महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-121, verse-19
तन्नः प्रत्यक्षमेवेदमुपलब्धमसंशयम् ।
श्रीमन्तमाप्नुवन्त्यर्था दानं यज्ञस्तथा सुखम् ॥१९॥
श्रीमन्तमाप्नुवन्त्यर्था दानं यज्ञस्तथा सुखम् ॥१९॥
19. tannaḥ pratyakṣamevedamupalabdhamasaṁśayam ,
śrīmantamāpnuvantyarthā dānaṁ yajñastathā sukham.
śrīmantamāpnuvantyarthā dānaṁ yajñastathā sukham.
19.
tat naḥ pratyakṣam eva idam upalabdham asaṃśayam
śrīmantam āpnuvanti arthāḥ dānam yajñaḥ tathā sukham
śrīmantam āpnuvanti arthāḥ dānam yajñaḥ tathā sukham
19.
tat naḥ idam eva pratyakṣam asaṃśayam upalabdham
arthāḥ dānam yajñaḥ tathā sukham śrīmantam āpnuvanti
arthāḥ dānam yajñaḥ tathā sukham śrīmantam āpnuvanti
19.
This is indeed clearly evident and undoubtedly perceived by us: wealth and advantages come to the prosperous, as do giving (dāna), Vedic rituals (yajña), and happiness.
Words meanings summery:
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- तत् (tat) - this (referring to the general truth) (that, this)
- नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)
- प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - clearly evident (evident, perceptible, directly visible)
- एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
- इदम् (idam) - this
- उपलब्धम् (upalabdham) - perceived (obtained, perceived, understood)
- असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly (without doubt, certainly)
- श्रीमन्तम् (śrīmantam) - the prosperous (person) (prosperous, glorious, wealthy)
- आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they come to, they attain (they attain, they reach)
- अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - wealth and advantages (purposes, objects, wealth, advantages)
- दानम् (dānam) - giving (charitable acts) (giving, gift, charity)
- यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic rituals (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)
- तथा (tathā) - and (so, thus, in that way)
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure)
Words meanings and morphology
तत् (tat) - this (referring to the general truth) (that, this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Subject.
नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, our, us)
(pronoun)
plural of asmad
asmad - we, us
First person plural pronoun, enclitic form.
Note: Dative of interest 'to us'.
प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - clearly evident (evident, perceptible, directly visible)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa
pratyakṣa - perceptible, evident, visible, direct perception
From prati (before) + akṣa (eye)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)
- prati – towards, against, before
indeclinable
Prefix - akṣa – eye, sense organ
noun (neuter)
Note: Predicative adjective for 'tat'.
एव (eva) - indeed (only, just, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
इदम् (idam) - this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.
Note: Coreferential with 'tat'.
उपलब्धम् (upalabdham) - perceived (obtained, perceived, understood)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of upalabdha
upalabdha - obtained, gained, perceived, understood
Past Passive Participle
From upa- + √labh (to obtain)
Prefix: upa
Root: labh (class 1)
Note: Predicative for 'tat'/'idam'.
असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly (without doubt, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Compound of a (negative) + saṃśaya (doubt)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃśaya)
- a – not, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix - saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
noun (masculine)
From sam- + √śī (to lie, doubt)
Prefix: sam
Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Adverbially modifying 'upalabdham'.
श्रीमन्तम् (śrīmantam) - the prosperous (person) (prosperous, glorious, wealthy)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śrīmat
śrīmat - possessing splendor/wealth/glory, prosperous
Possessive suffix -mat
From śrī (splendor, wealth) + -mat (possessing)
Note: Object of 'āpnuvanti'.
आप्नुवन्ति (āpnuvanti) - they come to, they attain (they attain, they reach)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of āp
Present Tense
Root verb 'āp' (to obtain) in present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Verb for 'arthāḥ', 'dānam', 'yajñaḥ', 'sukham'.
अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - wealth and advantages (purposes, objects, wealth, advantages)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, advantage
Note: Subject of 'āpnuvanti'.
दानम् (dānam) - giving (charitable acts) (giving, gift, charity)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna
dāna - giving, gift, donation, charity
From √dā (to give)
Root: dā (class 1)
Note: Another subject of 'āpnuvanti' (implied with 'ca').
यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic rituals (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
From √yaj (to worship, sacrifice)
Root: yaj (class 1)
Note: Another subject of 'āpnuvanti' (implied with 'ca').
तथा (tathā) - and (so, thus, in that way)
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects the items in the list.
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, pleasure)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease, comfort
Note: Another subject of 'āpnuvanti'.