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain (in vain, uselessly, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

From root 'vṛth' or 'vṛdh' (to grow).

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken (words) (spoken, uttered, said)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - spoken, uttered, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'vi' + 'ā' + root 'hṛ' (to take, to say).

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed (for emphasis) (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement (word, speech, sentence, statement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From 'vac' (to speak) with suffix 'ya'.

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, truthfully)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, genuineness, integrity

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratipūjayanti'.

हि (hi) - for (causal particle) (for, because, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - virtuous people (good people, virtuous, existent, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - existing, good, virtuous, wise

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be) in present active participle form.

Root: as (class 2)

प्रतिपूजयन्ति (pratipūjayanti) - honor, venerate (honor, revere, worship in return)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratipūj

Present Active

Root 'pūj' (class 10, cur-ādi, denominative from noun 'pūjā'). With prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: pūj (class 10)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods (gods, divine beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, divine, celestial being

From root 'div' (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages (sages, ascetics, hermits)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, silent one

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - beings in the worlds (worlds, people, beings, realms)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, community, realm

From root 'lok' (to see, to perceive).

Root: lok (class 1)

सत्येन (satyena) - through truth (by truth, through truth, truthfully)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, genuineness, integrity

From 'sat' (being, existence) + 'ya' suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - worthy of veneration (worthy of worship, venerable, respectable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - worthy of worship, venerable, respectable, to be honored

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root 'pūj' with suffix 'ya'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

इति (iti) - this (introducing a thought or quote) (thus, in this manner, so saying)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मे (me) - my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Pronominal stem.

Note: Enclitic form.

मनोगतम् (manogatam) - conviction, what is in my mind (gone to the mind, thought, conviction)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manogata

manogata - gone to the mind, mental, thought, conviction

Compound formed from 'manas' (mind) and 'gata' (gone).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+gata)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go) with kta suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively.