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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-12, verse-7

वित्तानि धर्मलब्धानि क्रतुमुख्येष्ववासृजन् ।
कृतात्मसु महाराज स वै त्यागी स्मृतो नरः ॥७॥
7. vittāni dharmalabdhāni kratumukhyeṣvavāsṛjan ,
kṛtātmasu mahārāja sa vai tyāgī smṛto naraḥ.
7. vittāni dharmalabdāni kratumukhyeṣu avāsṛjan
kṛtātmasu mahārāja saḥ vai tyāgī smṛtaḥ naraḥ
7. mahārāja saḥ naraḥ dharmalabdāni vittāni
kratumukhyeṣu kṛtātmasu avāsṛjan vai tyāgī smṛtaḥ
7. O great king, that man who distributes wealth acquired in accordance with natural law (dharma) to the most important sacrificial rites (yajña) and among perfected individuals, he is truly considered a renunciant.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वित्तानि (vittāni) - wealth, riches, property
  • धर्मलब्दानि (dharmalabdāni) - wealth acquired in accordance with natural law or righteous conduct (acquired through dharma (natural law))
  • क्रतुमुख्येषु (kratumukhyeṣu) - referring to important religious ceremonies or sacrificial rites (yajña) (in the principal sacrifices, in the chief rituals)
  • अवासृजन् (avāsṛjan) - they offered or distributed (the wealth) (they offered, they bestowed, they abandoned, they released)
  • कृतात्मसु (kṛtātmasu) - among those who have achieved self-control or spiritual perfection, perhaps ascetics or sages (among those with perfected selves, among disciplined individuals)
  • महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to a specific interlocutor, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Yudhiṣṭhira depending on the text. (O great king)
  • सः (saḥ) - he, that
  • वै (vai) - emphatic particle, emphasizing the statement (indeed, certainly, truly)
  • त्यागी (tyāgī) - a person practicing renunciation (a renunciant, one who abandons or sacrifices)
  • स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - he is known or regarded as a renunciant (is considered, remembered, deemed)
  • नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person, human being

Words meanings and morphology

वित्तानि (vittāni) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
neuter, plural of vitta
vitta - wealth, property, riches, gained, found
Past Passive Participle (secondary noun)
From root 'vid' (to find, to gain), or 'viṣ' (to be active). Here, 'gained' leads to 'wealth'.
Root: vid (class 6)
धर्मलब्दानि (dharmalabdāni) - wealth acquired in accordance with natural law or righteous conduct (acquired through dharma (natural law))
(adjective)
neuter, plural of dharmalabdha
dharmalabdha - acquired by or in accordance with dharma
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+labdha)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • labdha – obtained, acquired, gained, received
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'labh' (to obtain, gain).
    Root: labh (class 1)
क्रतुमुख्येषु (kratumukhyeṣu) - referring to important religious ceremonies or sacrificial rites (yajña) (in the principal sacrifices, in the chief rituals)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of kratumukhya
kratumukhya - principal sacrifice, chief ritual
Compound type : tatpurusha (kratu+mukhya)
  • kratu – sacrifice, ritual, yajña, purpose, power
    noun (masculine)
  • mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
    adjective (masculine)
अवासृजन् (avāsṛjan) - they offered or distributed (the wealth) (they offered, they bestowed, they abandoned, they released)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of avasṛj
Root 'sṛj' with upasarga 'ava'.
Prefix: ava
Root: sṛj (class 6)
कृतात्मसु (kṛtātmasu) - among those who have achieved self-control or spiritual perfection, perhaps ascetics or sages (among those with perfected selves, among disciplined individuals)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, plural of kṛtātman
kṛtātman - one who has perfected his self, a disciplined or pure soul
Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+ātman)
  • kṛta – done, made, performed, perfected
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root 'kṛ' (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to a specific interlocutor, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Yudhiṣṭhira depending on the text. (O great king)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective (feminine)
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
वै (vai) - emphatic particle, emphasizing the statement (indeed, certainly, truly)
(indeclinable)
त्यागी (tyāgī) - a person practicing renunciation (a renunciant, one who abandons or sacrifices)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tyāgin
tyāgin - renouncer, abandoner, sacrificer, one who gives up
Agent noun
From root 'tyaj' (to abandon, forsake) with suffix '-in'.
Root: tyaj (class 1)
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - he is known or regarded as a renunciant (is considered, remembered, deemed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, thought of
Past Passive Participle
From root 'smṛ' (to remember).
Root: smṛ (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - a man, person, human being
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person