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13,24

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-24, verse-57

कृतसर्वस्वहरणा निर्दोषाः प्रभविष्णुभिः ।
स्पृहयन्ति च भुक्तान्नं तेषु दत्तं महाफलम् ॥५७॥
57. kṛtasarvasvaharaṇā nirdoṣāḥ prabhaviṣṇubhiḥ ,
spṛhayanti ca bhuktānnaṁ teṣu dattaṁ mahāphalam.
57. kṛtasarvasvaharaṇāḥ nirdoṣāḥ prabhaviṣṇubhiḥ
spṛhayanti ca bhuktānnaṃ teṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam
57. prabhaviṣṇubhiḥ kṛtasarvasvaharaṇāḥ nirdoṣāḥ ca
bhuktānnaṃ spṛhayanti teṣu dattaṃ mahāphalam
57. A great reward is obtained from a gift given to those innocent people whose entire possessions have been seized by powerful individuals and who long even for leftover food.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृतसर्वस्वहरणाः (kṛtasarvasvaharaṇāḥ) - those whose entire possessions have been seized/taken away
  • निर्दोषाः (nirdoṣāḥ) - blameless, faultless, innocent
  • प्रभविष्णुभिः (prabhaviṣṇubhiḥ) - by those in positions of power or authority (by powerful ones, by rulers, by influential persons)
  • स्पृहयन्ति (spṛhayanti) - they desire, they long for, they crave
  • (ca) - and
  • भुक्तान्नं (bhuktānnaṁ) - food that has already been consumed by others, implying extreme poverty (eaten food, leftover food)
  • तेषु (teṣu) - to such people (to/among them, in them)
  • दत्तं (dattaṁ) - a gift given (given, bestowed)
  • महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - a significant spiritual or material benefit (great fruit, great reward, abundant fruit)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतसर्वस्वहरणाः (kṛtasarvasvaharaṇāḥ) - those whose entire possessions have been seized/taken away
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtasarvasvaharaṇa
kṛtasarvasvaharaṇa - one whose entire property has been taken away
Bahuvrīhi compound: "whose sarvasvaharam (seizing of all property) has been kṛta (done)".
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+sarvasvaharaṇa)
  • kṛta – done, made
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `kṛ` (to do, make).
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • sarvasvaharaṇa – seizing of all property, confiscation of everything
    noun (neuter)
    Tatpuruṣa compound: `haraṇa` (seizing) of `sarvasva` (all possessions).
Note: Refers to the implied "people."
निर्दोषाः (nirdoṣāḥ) - blameless, faultless, innocent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nirdoṣa
nirdoṣa - free from fault, blameless, innocent
Bahuvrīhi compound (`nir-doṣa`, without fault).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+doṣa)
  • nir – without, out, free from
    indeclinable
    Negative/privative prefix
  • doṣa – fault, defect, sin, blame
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from `duṣ` (to be bad, faulty).
    Root: duṣ (class 4)
Note: Agrees with the implied "people."
प्रभविष्णुभिः (prabhaviṣṇubhiḥ) - by those in positions of power or authority (by powerful ones, by rulers, by influential persons)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of prabhaviṣṇu
prabhaviṣṇu - powerful, influential, mighty, ruling
From `pra-bhū` (to be mighty, rule) + suffix `iṣṇu`.
Prefix: pra
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Agent of the action "seized".
स्पृहयन्ति (spṛhayanti) - they desire, they long for, they crave
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of spṛh
Present Tense
Root `spṛh` (Class 10, spṛhaya-ti)
Root: spṛh (class 10)
Note: Null subject (implied "they" referring to the people described).
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
भुक्तान्नं (bhuktānnaṁ) - food that has already been consumed by others, implying extreme poverty (eaten food, leftover food)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of bhuktānna
bhuktānna - eaten food, remnants of food
Tatpuruṣa compound (`bhukta` (eaten) + `anna` (food)).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhukta+anna)
  • bhukta – eaten, enjoyed
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root `bhuj` (to eat, enjoy).
    Root: bhuj (class 7)
  • anna – food, grain
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from root `ad` (to eat).
    Root: ad (class 2)
Note: Object of `spṛhayanti`.
तेषु (teṣu) - to such people (to/among them, in them)
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun.
Note: The locative case here implies "with respect to them" or "given in their case", effectively meaning "to them".
दत्तं (dattaṁ) - a gift given (given, bestowed)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of datta
datta - given, granted, offered
Past Passive Participle
From root `dā` (to give) with the past passive participle suffix `-ta`.
Root: dā (class 3)
Note: Here used as a noun, "a given (thing)" or "a gift."
महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - a significant spiritual or material benefit (great fruit, great reward, abundant fruit)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala
mahāphala - having great fruit, highly efficacious, bringing great reward
Bahuvrīhi or Karmadhāraya compound. Here functions as a neuter noun.
Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+phala)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
    noun (neuter)