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13,113

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-113, verse-6

प्रदानानि तु वक्ष्यामि यानि दत्त्वा युधिष्ठिर ।
नरः कृत्वाप्यकार्याणि तदा धर्मेण युज्यते ॥६॥
6. pradānāni tu vakṣyāmi yāni dattvā yudhiṣṭhira ,
naraḥ kṛtvāpyakāryāṇi tadā dharmeṇa yujyate.
6. pradānāni tu vakṣyāmi yāni dattvā yudhiṣṭhira
naraḥ kṛtvā api akāryāṇi tadā dharmeṇa yujyate
6. yudhiṣṭhira tu yāni pradānāni dattvā naraḥ
akāryāṇi api kṛtvā tadā dharmeṇa yujyate vakṣyāmi
6. O Yudhiṣṭhira, I shall now explain the charitable gifts, by offering which a person, even having committed misdeeds, becomes aligned with (natural law) (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • प्रदानानि (pradānāni) - charitable gifts (gifts, donations, offerings)
  • तु (tu) - now, indeed (introducing a new topic) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
  • वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall explain (I shall speak, I shall tell, I shall explain)
  • यानि (yāni) - which (referring to gifts) (which (neuter plural))
  • दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by offering (having given, having offered)
  • युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Pāṇḍu, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas) (O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name))
  • नरः (naraḥ) - a person (man, person, human being)
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - even having committed (having done, having performed)
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
  • अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - misdeeds (wrong actions, misdeeds, improper acts)
  • तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
  • धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by (natural law) (dharma) (by dharma, by natural law, by constitution, by intrinsic nature, by duty)
  • युज्यते (yujyate) - becomes aligned with (is joined, is connected, is endowed with, becomes aligned with)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रदानानि (pradānāni) - charitable gifts (gifts, donations, offerings)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pradāna
pradāna - giving, bestowing, donation, gift, grant, offering
Derived from pra-dā (to give forth, grant).
Prefix: pra
Root: dā (class 3)
तु (tu) - now, indeed (introducing a new topic) (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I shall explain (I shall speak, I shall tell, I shall explain)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac
Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice.
From root vac (2nd class, Atmanepada for some forms, Parasmaipada for others), here future form.
Root: vac (class 2)
यानि (yāni) - which (referring to gifts) (which (neuter plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of yad
yad - which, what, whatever
Relative pronoun.
दत्त्वा (dattvā) - by offering (having given, having offered)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund.
Formed with suffix -tvā.
Root: dā (class 3)
युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira (son of Pāṇḍu, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas) (O Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, stable in conflict (epithet); name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother
Formed from yudhi (in battle) and sthira (firm).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)
  • yudh – battle, fight
    noun (feminine)
    Root: yudh (class 4)
  • sthira – firm, stable, constant
    adjective (masculine)
    From root 'sthā' (to stand).
    Root: sthā (class 1)
नरः (naraḥ) - a person (man, person, human being)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, person, human being
Root: nṛ
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - even having committed (having done, having performed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund.
Formed with suffix -tvā.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
अकार्याणि (akāryāṇi) - misdeeds (wrong actions, misdeeds, improper acts)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of akārya
akārya - not to be done, improper, wrong action, forbidden act
Gerundive (kṛtya) with a- (negation).
Negation of kārya (that which is to be done).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negation prefix.
  • kārya – to be done, duty, action
    noun (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From root 'kṛ' with suffix -ya (kṛtya).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)
(indeclinable)
Temporal adverb derived from tad (that).
धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by (natural law) (dharma) (by dharma, by natural law, by constitution, by intrinsic nature, by duty)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit
From root dhṛ (to hold, sustain).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
युज्यते (yujyate) - becomes aligned with (is joined, is connected, is endowed with, becomes aligned with)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of yuj
Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.
Passive or middle voice of yuj.
Root: yuj (class 7)
Note: (often functions as passive in context)