महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-18

अभिगम्य दत्तं तुष्ट्या यद्धन्यमाहुरभिष्टुतम् ।
याचितेन तु यद्दत्तं तदाहुर्मध्यमं बुधाः ॥१८॥

18. abhigamya dattaṁ tuṣṭyā yaddhanyamāhurabhiṣṭutam ,
yācitena tu yaddattaṁ tadāhurmadhyamaṁ budhāḥ.

18. abhigamya dattaṃ tuṣṭyā yat dhanyaṃ āhuḥ abhiṣṭutam
yācitena tu yat dattaṃ tat āhuḥ madhyamaṃ budhāḥ

18. (yat) abhigamya tuṣṭyā dattaṃ,
(tat) dhanyaṃ abhiṣṭutam (ca) āhuḥ.
tu yat yācitena dattaṃ,
tat budhāḥ madhyamaṃ āhuḥ.

18. That which is given with satisfaction (tuṣṭyā) after approaching (the recipient), they declare to be blessed and highly praised. But that which is given when requested (yācitena), the wise ones (budhāḥ) call middling.

Words meanings summery:

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, by approaching

• दत्तं (dattaṁ) - given, offered

• तुष्ट्या (tuṣṭyā) - with satisfaction, gladly

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• धन्यं (dhanyaṁ) - blessed, fortunate, praiseworthy

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• अभिष्टुतम् (abhiṣṭutam) - highly praised, extolled

• याचितेन (yācitena) - by one who has been asked, by request

• तु (tu) - but, however

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• दत्तं (dattaṁ) - given, offered

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मध्यमं (madhyamaṁ) - middling, mediocre, average

• बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent people

Words meanings and morphology

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached, by approaching

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

दत्तं (dattaṁ) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

Root: dā (class 3)

तुष्ट्या (tuṣṭyā) - with satisfaction, gladly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tuṣṭi

tuṣṭi - satisfaction, contentment, gratification

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

धन्यं (dhanyaṁ) - blessed, fortunate, praiseworthy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, auspicious, fortunate, praiseworthy

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense form

Irregular perfect tense (lit) form of root ah

Root: ah (class 2)

अभिष्टुतम् (abhiṣṭutam) - highly praised, extolled

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhiṣṭuta

abhiṣṭuta - praised, eulogized, celebrated, highly lauded

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: abhi

Root: stu (class 2)

याचितेन (yācitena) - by one who has been asked, by request

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yācita

yācita - asked, requested, begged

Past Passive Participle

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Used substantively (by a requested one)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

दत्तं (dattaṁ) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

Root: dā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect tense form

Irregular perfect tense (lit) form of root ah

Root: ah (class 2)

मध्यमं (madhyamaṁ) - middling, mediocre, average

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhyama

madhyama - middle, central, mediocre, ordinary

बुधाः (budhāḥ) - the wise ones, intelligent people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of budha

budha - wise, intelligent, a wise man

Root: budh (class 1)