महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-161, verse-19

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भृत्यान्भोगैर्द्विषो दण्डैर्यो योजयति सोऽर्थवान् ।
एतन्मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ मतं मम यथातथम् ।
अनयोस्तु निबोध त्वं वचनं वाक्यकण्ठयोः ॥१९॥

19. bhṛtyānbhogairdviṣo daṇḍairyo yojayati so'rthavān ,
etanmatimatāṁ śreṣṭha mataṁ mama yathātatham ,
anayostu nibodha tvaṁ vacanaṁ vākyakaṇṭhayoḥ.

19. bhṛtyān bhogaiḥ dviṣaḥ daṇḍaiḥ yaḥ
yojayati saḥ arthavān etat matimatām
śreṣṭha matam mama yathātatham anayoḥ tu
nibodha tvam vacanam vākyakaṇṭhayoḥ

19. yaḥ bhṛtyān bhogaiḥ dviṣaḥ daṇḍaiḥ
yojayati saḥ arthavān etat matimatām
śreṣṭha mama yathātatham matam tu tvam
anayoḥ vākyakaṇṭhayoḥ vacanam nibodha

19. The person who provides his dependents with enjoyments and punishes his adversaries is indeed successful. This, O most excellent among the intelligent, is my true and accurate opinion. Now, you should hear the words of these two eloquent speakers.

Words meanings summery:

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भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - servants, dependents, employees

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, pleasures, provisions

द्विषः (dviṣaḥ) - enemies, adversaries

दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with punishments, with force, with sticks/rods

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

योजयति (yojayati) - employs, engages, assigns, connects

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

अर्थवान् (arthavān) - successful, prosperous, wealthy, meaningful

एतत् (etat) - this

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the intelligent, of the wise

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O excellent one

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine

मम (mama) - my, mine

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, accurately, exactly as it is

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn

त्वम् (tvam) - you

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, statement

वाक्यकण्ठयोः (vākyakaṇṭhayoḥ) - of the two eloquent speakers, of those skilled in speech and voice

Words meanings and morphology

भृत्यान् (bhṛtyān) - servants, dependents, employees

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, employee, one who is to be supported

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear, support), literally 'to be supported'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

भोगैः (bhogaiḥ) - with enjoyments, pleasures, provisions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, pleasure, possession, food, provision, experience

From root bhuj (to enjoy, eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

द्विषः (dviṣaḥ) - enemies, adversaries

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dviṣ

dviṣ - enemy, hater

From root dviṣ (to hate)

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: This form can also be genitive/ablative singular. Context indicates accusative plural.

दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with punishments, with force, with sticks/rods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, punishment, penalty, force

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun.

योजयति (yojayati) - employs, engages, assigns, connects

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yuj

Causative Present Active

From root yuj (to join, connect), causative form

Root: yuj (class 7)

सः (saḥ) - he, that person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

अर्थवान् (arthavān) - successful, prosperous, wealthy, meaningful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, wealthy, prosperous, useful, advantageous

Possessive suffix -vat appended to artha (meaning, wealth, purpose)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the preceding statement.

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - among the intelligent, of the wise

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding

Possessive suffix -mat appended to mati (intellect, understanding)

Note: Used substantively here.

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent) or śrī (prosperity)

Note: Addressed to someone.

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

Past Passive Participle

From root man (to think), literally 'thought, opined'

Root: man (class 4)

Note: It is 'my opinion' (mama matam).

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, accurately, exactly as it is

(indeclinable)

From yathā (as) + tathā (so)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tathā)

yathā – as, like, according to
indeclinable
tathā – so, thus, in that manner
indeclinable

Note: Adverbial usage.

अनयोः (anayoḥ) - of these two

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to two persons.

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Imperative 2nd singular

From root budh (to know), with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वचनम् (vacanam) - speech, word, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'nibodha'.

वाक्यकण्ठयोः (vākyakaṇṭhayoḥ) - of the two eloquent speakers, of those skilled in speech and voice

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of vākyakaṇṭha

vākyakaṇṭha - one whose speech and voice are excellent, eloquent speaker

Compound of vākya (speech, sentence) and kaṇṭha (throat, voice). Could be interpreted as an adjective referring to persons skilled in speech and voice.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vākya+kaṇṭha)