महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-11

यथा हिरण्यकर्ता वै रूप्यमग्नौ विशोधयेत् ।
बहुशोऽतिप्रयत्नेन महतात्मकृतेन ह ॥११॥

11. yathā hiraṇyakartā vai rūpyamagnau viśodhayet ,
bahuśo'tiprayatnena mahatātmakṛtena ha.

11. yathā hiraṇyakartā vai rūpyam agnau viśodhayet
| bahuśaḥ atiprayatnena mahatā ātmakṛtena ha

11. yathā hiraṇyakartā vai agnau rūpyam bahuśaḥ
atiprayatnena mahatā ātmakṛtena ha viśodhayet

11. Just as a goldsmith indeed purifies silver in the fire repeatedly, with immense effort and great personal exertion.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

• हिरण्यकर्ता (hiraṇyakartā) - a goldsmith

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• रूप्यम् (rūpyam) - silver

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

• विशोधयेत् (viśodhayet) - should purify, may purify

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times, often

• अतिप्रयत्नेन (atiprayatnena) - with great effort, with excessive effort

• महता (mahatā) - with great, by great

• आत्मकृतेन (ātmakṛtena) - by self-exertion, by self-made effort, by personal effort

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, how

(indeclinable)

हिरण्यकर्ता (hiraṇyakartā) - a goldsmith

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyakartṛ

hiraṇyakartṛ - goldsmith, one who makes gold (articles)

Compound of hiraṇya (gold) and kartṛ (maker).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇya+kartṛ)

• hiraṇya – gold
  noun (neuter)
• kartṛ – doer, maker, agent
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make) with suffix -tṛ.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

रूप्यम् (rūpyam) - silver

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpya

rūpya - silver

Derived from rūpa (form, beauty, coin).

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

विशोधयेत् (viśodhayet) - should purify, may purify

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of viśodhaya

Optative mood, causative stem (from śudh + vi).

Causative stem of root śudh- (to purify) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times, often

(indeclinable)

Derived from bahu (much, many) with the adverbial suffix -śas.

अतिप्रयत्नेन (atiprayatnena) - with great effort, with excessive effort

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of atiprayatna

atiprayatna - great effort, excessive exertion

Compound of ati (very, excessive) and prayatna (effort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ati+prayatna)

• ati – very, much, excessive
  indeclinable
• prayatna – effort, exertion, endeavour
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yat- (to strive) with prefix pra-.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yat (class 1)

महता (mahatā) - with great, by great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'atiprayatnena' and 'ātmakṛtena'.

आत्मकृतेन (ātmakṛtena) - by self-exertion, by self-made effort, by personal effort

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātmakṛta

ātmakṛta - self-made, self-exerted, done by oneself, personal effort

Compound of ātman (self) and kṛta (done/made).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+kṛta)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛ- (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'atiprayatnena' (implied).

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)