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

प्रसिद्धं भाषितं दाने तेषां प्रत्यसनं पुनः ।
ये मन्यन्ते क्रयं शुल्कं न ते धर्मविदो जनाः ॥४४॥

44. prasiddhaṁ bhāṣitaṁ dāne teṣāṁ pratyasanaṁ punaḥ ,
ye manyante krayaṁ śulkaṁ na te dharmavido janāḥ.

44. prasiddham bhāṣitam dāne teṣām pratyasanam punaḥ
ye manyante krayam śulkam na te dharmavidaḥ janāḥ

44. punaḥ prasiddham bhāṣitam dāne teṣām pratyasanam
ye janāḥ śulkam krayam manyante te na dharmavidaḥ

44. Moreover, the established principle regarding a gift (dāna) serves as a refutation for them; those people who consider the bridal price (śulka) to be a purchase are not truly knowers of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसिद्धम् (prasiddham) - well-known, established, celebrated

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, declared, statement

• दाने (dāne) - in a gift, in donation

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

• प्रत्यसनम् (pratyasanam) - rejection, refutation, throwing against

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

• क्रयम् (krayam) - purchase, buying

• शुल्कम् (śulkam) - price, fee, bridal price

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - they, those

• धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of natural law (dharma), those conversant with righteousness

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men, persons

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसिद्धम् (prasiddham) - well-known, established, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prasiddha

prasiddha - well-known, established, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sidh (to succeed, accomplish) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: sidh (class 1)

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - spoken, declared, statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, said; a statement, speech

Past Passive Participle (used as a noun)

Derived from root √bhāṣ (to speak, say)

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

दाने (dāne) - in a gift, in donation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

प्रत्यसनम् (pratyasanam) - rejection, refutation, throwing against

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyasana

pratyasana - throwing back, rejection, refutation

action noun

Derived from root √as (to throw) with prefixes prati and a

Prefixes: prati+a

Root: as (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider, they think, they believe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

क्रयम् (krayam) - purchase, buying

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kraya

kraya - purchase, buying, sale

शुल्कम् (śulkam) - price, fee, bridal price

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śulka

śulka - fee, price, bridal price

Note: Agrees with 'krayam'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of natural law (dharma), those conversant with righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of natural law, righteous person

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, knower, wise
  adjective
  agent noun from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man