महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-60, verse-7
ब्राह्मणांस्तर्पयेद्द्रव्यैस्ततो यज्ञे यतव्रतः ।
मैत्रान्साधून्वेदविदः शीलवृत्ततपोन्वितान् ॥७॥
मैत्रान्साधून्वेदविदः शीलवृत्ततपोन्वितान् ॥७॥
7. brāhmaṇāṁstarpayeddravyaistato yajñe yatavrataḥ ,
maitrānsādhūnvedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān.
maitrānsādhūnvedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān.
7.
brāhmaṇān tarpayet dravyaiḥ tataḥ yajñe yatavrataḥ
maitrān sādhūn vedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān
maitrān sādhūn vedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān
7.
tataḥ yatavrataḥ yajñe brāhmaṇān dravyaiḥ tarpayet
maitrān sādhūn vedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān
maitrān sādhūn vedavidaḥ śīlavṛttataponvitān
7.
Then, a person disciplined in their vows should satisfy, with wealth (dravyaiḥ), during a Vedic ritual (yajña), those benevolent and virtuous brahmins who are knowledgeable in the Vedas and endowed with good character, conduct, and spiritual austerities (tapas).
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class
- तर्पयेत् (tarpayet) - one should satisfy, one should gratify
- द्रव्यैः (dravyaiḥ) - with wealth, with substances, with offerings
- ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then, from that
- यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, during the Vedic ritual
- यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - disciplined in vows, having controlled vows
- मैत्रान् (maitrān) - friendly, benevolent
- साधून् (sādhūn) - virtuous, good people, holy men
- वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, Vedic scholars
- शीलवृत्ततपोन्वितान् (śīlavṛttataponvitān) - endowed with good character, conduct, and asceticism
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
तर्पयेत् (tarpayet) - one should satisfy, one should gratify
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tṛp
Root: tṛp (class 4)
द्रव्यैः (dravyaiḥ) - with wealth, with substances, with offerings
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of dravya
dravya - substance, wealth, material, object
ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then, from that
(indeclinable)
यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual, during the Vedic ritual
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of yajña
yajña - Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, sacrifice
Root: yaj (class 1)
यतव्रतः (yatavrataḥ) - disciplined in vows, having controlled vows
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yatavrata
yatavrata - one whose vows are controlled, disciplined
Compound type : bahuvrihi (yata+vrata)
- yata – controlled, restrained, self-controlled
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'yam' (to restrain)
Root: yam (class 1) - vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
noun (neuter)
मैत्रान् (maitrān) - friendly, benevolent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of maitra
maitra - friendly, benevolent, amicable
साधून् (sādhūn) - virtuous, good people, holy men
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sādhu
sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man, saint
वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, Vedic scholars
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vedavid
vedavid - knowing the Vedas, learned in the Vedas
Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vid)
- veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, wisdom
noun (masculine)
Root: vid (class 2) - vid – knowing, knower, wise
adjective (masculine)
Nominal derivative from the root 'vid' (to know)
Root: vid (class 2)
शीलवृत्ततपोन्वितान् (śīlavṛttataponvitān) - endowed with good character, conduct, and asceticism
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śīlavṛttataponvita
śīlavṛttataponvita - endowed with good character, conduct, and spiritual austerities
Compound type : tatpurusha (śīla+vṛtta+tapas+anvita)
- śīla – character, good conduct, habit
noun (neuter) - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course of action
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
Derived from the root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist)
Root: vṛt (class 1) - tapas – asceticism, spiritual austerity, heat, penance
noun (neuter) - anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the root 'iṇ' with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: iṇ (class 2)