महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-9

विवर्जने तु बहवो गुणाः कौरवनन्दन ।
ये भवन्ति मनुष्याणां तान्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥९॥

9. vivarjane tu bahavo guṇāḥ kauravanandana ,
ye bhavanti manuṣyāṇāṁ tānme nigadataḥ śṛṇu.

9. vivarjane tu bahavaḥ guṇāḥ kauravanandana ye
bhavanti manuṣyāṇām tān me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

9. he kauravanandana,
tu vivarjane ye bahavaḥ guṇāḥ manuṣyāṇām bhavanti,
tān nigadataḥ me śṛṇu.

9. But, O son of Kuru, listen to me as I speak of the many benefits that accrue to humans from abstaining (from meat).

Words meanings summery:

• विवर्जने (vivarjane) - in abstaining (from meat) (in avoiding, in abstaining, in abandoning)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - benefits, virtues, qualities

• कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O son of Kuru

• ये (ye) - which, who

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - arise, become, exist

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, for humans

• तान् (tān) - those

• मे (me) - from me, my, to me

• निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - of me speaking

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

विवर्जने (vivarjane) - in abstaining (from meat) (in avoiding, in abstaining, in abandoning)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vivarjana

vivarjana - avoiding, abandoning, giving up

action noun

Derived from prefix vi- and root vṛj 'to avoid, shun'

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - benefits, virtues, qualities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, excellence, benefit

कौरवनन्दन (kauravanandana) - O son of Kuru

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravanandana

kauravanandana - son of Kuru, joy of the Kurus

Compound of Kaurava (descendant of Kuru) and nandana (son, joy)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+nandana)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
  noun (masculine)
  Derivative from Kuru
• nandana – son, child, delight, rejoicer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root nand 'to rejoice'
  Root: nand (class 1)

ये (ye) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - arise, become, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of humans, for humans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

मे (me) - from me, my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Can also be Dative.

निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - of me speaking

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigadat

nigadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gad 'to speak' with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)