महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-254, verse-33
दानं भूताभयस्याहुः सर्वदानेभ्य उत्तमम् ।
ब्रवीमि ते सत्यमिदं श्रद्दधस्व च जाजले ॥३३॥
ब्रवीमि ते सत्यमिदं श्रद्दधस्व च जाजले ॥३३॥
33. dānaṁ bhūtābhayasyāhuḥ sarvadānebhya uttamam ,
bravīmi te satyamidaṁ śraddadhasva ca jājale.
bravīmi te satyamidaṁ śraddadhasva ca jājale.
33.
dānam bhūtābhayasya āhuḥ sarvadānebhyaḥ uttamam
bravīmi te satyam idam śraddadhasva ca jāajale
bravīmi te satyam idam śraddadhasva ca jāajale
33.
bhūtābhayasya dānam sarvadānebhyaḥ uttamam āhuḥ
jāajale te idam satyam bravīmi ca śraddadhasva
jāajale te idam satyam bravīmi ca śraddadhasva
33.
They say that the gift (dāna) of fearlessness to all beings is the best among all gifts. I tell you this truth, O Jajali, and you must have faith (śraddhā).
Words meanings summery:
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- दानम् (dānam) - gift, act of giving
- भूताभयस्य (bhūtābhayasya) - of the fearlessness of beings, of providing safety to beings
- आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
- सर्वदानेभ्यः (sarvadānebhyaḥ) - than all gifts, among all gifts
- उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme
- ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I tell
- ते (te) - to you
- सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true
- इदम् (idam) - this
- श्रद्दधस्व (śraddadhasva) - have faith, believe (imperative)
- च (ca) - and
- जाअजले (jāajale) - O Jajali
Words meanings and morphology
दानम् (dānam) - gift, act of giving
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - gift, giving, liberality
Derived from root dA (to give)
Root: dA (class 3)
Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.
भूताभयस्य (bhūtābhayasya) - of the fearlessness of beings, of providing safety to beings
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of bhūtābhaya
bhūtābhaya - fearlessness to beings, protection of beings
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (bhūta+abhaya)
- bhūta – being, creature
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1) - abhaya – fearlessness, safety
noun (neuter)
Compound 'a' (not) + 'bhaya' (fear)
Note: Qualifies 'dānam'.
आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah
Root: ah (class 2)
Note: Used in the sense of present tense 'they say'.
सर्वदानेभ्यः (sarvadānebhyaḥ) - than all gifts, among all gifts
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, plural of sarvadāna
sarvadāna - all gifts, every kind of giving
Compound
Compound type : Tatpurusha (sarva+dāna)
- sarva – all, every
adjective - dāna – gift, giving
noun (neuter)
Derived from root dA (to give)
Root: dA (class 3)
Note: Used for comparison ("than all gifts", "among all gifts").
उत्तमम् (uttamam) - best, supreme
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama
uttama - best, highest, supreme
Superlative form of 'ud' (up)
Note: Qualifies 'dānam'.
ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I tell
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Also can be genitive, but dative fits 'I tell to you'.
सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, true
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, true, real
Note: Object of 'bravīmi'.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this
Note: Qualifies 'satyam'.
श्रद्दधस्व (śraddadhasva) - have faith, believe (imperative)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śraddhā
Root dhā with prefix śrat, forming a denominative verb
Prefix: śrat
Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Derived from the concept of śraddhā.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
जाअजले (jāajale) - O Jajali
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of jāajali
jāajali - Jajali (a proper name)