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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-14

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
यदीच्छसि श्रियं तात यादृशीं तां युधिष्ठिरे ।
विशिष्टां वा नरव्याघ्र शीलवान्भव पुत्रक ॥१४॥
14. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
yadīcchasi śriyaṁ tāta yādṛśīṁ tāṁ yudhiṣṭhire ,
viśiṣṭāṁ vā naravyāghra śīlavānbhava putraka.
14. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | yadi icchasi śriyam tāta yādṛśīm tām
yudhiṣṭhire | viśiṣṭām vā naravyāghra śīlavān bhava putraka
14. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca tāta putraka naravyāghra yadi yudhiṣṭhire
tām yādṛśīm śriyam vā viśiṣṭām icchasi śīlavān bhava
14. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "O dear son (putraka), if you desire prosperity such as Yudhiṣṭhira possesses, or even a superior one, O tiger among men, then become a man of good character."

Words meanings summery:

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  • धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • यदि (yadi) - if
  • इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
  • श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory
  • तात (tāta) - O dear son (used as a term of endearment by an elder to a younger person) (O dear one, O father, O son)
  • यादृशीम् (yādṛśīm) - such as, of such a kind
  • ताम् (tām) - that, her
  • युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira (i.e., that which Yudhiṣṭhira possesses) (in Yudhishthira, with Yudhishthira)
  • विशिष्टाम् (viśiṣṭām) - distinguished, excellent, superior
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O excellent man
  • शीलवान् (śīlavān) - virtuous, of good character, moral
  • भव (bhava) - become, be
  • पुत्रक (putraka) - O dear son, O little son

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra
dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (proper name, son of Vyasa and Ambika, king of Hastinapura)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
यदि (yadi) - if
(indeclinable)
इच्छसि (icchasi) - you desire, you wish
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity, wealth, glory
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakshmi
तात (tāta) - O dear son (used as a term of endearment by an elder to a younger person) (O dear one, O father, O son)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father; dear (used as vocative)
यादृशीम् (yādṛśīm) - such as, of such a kind
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yādṛśa
yādṛśa - such, of such a kind, similar to
ताम् (tām) - that, her
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, that one
युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira (i.e., that which Yudhiṣṭhira possesses) (in Yudhishthira, with Yudhishthira)
(proper noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, the eldest Pandava)
विशिष्टाम् (viśiṣṭām) - distinguished, excellent, superior
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of viśiṣṭa
viśiṣṭa - distinguished, excellent, specific, superior
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śiṣ with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O excellent man
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra
naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man (compound often used as vocative)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)
  • nara – man, person
    noun (masculine)
  • vyāghra – tiger
    noun (masculine)
शीलवान् (śīlavān) - virtuous, of good character, moral
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śīlavat
śīlavat - possessing good conduct, virtuous, moral
भव (bhava) - become, be
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
पुत्रक (putraka) - O dear son, O little son
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka
putraka - dear son, little son (diminutive of putra)