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10,17

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-17, verse-18

ततस्ताभ्यो ददावन्नमोषधीः स्थावराणि च ।
जङ्गमानि च भूतानि दुर्बलानि बलीयसाम् ॥१८॥
18. tatastābhyo dadāvannamoṣadhīḥ sthāvarāṇi ca ,
jaṅgamāni ca bhūtāni durbalāni balīyasām.
18. tataḥ tābhyaḥ dadau annam oṣadhīḥ sthāvarāṇi
ca jaṅgamāni ca bhūtāni durbalāni balīyasām
18. tataḥ saḥ tābhyaḥ annam oṣadhīḥ sthāvarāṇi ca
jaṅgamāni bhūtāni ca durbalāni balīyasām dadau
18. Then he gave them food, as well as herbs and immobile things. He also provided mobile creatures, the weak ones, for the strong.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)
  • ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ) - to them (referring to the creatures) (to them, for them)
  • ददौ (dadau) - he gave
  • अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)
  • ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs (herbs, plants, medicinal plants)
  • स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile things (immobile things, stationary objects (plants, mountains))
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • जङ्गमानि (jaṅgamāni) - mobile creatures (mobile things, moving creatures)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)
  • दुर्बलानि (durbalāni) - weak (creatures) (weak, feeble, powerless)
  • बलीयसाम् (balīyasām) - for the stronger (creatures) (of the stronger, for the stronger, to the more powerful)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, therefore, from that)
(indeclinable)
ताभ्यः (tābhyaḥ) - to them (referring to the creatures) (to them, for them)
(pronoun)
Dative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Dative case for 'to whom' the giving occurred.
ददौ (dadau) - he gave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dā
Perfect active 3rd person singular
Root: dā (class 3)
अन्नम् (annam) - food (food, grain, sustenance)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, rice, grain, sustenance
Past Passive Participle
From root ad (to eat) + Kta suffix; then nominalized
Root: ad (class 2)
ओषधीः (oṣadhīḥ) - herbs (herbs, plants, medicinal plants)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi
oṣadhi - herb, plant, medicinal plant
स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immobile things (immobile things, stationary objects (plants, mountains))
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of sthāvara
sthāvara - immobile, stationary, fixed; a plant, a mountain
From root sthā (to stand) + vara suffix
Root: sthā (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
जङ्गमानि (jaṅgamāni) - mobile creatures (mobile things, moving creatures)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of jaṅgama
jaṅgama - mobile, moving, animate; an animal
From root gam (to go) by reduplication
Root: gam (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, ghost, element, past
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be) + kta suffix; then nominalized
Root: bhū (class 1)
दुर्बलानि (durbalāni) - weak (creatures) (weak, feeble, powerless)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, plural of durbala
durbala - weak, feeble, powerless
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+bala)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill
    indeclinable
  • bala – strength, power, might, force
    noun (neuter)
Note: Modifies 'bhūtāni', indicating they are the weak ones.
बलीयसाम् (balīyasām) - for the stronger (creatures) (of the stronger, for the stronger, to the more powerful)
(adjective)
Genitive, plural of balīyas
balīyas - stronger, very strong, more powerful
Comparative degree of 'balin'
Note: Genitive case here indicates purpose or recipient, 'for the stronger'.