महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-44, verse-31

अन्यैर्गुणैरुपेतं तु शुल्कं याचन्ति बान्धवाः ।
अलंकृत्वा वहस्वेति यो दद्यादनुकूलतः ॥३१॥

31. anyairguṇairupetaṁ tu śulkaṁ yācanti bāndhavāḥ ,
alaṁkṛtvā vahasveti yo dadyādanukūlataḥ.

31. anyaiḥ guṇaiḥ upetam tu śulkam yācanti bāndhavāḥ
alaṃkṛtvā vahasva iti yaḥ dadyāt anukūlataḥ

31. tu bāndhavāḥ anyaiḥ guṇaiḥ upetam śulkam yācanti
yaḥ anukūlataḥ dadyāt iti alaṃkṛtvā vahasva

31. However, relatives ask for a payment when the girl is endowed with other qualities. But one who gives (his daughter) favorably says, 'Adorn her and take her away!'

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other (qualities) (by other, with other)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with virtues, good qualities (by qualities, with virtues)

• उपेतम् (upetam) - endowed with (qualities) (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)

• तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, however)

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - payment for the bride (payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax)

• याचन्ति (yācanti) - they ask for, they demand (they ask, they beg, they demand)

• बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - the relatives (of the bride) (relatives, kinsmen)

• अलंकृत्वा (alaṁkṛtvā) - having adorned (the daughter) (having adorned, having decorated)

• वहस्व (vahasva) - take (her) away (as a bride) (take away, carry away, marry)

• इति (iti) - thus (concluding the statement) (thus, so, saying)

• यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which, that)

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one who gives (habitually or as a principle) (may he give, he should give)

• अनुकूलतः (anukūlataḥ) - favorably, with goodwill (favorably, kindly, accordingly)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यैः (anyaiḥ) - with other (qualities) (by other, with other)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'.

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with virtues, good qualities (by qualities, with virtues)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, merit, strand, secondary aspect

Note: Denotes accompaniment or means.

उपेतम् (upetam) - endowed with (qualities) (endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upeta

upeta - endowed with, furnished with, approached, gone to

past passive participle

From √i with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the bride (implied neuter for 'thing' or general sense).

तु (tu) - however, but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Adversative or conjunctive particle.

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - payment for the bride (payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śulka

śulka - payment, bride price, dowry, toll, tax, duty

Note: Object of 'yācanti'.

याचन्ति (yācanti) - they ask for, they demand (they ask, they beg, they demand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of √yāc

present indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice.

Root: yāc (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'bāndhavāḥ'.

बान्धवाः (bāndhavāḥ) - the relatives (of the bride) (relatives, kinsmen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāndhava

bāndhava - relative, kinsman, friend

From bandhu (relative).

Note: Subject of 'yācanti'.

अलंकृत्वा (alaṁkṛtvā) - having adorned (the daughter) (having adorned, having decorated)

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Precedes the main verb.

वहस्व (vahasva) - take (her) away (as a bride) (take away, carry away, marry)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present imperative (loṭ) of √vah

present imperative

2nd person singular, imperative mood, middle voice.

Root: vah (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus (concluding the statement) (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

Marks direct speech or a thought.

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'dadyāt'.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one who gives (habitually or as a principle) (may he give, he should give)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of √dā

optative

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice.

Root: dā (class 3)

अनुकूलतः (anukūlataḥ) - favorably, with goodwill (favorably, kindly, accordingly)

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -tas from anukūla (favorable).

Note: Modifies 'dadyāt'.