महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-162, verse-39

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विनीतो नियताहारो ब्रह्मण्यो वेदपारगः ।
सब्रह्मचारी तद्देश्यः सखा तस्यैव सुप्रियम् ।
तं दस्युग्राममगमद्यत्रासौ गौतमोऽभवत् ॥३९॥

39. vinīto niyatāhāro brahmaṇyo vedapāragaḥ ,
sabrahmacārī taddeśyaḥ sakhā tasyaiva supriyam ,
taṁ dasyugrāmamagamadyatrāsau gautamo'bhavat.

39. vinītaḥ niyata-āhāraḥ brāhmaṇyaḥ
veda-pāragaḥ sa-brahmacārī tat-deśyaḥ sakhā
tasya eva su-priyam tam dasyu-grāmam
agamat yatra asau Gautamaḥ abhavat

39. saḥ vinītaḥ niyata-āhāraḥ brāhmaṇyaḥ
veda-pāragaḥ sa-brahmacārī tat-deśyaḥ tasya
eva su-priyam sakhā saḥ tam dasyu-grāmam
agamat yatra asau Gautamaḥ abhavat

39. He was disciplined, regulated in his diet, devoted to Brahmins (brāhmaṇya), thoroughly conversant with the Vedas, his fellow student, a native of that very region, and a very dear friend of his. He went to that village of bandits where Gautama resided.

Words meanings summery:

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विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - disciplined (disciplined, humble, modest, well-behaved)

नियत-आहारः (niyata-āhāraḥ) - regulated in his diet (regulated in diet, having limited food)

ब्राह्मण्यः (brāhmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahmins (brāhmaṇya) (devoted to Brahmins, favorable to Brahmins, brahminical)

वेद-पारगः (veda-pāragaḥ) - thoroughly conversant with the Vedas (one who has gone to the other shore of the Vedas, master of the Vedas)

स-ब्रह्मचारी (sa-brahmacārī) - his fellow student (fellow student, companion in religious study)

तत्-देश्यः (tat-deśyaḥ) - a native of that very region (native of that country/region, belonging to that place)

सखा (sakhā) - a friend (friend, companion)

तस्य (tasya) - of his (of that, of him/her/it)

एव (eva) - very, indeed (just, only, indeed, very)

सु-प्रियम् (su-priyam) - very dear (friend) (very dear, very beloved)

तम् (tam) - that (village) (that, him, it)

दस्यु-ग्रामम् (dasyu-grāmam) - village of bandits (village of bandits/robbers)

अगमत् (agamat) - went (he/she/it went)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

असौ (asau) - Gautama (remote demonstrative) (that (person/thing), he/she/it (remote))

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (Gautama (proper noun))

अभवत् (abhavat) - resided (literally 'was' or 'existed') (he/she/it was, became, existed)

Words meanings and morphology

विनीतः (vinītaḥ) - disciplined (disciplined, humble, modest, well-behaved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinīta

vinīta - disciplined, humble, modest, well-behaved, trained

Past Passive Participle

from root 'nī' (to lead) with 'vi' (away, apart) prefix

Prefix: vi

Root: nī (class 1)

नियत-आहारः (niyata-āhāraḥ) - regulated in his diet (regulated in diet, having limited food)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata-āhāra

niyata-āhāra - regulated in diet, abstemious, having limited food

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (niyata+āhāra)

niyata – restrained, controlled, regulated, fixed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root 'yam' (to restrain) with 'ni' (down, in) prefix
Prefix: ni
Root: yam (class 1)
āhāra – food, diet, taking, collecting
noun (masculine)
from root 'hṛ' (to take) with 'ā' (towards) prefix
Prefix: ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)

ब्राह्मण्यः (brāhmaṇyaḥ) - devoted to Brahmins (brāhmaṇya) (devoted to Brahmins, favorable to Brahmins, brahminical)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - devoted to Brahmins, favorable to Brahmins, brahminical, piety

derived from 'brāhmaṇa'

वेद-पारगः (veda-pāragaḥ) - thoroughly conversant with the Vedas (one who has gone to the other shore of the Vedas, master of the Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of veda-pāraga

veda-pāraga - one who has gone to the other shore of the Vedas, thoroughly conversant with the Vedas, master of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+pāraga)

veda – Veda, knowledge, sacred knowledge
noun (masculine)
from root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
pāraga – going to the other side, having crossed, proficient in
adjective (masculine)
agent noun/adjective from root gā
from 'pāra' (other shore) + root 'gā' (to go)
Root: gā (class 3)

स-ब्रह्मचारी (sa-brahmacārī) - his fellow student (fellow student, companion in religious study)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-brahmacārin

sa-brahmacārin - fellow student, companion in religious study, pupil of the same teacher

compound of 'sa' (with) and 'brahmacārin' (religious student)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+brahmacārin)

sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix 'sa' indicating 'with' or 'same'
brahmacārin – religious student, celibate student, one observing brahmacharya
noun (masculine)
from 'brahman' (Vedic knowledge/Brahman) + 'car' (to move, to practice)
Root: car (class 1)

तत्-देश्यः (tat-deśyaḥ) - a native of that very region (native of that country/region, belonging to that place)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tat-deśya

tat-deśya - native of that country/region, belonging to that place

derived from 'tad' (that) and 'deśa' (country) with '-ya' suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+deśya)

tad – that, this, he, she, it
pronoun (neuter)
deśya – belonging to a country/region, local, indigenous
adjective (masculine)
from 'deśa' (place) + suffix '-ya'

सखा (sakhā) - a friend (friend, companion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, comrade

तस्य (tasya) - of his (of that, of him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - very, indeed (just, only, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

सु-प्रियम् (su-priyam) - very dear (friend) (very dear, very beloved)

(adjective)