महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-112

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
संहितां जपता यावान्मया कश्चिद्गुणः कृतः ।
तत्सर्वं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व यदि किंचिदिहास्ति मे ॥११२॥

112. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
saṁhitāṁ japatā yāvānmayā kaścidguṇaḥ kṛtaḥ ,
tatsarvaṁ pratigṛhṇīṣva yadi kiṁcidihāsti me.

112. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca saṃhitām japatā yāvān mayā kaścid guṇaḥ
kṛtaḥ tat sarvam pratigṛhṇīṣva yadi kiṃcid iha asti me

112. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca yāvān kaścid guṇaḥ mayā saṃhitām japatā kṛtaḥ,
tat sarvam pratigṛhṇīṣva yadi me kiṃcid iha asti,
[tat pratigṛhṇīṣva]

112. The Brahmin said: "Whatever merit (guṇa) I have acquired by chanting the sacred texts (saṃhitā), accept all of that. If anything of mine exists here, take it."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - sacred text, collection, compilation

• जपता (japatā) - by chanting, by reciting (a mantra)

• यावान् (yāvān) - as much as, whatever

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कश्चिद् (kaścid) - any, some

• गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit, virtue, quality

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed, acquired

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

• प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

• यदि (yadi) - if

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मे (me) - mine, belonging to me

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a learned person, relating to Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Perfect (liṭ) 3rd person singular active form of verb 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

संहिताम् (saṁhitām) - sacred text, collection, compilation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of saṃhitā

saṁhitā - collection, compilation, sacred text (especially a Veda)

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

जपता (japatā) - by chanting, by reciting (a mantra)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of japat

japat - chanting, muttering, reciting softly

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle (śatṛ) of verb 'jap' (to mutter, chant)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Functions as an agent in passive construction: 'by one who is chanting'.

यावान् (yāvān) - as much as, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāvat

yāvat - as much, as many, as great as, whatever

Note: Relative adjective/pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

कश्चिद् (kaścid) - any, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, something, any, certain

गुणः (guṇaḥ) - merit, virtue, quality

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, excellence

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of verb 'kṛ' (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Correlative to 'yāvān'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

प्रतिगृह्णीष्व (pratigṛhṇīṣva) - accept, receive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative Mood

Imperative (loṭ) 2nd person singular middle form of verb 'grah' with prefix 'prati'

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever

Note: Functions as an indefinite pronoun.

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Present Tense

Present (laṭ) 3rd person singular active form of verb 'as'

Root: as (class 2)

मे (me) - mine, belonging to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we