महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-25

भोजयित्वा दशशतं नरो वेदविदां नृप ।
न्यायविद्धर्मविदुषामितिहासविदां तथा ॥२५॥

25. bhojayitvā daśaśataṁ naro vedavidāṁ nṛpa ,
nyāyaviddharmaviduṣāmitihāsavidāṁ tathā.

25. bhojayitvā daśaśatam naraḥ vedavidām nṛpa
nyāyavit dharmaviduṣām itihāsavidām tathā

25. nṛpa,
nyāyavit naraḥ daśaśatam vedavidām dharmaviduṣām tathā itihāsavidām bhojayitvā

25. O king, a man who is a knower of justice, having fed a thousand people who are knowledgeable in the Vedas, learned in natural law (dharma), and also knowledgeable in history, (achieves a great merit).

Words meanings summery:

• भोजयित्वा (bhojayitvā) - having fed

• दशशतम् (daśaśatam) - one thousand (literally 'ten hundred')

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person, man

• वेदविदाम् (vedavidām) - of those knowing the Vedas, among the knowers of the Vedas

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

• न्यायवित् (nyāyavit) - knowing justice, learned in law

• धर्मविदुषाम् (dharmaviduṣām) - of those knowing natural law (dharma), among the knowers of righteousness

• इतिहासविदाम् (itihāsavidām) - of those knowing history, among the historians

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, similarly

Words meanings and morphology

भोजयित्वा (bhojayitvā) - having fed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Causative)

Absolutive of the causative of √bhuj (to eat)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

दशशतम् (daśaśatam) - one thousand (literally 'ten hundred')

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daśaśata

daśaśata - a thousand

Compound type : karmadhāraya (daśa+śata)

• daśa – ten
  numeral
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

नरः (naraḥ) - a person, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

Note: Subject of the implied main clause.

वेदविदाम् (vedavidām) - of those knowing the Vedas, among the knowers of the Vedas

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knowing the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vid)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'thousand people' being fed.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protecting, drinking
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

न्यायवित् (nyāyavit) - knowing justice, learned in law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyāyavid

nyāyavid - knowing justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nyāya+vid)

• nyāya – justice, right, rule
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.

धर्मविदुषाम् (dharmaviduṣām) - of those knowing natural law (dharma), among the knowers of righteousness

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmavidus

dharmavidus - knowing natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vidus)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vidus – knowing, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'thousand people' being fed.

इतिहासविदाम् (itihāsavidām) - of those knowing history, among the historians

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of itihāsavid

itihāsavid - knowing history, historian

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (itihāsa+vid)

• itihāsa – history, legend, tradition
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'thousand people' being fed.

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, similarly

(indeclinable)