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12,73

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-73, verse-14

यः कश्चिद्विजयेद्भूमिं ब्राह्मणाय निवेदयेत् ।
श्रुतवृत्तोपपन्नाय धर्मज्ञाय तपस्विने ॥१४॥
14. yaḥ kaścidvijayedbhūmiṁ brāhmaṇāya nivedayet ,
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine.
14. yaḥ kaścid vijayet bhūmim brāhmaṇāya nivedayet
śrutavṛttopapannāya dharmajñāya tapasvine
14. yaḥ kaścid bhūmim vijayet,
(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)