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12,87

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-87, verse-24

कृपणानाथवृद्धानां विधवानां च योषिताम् ।
योगक्षेमं च वृत्तिं च नित्यमेव प्रकल्पयेत् ॥२४॥
24. kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānāṁ vidhavānāṁ ca yoṣitām ,
yogakṣemaṁ ca vṛttiṁ ca nityameva prakalpayet.
24. kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānām vidhavānām ca yoṣitām
yogakṣemam ca vṛttim ca nityam eva prakalpayet
24. kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānām vidhavānām ca yoṣitām
yogakṣemam ca vṛttim ca nityam eva prakalpayet
24. For the poor, the helpless, the elderly, and for widowed women, one should always provide for their well-being (yogakṣema) and livelihood.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृपणानाथवृद्धानाम् (kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānām) - of the poor, helpless, and aged
  • विधवानाम् (vidhavānām) - of widows
  • (ca) - and
  • योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women
  • योगक्षेमम् (yogakṣemam) - well-being (yogakṣema) (well-being, welfare, security)
  • (ca) - and
  • वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, sustenance, conduct
  • (ca) - and
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
  • प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - should provide, should arrange, should prepare

Words meanings and morphology

कृपणानाथवृद्धानाम् (kṛpaṇānāthavṛddhānām) - of the poor, helpless, and aged
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of kṛpaṇānāthavṛddha
kṛpaṇānāthavṛddha - a combination of poor, helpless, and old individuals
Compound type : Dvandva (kṛpaṇa+anātha+vṛddha)
  • kṛpaṇa – poor, wretched, miserable, pitiable
    adjective (masculine)
  • anātha – helpless, unprotected, orphan
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'nātha' (master, protector)
  • vṛddha – old, aged, grown, augmented
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root vṛdh + 'kta' suffix
    Root: vṛdh (class 1)
विधवानाम् (vidhavānām) - of widows
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of vidhavā
vidhavā - widow
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
योषिताम् (yoṣitām) - of women
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of yoṣit
yoṣit - woman, female
योगक्षेमम् (yogakṣemam) - well-being (yogakṣema) (well-being, welfare, security)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yogakṣema
yogakṣema - well-being, welfare, security (acquisition of what is not possessed and preservation of what is possessed)
Compound type : Dvandva (yoga+kṣema)
  • yoga – acquisition, effort, application, union
    noun (masculine)
    Verbal noun
    Derived from root yuj
    Root: yuj (class 7)
  • kṣema – welfare, security, safety, preservation
    noun (masculine)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, sustenance, conduct
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti
vṛtti - livelihood, sustenance, manner of life, conduct, profession
Derived from root vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
प्रकल्पयेत् (prakalpayet) - should provide, should arrange, should prepare
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prakalpayet
Optative mood, 3rd person, singular (Causative stem)
Derived from root kḷp + prefix pra, in the causative (kalpayati) form
Prefix: pra
Root: kḷp (class 1)