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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-2

सेवाश्रितेन मनसा वृत्तिहीनस्य शस्यते ।
द्विजातिहस्तान्निर्वृत्ता न तु तुल्यात्परस्परम् ॥२॥
2. sevāśritena manasā vṛttihīnasya śasyate ,
dvijātihastānnirvṛttā na tu tulyātparasparam.
2. sevāśritena manasā vṛttihīnasya śasyate
dvijātihastāt nirvṛttā na tu tulyāt parasparam
2. vṛttihīnasya sevāśritena manasā dvijātihastāt
nirvṛttā śasyate na tu tulyāt parasparam
2. For a person who is without livelihood, sustenance (vṛtti) obtained from the hands of a 'twice-born' (dvijāti) with a mind devoted to service is commendable, but not that which is received mutually from equals.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सेवाश्रितेन (sevāśritena) - by a mind (manasā) devoted to service (by one devoted to service, by a mind resorting to service)
  • मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
  • वृत्तिहीनस्य (vṛttihīnasya) - of one without livelihood, for one devoid of means
  • शस्यते (śasyate) - is praised, is commendable, is lauded
  • द्विजातिहस्तात् (dvijātihastāt) - from the hand of a twice-born (dvijāti)
  • निर्वृत्ता (nirvṛttā) - obtained, produced, accomplished
  • (na) - not, no
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
  • तुल्यात् (tulyāt) - from an equal
  • परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, from each other

Words meanings and morphology

सेवाश्रितेन (sevāśritena) - by a mind (manasā) devoted to service (by one devoted to service, by a mind resorting to service)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sevāśrita
sevāśrita - devoted to service, resorting to service
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sevā+āśrita)
  • sevā – service, worship, attendance
    noun (feminine)
  • āśrita – resorted to, dependent on, devoted to, taken refuge in
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    prefix ā + root śri
    Prefix: ā
    Root: śri (class 1)
मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
वृत्तिहीनस्य (vṛttihīnasya) - of one without livelihood, for one devoid of means
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛttihīna
vṛttihīna - devoid of livelihood, without means of subsistence
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+hīna)
  • vṛtti – livelihood, profession, conduct, existence, state
    noun (feminine)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
  • hīna – deprived of, devoid of, deficient, abandoned
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    root hā
    Root: hā (class 3)
शस्यते (śasyate) - is praised, is commendable, is lauded
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śas
Root: śas (class 2)
द्विजातिहस्तात् (dvijātihastāt) - from the hand of a twice-born (dvijāti)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of dvijātihasta
dvijātihasta - hand of a twice-born
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvijāti+hasta)
  • dvijāti – twice-born, Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, bird, tooth
    noun (masculine)
  • hasta – hand
    noun (masculine)
निर्वृत्ता (nirvṛttā) - obtained, produced, accomplished
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvṛtta
nirvṛtta - finished, completed, produced, obtained
Past Passive Participle
prefix nis + root vṛt
Prefix: nis
Root: vṛt (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
तुल्यात् (tulyāt) - from an equal
(adjective)
Ablative, masculine, singular of tulya
tulya - equal, similar, comparable
परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, from each other
(indeclinable)