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13,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-33

ब्रह्मविक्रयनिर्दिष्टं स्त्रिया यच्चार्जितं धनम् ।
अदेयं पितृदेवेभ्यो यच्च क्लैब्यादुपार्जितम् ॥३३॥
33. brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭaṁ striyā yaccārjitaṁ dhanam ,
adeyaṁ pitṛdevebhyo yacca klaibyādupārjitam.
33. brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭam striyā yat ca arjitam dhanam
| adeyam pitṛdevebhyaḥ yat ca klaibyāt upārjitam
33. And that wealth which is designated as (obtained by) selling sacred knowledge (brahman), and that which is earned by a woman, and that which is acquired due to impotence, is not to be given to the ancestors and gods.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ब्रह्मविक्रयनिर्दिष्टम् (brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭam) - specified as earned from selling sacred knowledge
  • स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman
  • यत् (yat) - which, what, that
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अर्जितम् (arjitam) - acquired, earned
  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, money
  • अदेयम् (adeyam) - not to be given, not fit for offering
  • पितृदेवेभ्यः (pitṛdevebhyaḥ) - to the ancestors and gods
  • यत् (yat) - which, what, that
  • (ca) - and, also
  • क्लैब्यात् (klaibyāt) - from impotence, due to effeminacy
  • उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, earned

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मविक्रयनिर्दिष्टम् (brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭam) - specified as earned from selling sacred knowledge
(adjective)
neuter, singular of brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭa
brahmavikrayanirdiṣṭa - designated by selling sacred knowledge
Compound of brahman (sacred knowledge), vikraya (sale), and nirdiṣṭa (specified/indicated, P.P.P. of √diś with nir).
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vikraya+nirdiṣṭa)
  • brahman – sacred knowledge, Veda, priestly class, the Absolute (brahman)
    noun (neuter)
    From root √bṛh 'to grow, expand'.
    Root: √bṛh (class 1)
  • vikraya – sale, selling
    noun (masculine)
    From root √krī 'to buy' with upasarga vi-.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: √krī (class 9)
  • nirdiṣṭa – specified, indicated, designated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root √diś 'to point, indicate' with upasarga nir-.
    Prefix: nir
    Root: √diś (class 6)
Note: Qualifies 'dhanam'.
स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, wife
यत् (yat) - which, what, that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Corresponds to the unstated 'tat' (that) for 'adeyam'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अर्जितम् (arjitam) - acquired, earned
(adjective)
neuter, singular of arjita
arjita - acquired, earned, obtained
Past Passive Participle
From root √ṛj 'to acquire, earn'.
Root: √ṛj (class 1)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, money
(noun)
neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
From root √dhā 'to place, put'.
Root: √dhā (class 3)
Note: The subject of the sentence.
अदेयम् (adeyam) - not to be given, not fit for offering
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of adeya
adeya - not to be given, not to be offered, improper to be given
Gerundive (P.P.P. of necessity/fitness) with negative prefix 'a-'.
From root √dā 'to give' with suffix -eya, prefixed with 'a-'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+deya)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative particle.
  • deya – to be given, fit to be given, due
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    From root √dā 'to give' with suffix -eya.
    Root: √dā (class 3)
पितृदेवेभ्यः (pitṛdevebhyaḥ) - to the ancestors and gods
(noun)
Dative, masculine, plural of pitṛdeva
pitṛdeva - ancestors and gods
Dvandva compound of pitṛ (father/ancestor) and deva (god).
Compound type : dvandva (pitṛ+deva)
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
  • deva – god, deity
    noun (masculine)
    From root √div 'to shine'.
    Root: √div (class 4)
Note: The recipient of the offering.
यत् (yat) - which, what, that
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of yad
yad - which, what, that
Note: Corresponds to the unstated 'tat' (that) for 'adeyam'.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
क्लैब्यात् (klaibyāt) - from impotence, due to effeminacy
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of klaibya
klaibya - impotence, effeminacy, weakness, pusillanimity
From klība 'eunuch, impotent' with suffix -ya.
Note: Indicates the cause or source.
उपार्जितम् (upārjitam) - acquired, earned
(adjective)
neuter, singular of upārjita
upārjita - acquired, obtained, earned
Past Passive Participle
From root √ṛj 'to acquire' with upasarga upa- and suffix -ita.
Prefix: upa
Root: √ṛj (class 1)