महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-85, verse-7
दानमेव हि सर्वत्र सान्त्वेनानभिजल्पितम् ।
न प्रीणयति भूतानि निर्व्यञ्जनमिवाशनम् ॥७॥
न प्रीणयति भूतानि निर्व्यञ्जनमिवाशनम् ॥७॥
7. dānameva hi sarvatra sāntvenānabhijalpitam ,
na prīṇayati bhūtāni nirvyañjanamivāśanam.
na prīṇayati bhūtāni nirvyañjanamivāśanam.
7.
dānam eva hi sarvatra sāntvena anabhijalpitam
na prīṇayati bhūtāni nir-vyañjanam iva aśanam
na prīṇayati bhūtāni nir-vyañjanam iva aśanam
7.
hi sarvatra sāntvena anabhijalpitam dānam eva bhūtāni na prīṇayati,
nir-vyañjanam iva aśanam
nir-vyañjanam iva aśanam
7.
Indeed, charity (dāna) offered anywhere without conciliatory words (sāntva) does not please beings, just as food (aśana) without condiments (nirvyñjana) does not satisfy.
Words meanings summery:
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- दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
- सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every case
- सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliatory speech, by gentle words
- अनभिजल्पितम् (anabhijalpitam) - unspoken, unaddressed, not accompanied by speech
- न (na) - not, no
- प्रीणयति (prīṇayati) - pleases, gratifies
- भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures
- निर्-व्यञ्जनम् (nir-vyañjanam) - without condiments/flavor, unseasoned
- इव (iva) - like, as, as if
- अशनम् (aśanam) - food, eating
Words meanings and morphology
दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - act of giving, gift, charity, liberality
Derived from root dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 3)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for
(indeclinable)
सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in every case
(indeclinable)
Locative adverb formed from sarva (all)
सान्त्वेन (sāntvena) - by conciliatory speech, by gentle words
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of sāntva
sāntva - gentle, soothing, conciliatory; conciliatory speech, solace
अनभिजल्पितम् (anabhijalpitam) - unspoken, unaddressed, not accompanied by speech
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of a-abhi-jalpita
a-abhi-jalpita - not spoken to, not addressed, not accompanied by speech
Past Passive Participle
Negative prefix 'a' + root jalp (to speak) with prefix abhi + suffix -ta
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+abhijalpita)
- a – not, un-
indeclinable - abhijalpita – spoken to, addressed
Past Passive Participle (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root jalp (to speak) with prefix abhi
Prefix: abhi
Root: jalp (class 10)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
प्रीणयति (prīṇayati) - pleases, gratifies
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prīṇ
Causative form
Derived from root prī (to love, to please) as a causative (prīṇayati)
Root: prī (class 9)
भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta
bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root bhū (to be, to become)
Root: bhū (class 1)
निर्-व्यञ्जनम् (nir-vyañjanam) - without condiments/flavor, unseasoned
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nir-vyañjana
nir-vyañjana - without condiments, unseasoned, flavorless
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+vyañjana)
- nis – out, without, free from
indeclinable - vyañjana – condiment, sauce, mark, indication
noun (neuter)
इव (iva) - like, as, as if
(indeclinable)
अशनम् (aśanam) - food, eating
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of aśana
aśana - eating, food, meal
Derived from root aś (to eat)
Root: aś (class 9)