महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-109, verse-29

कार्त्तिकं तु नरो मासं यः कुर्यादेकभोजनम् ।
शूरश्च बहुभार्यश्च कीर्तिमांश्चैव जायते ॥२९॥

29. kārttikaṁ tu naro māsaṁ yaḥ kuryādekabhojanam ,
śūraśca bahubhāryaśca kīrtimāṁścaiva jāyate.

29. kārttikam tu naraḥ māsam yaḥ kuryāt ekabhojanam
śūraḥ ca bahubhāryaḥ ca kīrtimān ca eva jāyate

29. Furthermore, the person who observes a single meal a day during the month of Karttika, he becomes brave, endowed with many wives, and indeed, glorious.

Words meanings summery:

• कार्त्तिकम् (kārttikam) - the month of Karttika (October-November)

• तु (tu) - furthermore (but, indeed, moreover)

• नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)

• मासम् (māsam) - month

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should observe (the practice) (should do, should make, should perform)

• एकभोजनम् (ekabhojanam) - the practice of taking a single meal a day (a single meal, eating only once)

• शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave (brave, valiant, heroic)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बहुभार्यः (bahubhāryaḥ) - endowed with many wives (having many wives)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - glorious (famous, glorious, celebrated)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, even)

• जायते (jāyate) - becomes (is born, becomes, arises)

Words meanings and morphology

कार्त्तिकम् (kārttikam) - the month of Karttika (October-November)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārttika

kārttika - the month of Karttika, relating to the Krittika constellation

Note: Object of kuryāt.

तु (tu) - furthermore (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - person (man, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of kuryāt.

मासम् (māsam) - month

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māsa

māsa - month

Note: Duration of time.

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of kuryāt.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should observe (the practice) (should do, should make, should perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

Optative Mood, Parasmaipada

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एकभोजनम् (ekabhojanam) - the practice of taking a single meal a day (a single meal, eating only once)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekabhojana

ekabhojana - eating only once, a single meal, one meal

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+bhojana)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral adjective
• bhojana – eating, food, meal
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root bhuj (to eat) + ana
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Object of kuryāt.

शूरः (śūraḥ) - brave (brave, valiant, heroic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valiant, heroic, warrior

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'he'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

बहुभार्यः (bahubhāryaḥ) - endowed with many wives (having many wives)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahubhārya

bahubhārya - having many wives

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+bhāryā)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• bhāryā – wife, woman to be supported
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) + ṇyat
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'he'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - glorious (famous, glorious, celebrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtimat

kīrtimat - famous, glorious, celebrated, possessing fame

Derived from kīrti (fame) + matup (suffix for 'having')

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'he'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, only, even)

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - becomes (is born, becomes, arises)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Tense, Ātmanepada (Passive/Middle)

Derived from root jan (to be born). Jā-ya-te.

Root: jan (class 4)