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12,72

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-72, verse-3

धर्मनिष्ठाञ्श्रुतवतो वेदव्रतसमाहितान् ।
अर्चितान्वासयेथास्त्वं गृहे गुणवतो द्विजान् ॥३॥
3. dharmaniṣṭhāñśrutavato vedavratasamāhitān ,
arcitānvāsayethāstvaṁ gṛhe guṇavato dvijān.
3. dharma-niṣṭhān śrutavataḥ veda-vrata-samāhitān
| arcitān vāsayethāḥ tvam gṛhe guṇavataḥ dvijān
3. tvam arcitān gṛhe dharma-niṣṭhān śrutavataḥ
veda-vrata-samāhitān guṇavataḥ dvijān vāsayethāḥ
3. You should house in your home, after honoring them, those Brahmins (dvijān) who are devoted to (dharma), learned in the scriptures, steadfast in their Vedic vows, and endowed with good qualities.

Words meanings summery:

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  • धर्म-निष्ठान् (dharma-niṣṭhān) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to dharma, firm in dharma)
  • श्रुतवतः (śrutavataḥ) - learned in the scriptures (learned, wise, who have heard (the scriptures))
  • वेद-व्रत-समाहितान् (veda-vrata-samāhitān) - steadfast in their Vedic vows (steadfast in Vedic vows, concentrated on Vedic rites)
  • अर्चितान् (arcitān) - after honoring them (honored, worshipped)
  • वासयेथाः (vāsayethāḥ) - you should cause to dwell, you should house
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • गृहे (gṛhe) - in your home (in the house, at home)
  • गुणवतः (guṇavataḥ) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with qualities, virtuous)
  • द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (dvijān) (Brahmins, twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-निष्ठान् (dharma-niṣṭhān) - devoted to (dharma) (devoted to dharma, firm in dharma)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma-niṣṭha
dharma-niṣṭha - devoted to dharma, firm in dharma
Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+niṣṭha)
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • niṣṭha – standing in, abiding in, devoted to
    adjective (masculine)
    From ni + √sthā 'to stand'
    Prefix: ni
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'
श्रुतवतः (śrutavataḥ) - learned in the scriptures (learned, wise, who have heard (the scriptures))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śrutavat
śrutavat - learned, wise, having heard
Possessive suffix -vat from PPP
From śruta (PPP of √śru 'to hear') + -vat
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'
वेद-व्रत-समाहितान् (veda-vrata-samāhitān) - steadfast in their Vedic vows (steadfast in Vedic vows, concentrated on Vedic rites)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of veda-vrata-samāhita
veda-vrata-samāhita - steadfast in Vedic vows, concentrated on Vedic rites
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vrata+samāhita)
  • veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
    noun (neuter)
  • samāhita – collected, composed, concentrated, steadfast
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From sam + ā + √dhā 'to place, put'
    Prefixes: sam+ā
    Root: dhā (class 3)
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'
अर्चितान् (arcitān) - after honoring them (honored, worshipped)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of arcita
arcita - honored, worshipped, revered
Past Passive Participle
From √arc 'to honor, worship'
Root: arc (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'
वासयेथाः (vāsayethāḥ) - you should cause to dwell, you should house
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of vas
Causative optative
From causative of √vas 'to dwell'
Root: vas (class 1)
Note: Middle voice ending used, though root is typically active.
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
गृहे (gṛhe) - in your home (in the house, at home)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha
gṛha - house, home, dwelling
Root: grah (class 9)
गुणवतः (guṇavataḥ) - endowed with good qualities (endowed with qualities, virtuous)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇavat
guṇavat - possessing qualities, virtuous, meritorious
From guṇa 'quality' + possessive suffix -vat
Note: Agrees with 'dvijān'
द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (dvijān) (Brahmins, twice-born)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya); Brahmin; bird; tooth
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective
    Suffix from √jan
    Derived from the root √jan 'to be born'
    Root: jan (class 4)