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13,23

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-23, verse-9

भीष्म उवाच ।
कुलीनः कर्मकृद्वैद्यस्तथा चाप्यानृशंस्यवान् ।
ह्रीमानृजुः सत्यवादी पात्रं पूर्वे च ते त्रयः ॥९॥
9. bhīṣma uvāca ,
kulīnaḥ karmakṛdvaidyastathā cāpyānṛśaṁsyavān ,
hrīmānṛjuḥ satyavādī pātraṁ pūrve ca te trayaḥ.
9. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca kulīnaḥ karmakṛt vaidyaḥ tathā ca api
ānṛśaṃsyavān hrīmān ṛjuḥ satyavādī pātram pūrve ca te trayaḥ
9. Bhīṣma said: "A person of noble lineage, one who is diligent in action and learned, and one who is compassionate, modest, straightforward, and truthful—these three aforementioned types are worthy recipients."

Words meanings summery:

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  • भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • कुलीनः (kulīnaḥ) - of noble lineage, well-born, high-born
  • कर्मकृत् (karmakṛt) - performer of deeds, diligent in action, industrious
  • वैद्यः (vaidyaḥ) - learned, knowledgeable (learned, wise, skilled, knowledgeable, physician)
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, and so
  • (ca) - and
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • आनृशंस्यवान् (ānṛśaṁsyavān) - compassionate, benevolent, not cruel
  • ह्रीमान् (hrīmān) - modest, humble, bashful, possessing shame/humility
  • ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - straightforward, honest, upright, sincere
  • सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaking the truth
  • पात्रम् (pātram) - worthy recipient, deserving person (worthy recipient, deserving person, vessel)
  • पूर्वे (pūrve) - aforementioned, referring to the previously described categories (former, earlier, prior, eastern)
  • (ca) - and
  • ते (te) - those (three categories of persons) (those)
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper name)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma
bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
कुलीनः (kulīnaḥ) - of noble lineage, well-born, high-born
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kulīna
kulīna - well-born, of good family, noble
Derived from 'kula' (family, lineage) with suffix '-īna'.
कर्मकृत् (karmakṛt) - performer of deeds, diligent in action, industrious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of karmakṛt
karmakṛt - doer of acts, worker, diligent person
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+kṛt)
  • karma – action, deed, work, destiny
    noun (neuter)
  • kṛt – making, doing, performing; an agent noun suffix
    noun (masculine)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
वैद्यः (vaidyaḥ) - learned, knowledgeable (learned, wise, skilled, knowledgeable, physician)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaidya
vaidya - learned man, scholar, physician, skilled
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, and so
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
आनृशंस्यवान् (ānṛśaṁsyavān) - compassionate, benevolent, not cruel
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ānṛśaṃsyavat
ānṛśaṁsyavat - possessing benevolence, compassionate
Possessive suffix '-vat' to 'ānṛśaṃsya' (benevolence, compassion).
ह्रीमान् (hrīmān) - modest, humble, bashful, possessing shame/humility
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hrīmat
hrīmat - modest, bashful, ashamed, humble
Possessive suffix '-mat' to 'hrī' (modesty, shame).
ऋजुः (ṛjuḥ) - straightforward, honest, upright, sincere
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛju
ṛju - straight, direct, honest, upright, simple
सत्यवादी (satyavādī) - truthful, speaking the truth
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of satyavādin
satyavādin - truth-speaker, truthful
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vādin)
  • satya – truth, true, real
    noun (neuter)
  • vādin – speaker, one who speaks, proponent
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vad (class 1)
पात्रम् (pātram) - worthy recipient, deserving person (worthy recipient, deserving person, vessel)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pātra
pātra - vessel, recipient, deserving person, capable
पूर्वे (pūrve) - aforementioned, referring to the previously described categories (former, earlier, prior, eastern)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of pūrva
pūrva - former, prior, earlier, eastern, first
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - those (three categories of persons) (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)