महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-35

सत्याय हि यथा नेह जह्याद्धर्मफलं महत् ।
भूतानामनुकम्पार्थं मनुः स्वायंभुवोऽब्रवीत् ॥३५॥

35. satyāya hi yathā neha jahyāddharmaphalaṁ mahat ,
bhūtānāmanukampārthaṁ manuḥ svāyaṁbhuvo'bravīt.

35. satyāya hi yathā na iha jahyāt dharmaphalam mahat
bhūtānām anukampārtham manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaḥ abravīt

35. hi satyāya,
yathā iha mahat dharmaphalam na jahyāt [rājā],
[tat] bhūtānām anukampārtham svāyaṃbhuvaḥ manuḥ abravīt

35. Indeed, for the sake of truth, so that he (the king) would not abandon the great fruit of dharma (natural law) in this world, Svāyambhuva Manu himself declared this, out of compassion for all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्याय (satyāya) - for the sake of truth (for truth, for the truth)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

• यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in order that, as, just as)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• जह्यात् (jahyāt) - he would abandon (he would abandon, he would lose, he should give up)

• धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of dharma (natural law) (the fruit of dharma, the reward of righteousness)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all beings (of beings, of creatures)

• अनुकम्पार्थम् (anukampārtham) - out of compassion (for the sake of compassion, out of pity)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the lawgiver) (Manu (the first man, lawgiver))

• स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuva (epithet of Manu, meaning self-existent) (self-existent, born of Svayambhū, Svāyambhuva (epithet of Manu))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared this (he spoke, he said, he declared)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्याय (satyāya) - for the sake of truth (for truth, for the truth)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

From sant (being) + -ya suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, for)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - so that (so that, in order that, as, just as)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

जह्यात् (jahyāt) - he would abandon (he would abandon, he would lose, he should give up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of hā

Optative Active

Root √hā, 3rd conjugation, parasmaipada. Optative 3rd singular active. Reduplicated root, but with vowel lengthening in some forms.

Root: hā (class 3)

धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of dharma (natural law) (the fruit of dharma, the reward of righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmaphala

dharmaphala - the fruit or reward of dharma/righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+phala)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, support) + -man suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, consequence
  noun (neuter)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble, important

Note: Agrees with `dharmaphalam`.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - for all beings (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

From √bhū (to be, become) + -ta suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनुकम्पार्थम् (anukampārtham) - out of compassion (for the sake of compassion, out of pity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anukampārtha

anukampārtha - for the sake of compassion, for pity, for sympathy

Compound type : tatpurusha (anukampā+artha)

• anukampā – compassion, pity, sympathy
  noun (feminine)
  From anu-√kamp (to tremble for, pity) + -a suffix.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, sake
  noun (masculine)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the lawgiver) (Manu (the first man, lawgiver))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver, especially Svāyambhuva Manu)

स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuva (epithet of Manu, meaning self-existent) (self-existent, born of Svayambhū, Svāyambhuva (epithet of Manu))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyaṃbhuva

svāyaṁbhuva - self-existent, born of Svayambhū, a name for Manu (Svāyambhuva Manu)

From svayambhū (self-existent, Brahman) + -a suffix (denoting descent or relation).

Note: Agrees with `manuḥ`.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared this (he spoke, he said, he declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

Root √brū, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada. Imperfect 3rd singular active.

Root: brū (class 2)

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