महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-23, verse-35

अलुब्धाः शुचयो वैद्या ह्रीमन्तः सत्यवादिनः ।
स्वकर्मनिरता ये च तेभ्यो दत्तं महाफलम् ॥३५॥

35. alubdhāḥ śucayo vaidyā hrīmantaḥ satyavādinaḥ ,
svakarmaniratā ye ca tebhyo dattaṁ mahāphalam.

35. alubdhāḥ śucayaḥ vaidyāḥ hrīmantaḥ satyavādinaḥ
svakarmaniratāḥ ye ca tebhyaḥ dattam mahāphalam

35. And those who are not greedy, pure, learned, modest, truthful speakers, and diligent in their own duties—a great reward accrues from giving to them.

Words meanings summery:

• अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - not greedy, free from covetousness

• शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, virtuous

• वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - learned, skilled, wise

• ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, endowed with propriety

• सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful speakers, those who speak the truth

• स्वकर्मनिरताः (svakarmaniratāḥ) - diligent in their own duties, dedicated to their specific actions/work

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to those brahmins described (to them)

• दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

• महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great reward, great fruit

Words meanings and morphology

अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - not greedy, free from covetousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alubdha

alubdha - not greedy, uncovetous, disinterested

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'lubdha' (greedy)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+lubdha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, desired
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √lubh (to covet, desire) + kta (PPP suffix)
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'viprāḥ'.

शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy, virtuous

From √śuc (to shine, be pure)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'viprāḥ'.

वैद्याः (vaidyāḥ) - learned, skilled, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vaidya

vaidya - learned, skilled, expert, wise person, physician

From veda (knowledge) + ya (suffix)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'viprāḥ'.

ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, endowed with propriety

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hrīmat

hrīmat - modest, bashful, possessing shame or modesty, proper

From hrī (modesty, shame) + matup (possessive suffix)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'viprāḥ'.

सत्यवादिनः (satyavādinaḥ) - truthful speakers, those who speak the truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satyavādin

satyavādin - speaker of truth, truthful

Compound of satya (truth) and vādin (speaker)

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaking, speaker, proclaiming
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with implied subject 'viprāḥ'.

स्वकर्मनिरताः (svakarmaniratāḥ) - diligent in their own duties, dedicated to their specific actions/work

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svakarmanirata

svakarmanirata - devoted to one's own duties, diligent in one's own work

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svakarman+nirata)

• svakarman – one's own duty, one's own action
  noun (neuter)
• nirata – devoted, engaged in, attached to
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From ni + √ram (to delight, be attached) + kta (PPP suffix)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

Note: Starts the relative clause referring to the brahmins.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects the qualities listed.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to those brahmins described (to them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the 'ye' (those who).

दत्तम् (dattam) - given, offered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, offered

Past Passive Participle

From √dā (to give) + kta (PPP suffix)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāphalam'.

महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great reward, great fruit

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - great reward, great fruit, highly beneficial

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, reward, consequence, benefit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'asti' (is).