महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-73, verse-14
यः कश्चिद्विजयेद्भूमिं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।
श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय धर्मज्ञाय तपस्विने ॥१४॥
श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय धर्मज्ञाय तपस्विने ॥१४॥
14. yaḥ kaścidvijayedbhūmiṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet ,
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine.
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine.
14.
yaḥ kaścid vijayet bhūmim brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine
14.
yaḥ kaścid bhūmim vijayet,
(saḥ) śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
(saḥ) śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
14.
Whoever conquers a territory should dedicate it to a Brahmin who is endowed with learning and good conduct, is knowledgeable of righteous conduct (dharma), and is an ascetic.
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)
- कश्चिद् (kaścid) - whoever (anyone, someone, whoever)
- विजयेत् (vijayet) - conquers (should conquer, may conquer)
- भूमिम् (bhūmim) - land, territory (land, earth, ground, territory)
- ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
- निवेदयेत् (nivedayet) - should dedicate (should dedicate, should offer, should inform)
- श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय (śrutavṛttopapannāya) - to one endowed with learning and good conduct
- धर्मज्ञाय (dharmajñāya) - to one knowledgeable of righteous conduct (dharma) (to one who knows dharma, to one knowledgeable in righteous conduct)
- तपस्विने (tapasvine) - to an ascetic (to an ascetic, to a devotee)
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
कश्चिद् (kaścid) - whoever (anyone, someone, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - anyone, someone, whoever
Formed from interogative pronoun kim (kaḥ) and the indeclinable cid
विजयेत् (vijayet) - conquers (should conquer, may conquer)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vijī
Optative Mood
Compound verb with prefix vi-
Prefix: vi
Root: jī (class 1)
भूमिम् (bhūmim) - land, territory (land, earth, ground, territory)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūmi
bhūmi - land, earth, ground, territory
ब्राह्मणाय (brāhmaṇāya) - to a Brahmin
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
निवेदयेत् (nivedayet) - should dedicate (should dedicate, should offer, should inform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of niveday
Optative Mood, causative of ni-vid
Causative form of root 'vid' with prefix 'ni'. 'veday' is the causative stem. 'ni-vid' means to present, to offer.
Prefix: ni
Root: vid (class 1)
श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय (śrutavṛttopapannāya) - to one endowed with learning and good conduct
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of śrutavṛttopapanna
śrutavṛttopapanna - endowed with learning and good conduct
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruta+vṛtta+upapanna)
- śruta – heard, learned, knowledge
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5) - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, occurrence
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Root vṛt (to be, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1) - upapanna – endowed with, possessed of, suitable
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Root pad (to go, to fall) with upasarga upa
Prefix: upa
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Compound adjective, qualifying 'brāhmaṇāya'.
धर्मज्ञाय (dharmajñāya) - to one knowledgeable of righteous conduct (dharma) (to one who knows dharma, to one knowledgeable in righteous conduct)
(adjective)
Dative, masculine, singular of dharmajña
dharmajña - knowing dharma, righteous
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)
- dharma – intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct, duty
noun (masculine)
Root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
Root: dhṛ (class 1) - jña – knowing, acquainted with
adjective (masculine)
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Compound adjective, qualifying 'brāhmaṇāya'.
तपस्विने (tapasvine) - to an ascetic (to an ascetic, to a devotee)
(noun)
Dative, masculine, singular of tapasvin
tapasvin - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)
Possessive suffix -vin added to tapas (austerity)