महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-106, verse-17

यज्ञदानप्रशंसास्मै ब्राह्मणेष्वनुवर्ण्यताम् ।
ते त्वत्प्रियं करिष्यन्ति तं चेष्यन्ति वृका इव ॥१७॥

17. yajñadānapraśaṁsāsmai brāhmaṇeṣvanuvarṇyatām ,
te tvatpriyaṁ kariṣyanti taṁ ceṣyanti vṛkā iva.

17. yajña dāna praśaṃsā asmai brāhmaṇeṣu anuvarṇyatām |
te tvat priyam kariṣyanti tam ca iṣyanti vṛkāḥ iva

17. asmai brāhmaṇeṣu yajña dāna praśaṃsā anuvarṇyatām
te tvat priyam kariṣyanti ca vṛkāḥ iva tam iṣyanti

17. Let the praise of religious Vedic rituals (yajña) and charitable giving (dāna) be proclaimed to him among the Brahmins. They will do what is pleasing to you and will assault him like wolves.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञ (yajña) - sacrifice, ritual

• दान (dāna) - gift, charity, giving

• प्रशंसा (praśaṁsā) - praise, commendation

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for this one

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among Brahmins, in Brahmins

• अनुवर्ण्यताम् (anuvarṇyatām) - let it be described, let it be proclaimed

• ते (te) - they

• त्वत् (tvat) - your

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, beloved thing

• करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• च (ca) - and

• इष्यन्ति (iṣyanti) - will assault (they will attack, they will desire)

• वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - wolves

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञ (yajña) - sacrifice, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

from root yaj- (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: First part of the compound yajñadānapraśaṃsā.

दान (dāna) - gift, charity, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving

from root dā- (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Second part of the compound yajñadānapraśaṃsā.

प्रशंसा (praśaṁsā) - praise, commendation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praśaṃsā

praśaṁsā - praise, commendation, eulogy

from root śaṃs- (to praise) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Head of the compound yajñadānapraśaṃsā (praise of yajña and dāna).

अस्मै (asmai) - to him, for this one

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person being advised against.

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - among Brahmins, in Brahmins

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Denotes the sphere of action for 'anuvarṇyatām'.

अनुवर्ण्यताम् (anuvarṇyatām) - let it be described, let it be proclaimed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of anuvarṇaya

Causative of anu-vṛ- (to recount)

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject 'praśaṃsā' is feminine singular, so the passive form agrees.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'brāhmaṇeṣu'.

त्वत् (tvat) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: First part of the compound 'tvatpriyam'.

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, pleasing, beloved thing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing; beloved person/thing

Note: Object of 'kariṣyanti'.

करिष्यन्ति (kariṣyanti) - they will do, they will make

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'iṣyanti'. Refers to the same person as 'asmai'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two clauses.

इष्यन्ति (iṣyanti) - will assault (they will attack, they will desire)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)

वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) - wolves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

Note: Subject of 'iṣyanti' in comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the simile.