महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-71, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
इयं गुणानां षट्त्रिंशत्षट्त्रिंशद्गुणसंयुता ।
यान्गुणांस्तु गुणोपेतः कुर्वन्गुणमवाप्नुयात् ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
iyaṁ guṇānāṁ ṣaṭtriṁśatṣaṭtriṁśadguṇasaṁyutā ,
yānguṇāṁstu guṇopetaḥ kurvanguṇamavāpnuyāt.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iyam guṇānām ṣaṭtriṃśat ṣaṭtriṃśadguṇasaṃyutā
yān guṇān tu guṇopetaḥ kurvan guṇam avāpnuyāt

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iyam guṇānām ṣaṭtriṃśat ṣaṭtriṃśadguṇasaṃyutā (asti).
guṇopetaḥ (puruṣaḥ) yān guṇān tu kurvan guṇam avāpnuyāt.

2. Bhishma said: 'This is the set of thirty-six qualities, which is itself endowed with thirty-six virtues. A person endowed with virtues, by practicing these very qualities, will indeed attain merit (guṇa).'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to the topic or list of qualities) (this, she)

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of qualities (of qualities, of virtues)

• षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṁśat) - (the number) thirty-six (thirty-six)

• षट्त्रिंशद्गुणसंयुता (ṣaṭtriṁśadguṇasaṁyutā) - (which is) itself endowed with thirty-six virtues (endowed with thirty-six qualities)

• यान् (yān) - which (qualities) (which (masculine accusative plural))

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (qualities, virtues)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

• गुणोपेतः (guṇopetaḥ) - a person endowed with virtues (endowed with qualities/virtues)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - by practicing (these qualities) (doing, performing, making)

• गुणम् (guṇam) - merit (merit, quality, virtue)

• अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - will attain (may obtain, should obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

Derived from root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form.

इयम् (iyam) - this (referring to the topic or list of qualities) (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the 'set of qualities' being described.

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of qualities (of qualities, of virtues)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, good quality, attribute, thread

षट्त्रिंशत् (ṣaṭtriṁśat) - (the number) thirty-six (thirty-six)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṭtriṃśat

ṣaṭtriṁśat - thirty-six

Compound of ṣaṭ (six) and triṃśat (thirty)

Compound type : dvandva (ṣaṭ+triṃśat)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• triṃśat – thirty
  numeral

Note: Used as a noun referring to the number 'thirty-six'.

षट्त्रिंशद्गुणसंयुता (ṣaṭtriṁśadguṇasaṁyutā) - (which is) itself endowed with thirty-six virtues (endowed with thirty-six qualities)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṭtriṃśadguṇasaṃyuta

ṣaṭtriṁśadguṇasaṁyuta - endowed with thirty-six qualities/virtues

Compound: ṣaṭtriṃśat (thirty-six) + guṇa (quality/virtue) + saṃyuta (endowed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṣaṭtriṃśat+guṇa+saṃyuta)

• ṣaṭtriṃśat – thirty-six
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• saṃyuta – joined, united, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of saṃ- + √yu (to join)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yu (class 2)

यान् (yān) - which (qualities) (which (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the qualities from the first half.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities (qualities, virtues)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, good quality, attribute, thread

Note: Object of `kurvan`.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

गुणोपेतः (guṇopetaḥ) - a person endowed with virtues (endowed with qualities/virtues)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guṇopeta

guṇopeta - endowed with virtues, possessing good qualities

Compound of 'guṇa' (quality) and 'upeta' (possessed, endowed)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+upeta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – possessed of, endowed with, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of upa- + √i (to go)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - by practicing (these qualities) (doing, performing, making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making, performing

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गुणम् (guṇam) - merit (merit, quality, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, good quality, attribute, thread, merit

Note: Object of `avāpnuyāt`.

अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - will attain (may obtain, should obtain)

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Parasmaipada form.