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12,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-23, verse-7

वेदज्ञानं च ते कृत्स्नं तपश्च चरितं महत् ।
पितृपैतामहे राज्ये धुरमुद्वोढुमर्हसि ॥७॥
7. vedajñānaṁ ca te kṛtsnaṁ tapaśca caritaṁ mahat ,
pitṛpaitāmahe rājye dhuramudvoḍhumarhasi.
7. vedajñānam ca te kṛtsnam tapaḥ ca caritam mahat
pitṛpaitāmahe rājye dhuram udvoḍhum arhasi
7. te kṛtsnam vedajñānam ca mahat tapaḥ ca caritam
pitṛpaitāmahe rājye dhuram udvoḍhum arhasi
7. You possess complete knowledge of the Vedas and have performed great austerity (tapas). Therefore, you are capable of bearing the burden of your ancestral kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • वेदज्ञानम् (vedajñānam) - knowledge of the Vedas
  • (ca) - and
  • ते (te) - your (your, to you)
  • कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - complete (entire, whole, complete)
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance (tapas))
  • (ca) - and
  • चरितम् (caritam) - performed, practiced (performed, practiced; conduct, deed)
  • महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)
  • पितृपैतामहे (pitṛpaitāmahe) - in your ancestral, paternal (realm) (in the ancestral, paternal)
  • राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, in the realm
  • धुरम् (dhuram) - burden, responsibility (burden, yoke, responsibility)
  • उद्वोढुम् (udvoḍhum) - to bear (the burden) (to bear, to carry, to lift up)
  • अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are capable (you are able, you deserve, you ought)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदज्ञानम् (vedajñānam) - knowledge of the Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vedajñāna
vedajñāna - knowledge of the Vedas, Vedic knowledge
from veda (Veda) + jñāna (knowledge)
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+jñāna)
  • veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
    noun (masculine)
  • jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
    noun (neuter)
    from root jñā (to know)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - your (your, to you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuşmad
yuşmad - you (pronoun)
Note: Enclitic form
कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - complete (entire, whole, complete)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete
Note: Agrees with vedajñānam
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance (tapas))
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, asceticism, austerity, penance (tapas)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
चरितम् (caritam) - performed, practiced (performed, practiced; conduct, deed)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of carita
carita - performed, practiced; conduct, deed, history
Past Passive Participle
from root car (to move, perform)
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Can be parsed as a noun or Ppp. Here, more like a Ppp modifying tapas.
महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important
Note: Agrees with tapas and caritam
पितृपैतामहे (pitṛpaitāmahe) - in your ancestral, paternal (realm) (in the ancestral, paternal)
(adjective)
Locative, neuter, singular of pitṛpaitāmaha
pitṛpaitāmaha - ancestral, paternal, belonging to fathers and grandfathers
from pitṛ (father) + paitāmaha (from grandfather)
Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+paitāmaha)
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
  • paitāmaha – belonging to a grandfather, paternal
    adjective
    derived from pitāmaha (grandfather)
Note: Agrees with rājye
राज्ये (rājye) - in the kingdom, in the realm
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule
from rājan (king)
धुरम् (dhuram) - burden, responsibility (burden, yoke, responsibility)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dhur
dhur - yoke, burden, responsibility, charge
उद्वोढुम् (udvoḍhum) - to bear (the burden) (to bear, to carry, to lift up)
(verb)
infinitive of udvah
Infinitive
from ud (up) + root vah (to carry)
Prefix: ud
Root: vah (class 1)
अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are capable (you are able, you deserve, you ought)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Root: arh (class 1)