महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-50

अप्रमादश्च शौचं च तात भूतिकरं महत् ।
एतेभ्यश्चैव मान्धातः सततं मा प्रमादिथाः ॥५०॥

50. apramādaśca śaucaṁ ca tāta bhūtikaraṁ mahat ,
etebhyaścaiva māndhātaḥ satataṁ mā pramādithāḥ.

50. apramādaḥ ca śaucam ca tāta bhūtikaram mahat
etebhyaḥ ca eva māndhātaḥ satatam mā pramādithāḥ

50. tāta māndhātaḥ apramādaḥ ca śaucam ca mahat
bhūtikaram ca etebhyaḥ eva satatam mā pramādithāḥ

50. Diligence and purity, dear child, are greatly conducive to prosperity. Therefore, O Mandhatr, never be negligent regarding these.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - non-negligence, diligence, carefulness, vigilance

• च (ca) - and, also

• शौचम् (śaucam) - purity, cleanliness, honesty

• च (ca) - and, also

• तात (tāta) - O dear child (used affectionately by elders to juniors) (O dear one, O child, O father)

• भूतिकरम् (bhūtikaram) - causing prosperity, bringing welfare, promoting well-being

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, significant

• एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - regarding these (referring to diligence and purity) (from these, to these)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• मान्धातः (māndhātaḥ) - O Mandhatr

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• प्रमादिथाः (pramādithāḥ) - be negligent, be careless

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - non-negligence, diligence, carefulness, vigilance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - non-negligence, carefulness, diligence, vigilance

From a- (negation) + pra- (intensive prefix) + √mad (to be negligent) + ghaÑ suffix (action noun).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pramāda – negligence, carelessness, error
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-√mad + ghañ
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शौचम् (śaucam) - purity, cleanliness, honesty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śauca

śauca - purity, cleanliness, honesty, integrity

From śuci + aṇ suffix

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter, but contextually nominative.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तात (tāta) - O dear child (used affectionately by elders to juniors) (O dear one, O child, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (vocative, used by elders to juniors or among equals for affection)

भूतिकरम् (bhūtikaram) - causing prosperity, bringing welfare, promoting well-being

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūtikara

bhūtikara - causing prosperity, bringing welfare, promoting well-being

Compound of bhūti (prosperity) and kara (maker, causing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūti+kara)

• bhūti – prosperity, welfare, power, existence
  noun (feminine)
  From √bhū + kti
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• kara – maker, doer, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  From √kṛ + a
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with apramāda and śauca as a collective neuter singular predicate.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, significant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, important

Present active participle of √mah (to be great), used as an adjective.

Root: mah (class 1)

एतेभ्यः (etebhyaḥ) - regarding these (referring to diligence and purity) (from these, to these)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Can be dative or ablative plural. Here, ablative with the sense of 'with respect to'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

मान्धातः (māndhātaḥ) - O Mandhatr

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - name of a celebrated ancient king

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, continuously

(indeclinable)

From sa-tata (with stretched/extended)

Note: Functions adverbially.

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

प्रमादिथाः (pramādithāḥ) - be negligent, be careless

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of mad

Aorist, prohibitive

Second person singular aorist (luṅ) middle of √mad with prefix pra. The stem is causative mādaya.

Prefix: pra

Root: mad (class 4)

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