महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-17

सदा यजति सत्रेण सदा दानं प्रयच्छति ।
सदा तपस्वी भवति मधुमांसस्य वर्जनात् ॥१७॥

17. sadā yajati satreṇa sadā dānaṁ prayacchati ,
sadā tapasvī bhavati madhumāṁsasya varjanāt.

17. sadā yajati satreṇa sadā dānam prayacchati
sadā tapasvī bhavati madhumāṃsasya varjanāt

17. madhumāṃsasya varjanāt sadā (janaḥ) yajati satreṇa
sadā dānam prayacchati sadā tapasvī bhavati

17. By abstaining from honey and meat, one always performs a Vedic ritual (sattra), always gives gifts (dāna), and always becomes an ascetic.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• यजति (yajati) - performs a Vedic ritual

• सत्रेण (satreṇa) - by means of a sattra (Vedic ritual)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, one who performs austerities

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• मधुमांसस्य (madhumāṁsasya) - of honey and meat

• वर्जनात् (varjanāt) - by abstaining from, due to avoidance of

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

यजति (yajati) - performs a Vedic ritual

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of yaj

Root yaj, class 1 (Bhvādi)

Root: yaj (class 1)

सत्रेण (satreṇa) - by means of a sattra (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sattra

sattra - a large, prolonged Vedic ritual, sacrifice, an assembly of priests

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, charity, the act of giving

kṛt (noun from verb)

Derived from root dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 3)

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives, bestows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of pra-yam

Root yam, class 1 (Bhvādi) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - ascetic, one who performs austerities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, hermit, one who performs penance or austerities

Derived from tapas (penance) + -vin (possessive suffix)

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of bhū

Root bhū, class 1 (Bhvādi)

Root: bhū (class 1)

मधुमांसस्य (madhumāṁsasya) - of honey and meat

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of madhumāṃsa

madhumāṁsa - honey and meat

Compound noun

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+māṃsa)

• madhu – honey; sweet; intoxicating drink
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

वर्जनात् (varjanāt) - by abstaining from, due to avoidance of

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of varjana

varjana - avoidance, abandonment, exclusion, abstaining

kṛt (noun from verb)

Derived from root vṛj (to avoid, abandon).

Root: vṛj (class 10)

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